Lenape

which allowed easily accessible routes for trade. This made Delaware a desirable stop for traders and merchants. The natives to the state were the Lenape, Algonquian and the Powhatan Indians. The first natives were of the Paleo-Indian culture that lived in caves and were Nomadic hunters, which was quite common for that time. In the 1400’s the Lenape and Algonquian tribes, settled along the Delaware River. The natives were simple people commonly living in wigwams and longhouses. The state was…

Why did these warriors lose to Colonel Bouquet and his forces when the American Indians held the tactical advantage in 1763? Can firepower and strategic skill be the only answer when eight years earlier; in 1755, General Braddock’s larger army was soundly defeated by a coalition of French and American Indian forces not far away from the site of Bushy Run? Did the American Indian culture guarantee defeat while the changes in European warfare distanced the Europeans from the American Indians in…

with the Native Americans because of William Penn. Because of this we don’t have to worry about fighting against them, and we can use them as a resource. When Penn created his colony, he wanted to treat the Lenni Lenape indians fairly and show respect for their land. The Lenni Lenape tribe and William signed “the great treaty” of friendship which says, “That all William Penn’s people or Christians, and all the Indians, should be brothers, as the children of one Father, joined together as with…

(Conrad, Richter pg. 119) True son was viewed as a spy and was viewed as an enemy to the Lenape, therefore Cuyloga had to banish him” I hear that my son is a spy from the whites, that his tongue is the fork of a tree and his heart black…” (Conrad, Richter pg. 116) True Son was cruel and he may have been disrespectful, cruel, and ungrateful but Cuyloga…

For Native Americans, Governors Island was a place to hunt, fish and gather nuts. They referred to the island as Pagganck which translate as Nut Island, after the island’s abundant oak and chestnut trees. It was the perfect location for local tribes to establish fishing camps. Around 1637 Wouter Van Twiller, a representative of the Dutch government purchased Governors Island from the Native Americans for two ax heads, a string of beds and a handful of nails. Twiller used the island for his…

The Light in the Forest is a story about True Son, the main character, and his adventures as an Indian and a white boy. True Son has lived with the Lenni Lenape for eleven years. The white’s make a peace treaty with the Indians that if they give the white’s all there captive they will have peace. True Son is forced to go back to pennsylvania with the white’s. True Son’s uncle Wilse hates the indians and so True Son and uncle Wilse have conflict throughout the whole book. True Son makes a great…

Pennsylvania in North America. This piece was commissioned by Thomas Penn, hoping for a painting of his father, William Penn, meeting with Native Americans. The completed painting depicts William entering into a peace treaty with the chief of the Lenape, taking place in Pennsylvania. An image of war, Emanuel Leutze: The Storming of the Teocalli by Cortez and His Troops, 1848. This painting illustrates Hernan Cortez leading the…

The light in the forest is a book about a half Indian boy. His Indian name is True Son and his white name is John Cameron Butler. In this book True Son is given back to the whites after living with the Lenni Lenape Indians for eleven years. True Son doesn’t like being with the whites and throughout the book devises ways to get back to the Indians. There are many similarities between the book and the movie. One such similarity is that in the beginning, True Son planned on killing himself so he…

British, Lord Loudoun, and the French, Major General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. That same year, the French remained victorious in North America. The only victory the British had was at Kittanning. Colonel John Armstrong led a party of 300 against the Lenape town of Kittanning. The French, victory at Fort William Henry in 1757, ended in disaster for all. In 1758, there was a policy…

people, and even schools. Yet there is a place that stands out. The place is called Liberty State Park. It is not only recognized as where you have fun or picnics, but because of its history. Liberty State Park began as the waterfront home for the Lenape. Then, it became the waterfront for the Dutch settlers. They later developed a ferry service to Manhattan in 1661. The northern part of the park follows the line Morris Canal. The Morris Canal’s barges transported Pennsylvania coal to the Urban…