Lenape

The Lenape are an Indigenous people whose ancestral homeland, Lenapehoking, includes parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Lenape communities today maintain distinct identities, nations, and cultural traditions.

Lenapehoking: The ancestral homeland of the Lenape, encompassing parts of the mid-Atlantic region of North America. This homeland anchors Lenape histories, communities, and relationships to place.
Delaware Nation: A federally recognized Lenape nation headquartered in Oklahoma. It is one present-day nation whose citizens trace ancestry to Lenape communities.
Eastern Algonquian languages: A branch of the Algonquian language family spoken historically across eastern North America. Lenape languages belong to this wider linguistic family.
Lenape language revitalization: Efforts by Lenape communities to teach and strengthen their ancestral languages. Language programs carry Lenape knowledge into new generations.
Delaware people: The Lenape, also called Delaware people in English-language historical sources. “Delaware” is a colonial-era name for the Lenape, not a separate people.
Unami language: An Eastern Algonquian language traditionally spoken by Lenape communities. Unami is one of the principal languages associated with Lenape communities.
Delaware Tribe of Indians: A federally recognized Lenape tribe headquartered in Oklahoma. Its community represents another distinct continuation of Lenape political identity.
Algonquian peoples: Indigenous peoples connected by related Algonquian languages across much of North America. The Lenape share linguistic and historical connections with other Algonquian peoples.
Lenape creation story: A body of Lenape oral narratives concerning the origins of the world and its beings. These narratives convey Lenape understandings of origin and relationship.
Munsee: A Lenape group associated historically with the northern part of Lenapehoking and the Munsee language. Munsee identity is a distinct tradition within the broader Lenape people.

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