Delaware

North Americaprimarily hunter-gatherers
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The Delaware are a Native American group consisting of three smaller groups; the Lenape (or Unami), the Munsee, and "Jersies" (or Unalachtigo). The Delaware spoke an Algonquian language. Their aboriginal territory was in the vicinity of what is now known as the Delaware River in the states of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The Delaware now reside in communities in Ontario and Oklahoma. The Lenape were foragers with a seasonal pattern of band aggregation and dispersion. From the spring to the fall they caught different species of anadromous fish; in the winter, deer hunting was the principal activity. The Lenape bands were matrilineally related clusters of nuclear families, but with high interband mobility. Today, they are largely part of the American mainstream. the two largest groups of Delaware live in Oklahoma.

Identifier
Region
  • North America
Subregion
  • Eastern Woodlands
Subsistence Type
  • primarily hunter-gatherers
Samples
Countries
  • United States
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