Lenape
the two main groups of Lenape that lived in New Jersey
What are Munsee and Unami?
One job girls had as they grew older.
What is cook, grind corn, make baskets or care for younger children?
This was a wise woman or man who settled arguments that came up
What is a sakima?
In the late fall the women and children would
What is collect berries and nuts and pack them for winter?
One job boys had as they grew older was
What is hunt, fish or make tools?
This was how the Lenape passed along information ~ by word of mouth
What is oral tradition?
The Lenape would go here once the planting was done in the spring
Where is the Jersey Shore?
Since the Lenape had no refrigerators they did this with their meat and fish
What is cook it and dry it to eat in winter months?
This measured about 60 feet long and several families could live together in it
What is a longhouse?
3 resources the Lenape used from their environment
What are plants, fish, trees, animals?
The main food that the Lenape ate was
Mothers strapped their babies onto these when they went to work in the fields
What are cradleboards?
Spirits that the people believed controlled the world were called
What is manetu?
These are a type of shoe or boot
What are moccasins?
These homes were smaller and usually only one family lived in it
What is a wigwam?