The Lenni-Lenape Tribe

Term Paper # 100306

Ethnic Studies > North American
History > U.S. Colonization of North America
Native-American Studies

A brief history of Lenni Lenape Indian tribe.

2,666 words () | 10 sources | MLA | 1998 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper looks at the Lenni-Lenape tribe. It includes their spiritual and intellectual beliefs and a description of the environment in which they lived. Also described briefly is the history of their contact with the English, Spanish and other invaders, beginning with a look the Spaniard Pedro Mendez in 1570 and continuing through to a look at the Englishmen under Governor William Berkley in 1644. The paper also discusses the Lenni-Lenapes of modern day from the 1920's.

From the Paper:

"Two outstanding leaders met and stopped a war between the English colonists under John Smith and the Lenape Indians under Chief Powhatan. As part of the treaty, Chief Powhatan was crowned King of the Delaware territory, in 1609, through the diplomacy of John Smith. Unfortunately, John Smith was recalled to England in 1609 after a dispute with the London Company's managers. The result of his recall was full-scale war between the English and the Lenape. The war lasted until 1613 when Pocahontas married an English colonist named John Rolfe and Chief Powhatan grudgingly called a truce between his people and the English."

Sample of Sources Used:

Crazy Horse, Chief. A Brief History of the Powhatan Renape Nation. New Jersey: Rankokus Indian Reservation, 1986.
Grumet, Robert S. The Lenapes. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1989.
Harringtion, M.R. The Indians of New Jersey: Dickon among the Lenapes. New Jersey: Rutgers UP, 1963.
Josephy, Alvin M. The American Heritage Book of Indians. United States: American Heritage Publishing, 1961.
Lafarge, Oliver. A Pictorial History of the American Indian. New York: Crown Publishers, 1956. 76-81.