Delaware (Lenape)
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The Delaware (Lenape) are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America, historically centered in present-day New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, southeastern New York, and northern Delaware, known for their complex clan system, early contact with European colonists, and subsequent forced migrations westward.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delaware (Lenape) canonical | 8 |
| Lenapehoking | 3 |
| Delaware tribe | 2 |
| Delaware (Lenape) allies of France | 1 |
| Delaware of the Ohio Country | 1 |
| Lenapehoking (traditional Lenape territory) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5125698 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Delaware (Lenape) Context triple: [Pontiac's War, hasParticipant, Delaware (Lenape)]
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A.
Delaware Nation
Delaware Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Lenape (Delaware) people, primarily based in Oklahoma, with historical roots in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
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B.
Delaware Colony
Delaware Colony was a British North American colony along the mid-Atlantic coast that later became the state of Delaware, known for its early settlement, diverse population, and role in colonial trade and politics.
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C.
Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware
The Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware is a state-recognized Native American tribe in Delaware descended from the Lenape (Delaware) people, maintaining their cultural heritage and community in the region.
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D.
Susquehannock
The Susquehannock were a powerful Iroquoian-speaking Native American people who inhabited the Susquehanna River Valley in what is now Pennsylvania and Maryland during the 16th and 17th centuries.
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E.
Munsee-Delaware Nation
Munsee-Delaware Nation is a First Nations community in Ontario, Canada, whose members are part of the Lenape (Delaware) people.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Delaware (Lenape) Target entity description: The Delaware (Lenape) are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America, historically centered in present-day New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, southeastern New York, and northern Delaware, known for their complex clan system, early contact with European colonists, and subsequent forced migrations westward.
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A.
Delaware Nation
Delaware Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Lenape (Delaware) people, primarily based in Oklahoma, with historical roots in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
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B.
Delaware Colony
Delaware Colony was a British North American colony along the mid-Atlantic coast that later became the state of Delaware, known for its early settlement, diverse population, and role in colonial trade and politics.
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C.
Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware
The Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware is a state-recognized Native American tribe in Delaware descended from the Lenape (Delaware) people, maintaining their cultural heritage and community in the region.
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D.
Susquehannock
The Susquehannock were a powerful Iroquoian-speaking Native American people who inhabited the Susquehanna River Valley in what is now Pennsylvania and Maryland during the 16th and 17th centuries.
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E.
Munsee-Delaware Nation
Munsee-Delaware Nation is a First Nations community in Ontario, Canada, whose members are part of the Lenape (Delaware) people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian-speaking people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ Native American tribe ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
European diseases
ⓘ
land dispossession ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Delaware Indians
ⓘ
linked to:
Lenape
Leni Lenape ⓘ
linked to:
Lenape
Lenni Lenape ⓘ
linked to:
Lenape
|
| clanSystem |
matrilineal clans
ⓘ
turkey clan ⓘ turtle clan ⓘ wolf clan ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Northeastern Woodlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Northeast Woodlands
|
| currentCommunities |
New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey, United States
Oklahoma ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ |
| earlyContactWith |
Dutch colonists
ⓘ
English colonists ⓘ Swedish colonists ⓘ |
| economy | wampum production ⓘ |
| ethnonymDerivedFrom |
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr
|
| firstEuropeanContactCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
eastern Pennsylvania
ⓘ
northern Delaware ⓘ present-day New Jersey ⓘ southeastern New York ⓘ |
| housing |
longhouses
ⓘ
wigwams ⓘ |
| involvedIn | fur trade ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | matrilineal descent ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
bark containers
ⓘ
canoe building ⓘ woven mats ⓘ |
| migratedWestTo |
Indiana
ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ Missouri ⓘ Ohio Country ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ |
| nameGivenBy | English colonists ⓘ |
| nativeName | Lenape ⓘ |
| oralTraditions |
creation stories
ⓘ
migration narratives ⓘ |
| partOfLargerGrouping |
Eastern Algonquian peoples
ⓘ
linked to:
Algonquian peoples
|
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional spiritual practices ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Lenape ⓘ |
| selfDesignationMeaning | the people ⓘ |
| subjectTo | forced migration ⓘ |
| subsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Munsee
ⓘ
linked to:
Munsee language
Unami ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalOrganization |
sachems
ⓘ
village-based leadership ⓘ |
| treatyHistory |
Treaty of Easton
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Easton 1758
Walking Purchase ⓘ |
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Subject: Delaware (Lenape) Description of subject: The Delaware (Lenape) are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America, historically centered in present-day New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, southeastern New York, and northern Delaware, known for their complex clan system, early contact with European colonists, and subsequent forced migrations westward.
Referenced by (16)
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