The Delaware Indians
568 pages, 6 x 9
3 maps, 26 photographs and drawings
Paperback
Release Date:01 Jan 1990
ISBN:9780813514949
"One of the best tribal histories . . . the product of decades of study by a layman archeologist-historian. With a rich blend of archeology, anthropology, Indian oral traditions (he gives us one of the best accounts of the Walum Olum, the fascinating hieroglyphics depicting the tribal origins of the Delaware), and documentary research, Weslager writes for the general reader as well as the scholar."--American Historical Review
In the seventeenth century white explorers and settlers encountered a tribe of Indians calling themselves Lenni Lenape along the Delaware River and its tributaries in New Jersey, Delaware, eastern Pennsylvania, and southeastern New York. Today communities of their descendants, known as Delawares, are found in Oklahoma, Kansas, Wisconsin, and Ontario, and individuals of Delaware ancestry are mingled with the white populations in many other states. The Delaware Indians is the first comprehensive account of what happened to the main body of the Delaware Nation over the past three centuries.
C. A. Weslager puts into perspective the important events in United States history in which the Delawares participated and he adds new information about the Delawares. He bridges the gap between history and ethnology by analyzing the reasons why the Delawares were repeatedly victimized by the white man.
In the seventeenth century white explorers and settlers encountered a tribe of Indians calling themselves Lenni Lenape along the Delaware River and its tributaries in New Jersey, Delaware, eastern Pennsylvania, and southeastern New York. Today communities of their descendants, known as Delawares, are found in Oklahoma, Kansas, Wisconsin, and Ontario, and individuals of Delaware ancestry are mingled with the white populations in many other states. The Delaware Indians is the first comprehensive account of what happened to the main body of the Delaware Nation over the past three centuries.
C. A. Weslager puts into perspective the important events in United States history in which the Delawares participated and he adds new information about the Delawares. He bridges the gap between history and ethnology by analyzing the reasons why the Delawares were repeatedly victimized by the white man.
C. A. Weslager, History Professor Emeritus of Brandywine College of Widener University, is the author of twenty-three books dealing with the Dutch, English, Swedish, and American Indian occupation of the Delaware River valley. Formerly president of the Eastern States Archaeological Federation and the Archaeological Society of Delaware, he is also a Fellow of the Archaeological Society of New Jersey and the Holland Society of New York.
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The Delawares Today
2. The Homeland of the Delawares
3. How the Delawares Lived
4. The Walam Olum
5. Early Relations with the Dutch
6. Rivarly for the Land
7. The Duke of York Takes Over
8. The Delawares and William Penn
9. Pennsylvania's New Indian Policy
10. Trouble on the Susquehanna
11. The Warriors Shed Their Petticoats
12. Keeping Peace in New Jersey
13. Turmoil in Ohio
14. Haven in Indiana Territory
15. From Missouri to Kansas
16. On to Oklahoma--The End of the Road
17. Delawares vs. the Cherokee
18. Conclusion
Appendixes
1. Maps and Drawings Relating to Delaware Indian Villages and Rservations
2. Henry R. Schoolcraft's Letter to E.G. Squier
3. Account of some of the Traditions, Manners, and CUstoms of the Lenee Lenaupaa or Delaware Indians
4. Voucher for Annuities Paid the Delawares in Missouri Territory on June 10, 1826
5. Letter from Caleb B. Smith, Secretary of the Interior, to President Abraham Lincoln Relative to Delaware Lands
6. Letter from Attorneys for Delaware Indians to President Abraham Lincoln, et al., Relative to Railroads
7. List of Delaware Indian Pupils in Attendance at Baptist Mission School (Kansas Territory) for the Quarter Ending September 20, 1858
8. List of Delaware Indian Pupils in Attendance at Baptist Mission School (Kansas Territory) for the Six Months Ending December 31, 1867
9. Delaware Indian Members, M Company, 6th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
10. List of Delawares on Reservation in Kansas Who Decided to Become American Citizens
11. List of Delware Indians Living on Anadarko Reservation, 1876
Index
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The Delawares Today
2. The Homeland of the Delawares
3. How the Delawares Lived
4. The Walam Olum
5. Early Relations with the Dutch
6. Rivarly for the Land
7. The Duke of York Takes Over
8. The Delawares and William Penn
9. Pennsylvania's New Indian Policy
10. Trouble on the Susquehanna
11. The Warriors Shed Their Petticoats
12. Keeping Peace in New Jersey
13. Turmoil in Ohio
14. Haven in Indiana Territory
15. From Missouri to Kansas
16. On to Oklahoma--The End of the Road
17. Delawares vs. the Cherokee
18. Conclusion
Appendixes
1. Maps and Drawings Relating to Delaware Indian Villages and Rservations
2. Henry R. Schoolcraft's Letter to E.G. Squier
3. Account of some of the Traditions, Manners, and CUstoms of the Lenee Lenaupaa or Delaware Indians
4. Voucher for Annuities Paid the Delawares in Missouri Territory on June 10, 1826
5. Letter from Caleb B. Smith, Secretary of the Interior, to President Abraham Lincoln Relative to Delaware Lands
6. Letter from Attorneys for Delaware Indians to President Abraham Lincoln, et al., Relative to Railroads
7. List of Delaware Indian Pupils in Attendance at Baptist Mission School (Kansas Territory) for the Quarter Ending September 20, 1858
8. List of Delaware Indian Pupils in Attendance at Baptist Mission School (Kansas Territory) for the Six Months Ending December 31, 1867
9. Delaware Indian Members, M Company, 6th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
10. List of Delawares on Reservation in Kansas Who Decided to Become American Citizens
11. List of Delware Indians Living on Anadarko Reservation, 1876
Index
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