Tag: Lenape

Delaware Nation

Newlin Township Land — the Only Native American Burial Ground in Chesco — Returned to 'Rightful Owners' for ... $1

A half-acre Native American burial site in Newlin Township is returning to its “rightful owners” after previous owner Carol McCloskey closed a $1 deal…

A map at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia shows the forced migration of members of the Lenape Nation.

The Lenape Lived in Pennsylvania. Now, They Want to Come Home

For thousands of years, the Lenape occupied territory in eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, parts of New York, and the coast of Delaware, writes Kenny Cooper…

Owner of Lenape Burial Site in Newlin Township Seeks to Donate the Land, but It's Complicated

Carol McCloskey wants to donate the Lenape burial ground on her property to ensure its preservation, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Since 1987…

Did You Know?

According to Garrison Keillor’s A Writer’s Almanac:
On this day in 1626, Peter Minuit bought the island of Manhattan from the Lenape Indians…