Articles on the Lenape

The two articles I read were in regards to the Lenni Lenape and the Nanticoke natives. The first article titled "Strategies for Survival: The Nanticoke Indians in a Hostile World" which was published in 1979. The second article was published in 2017 from a Widener law student titled "Utilizing Dignity Rights to Further Tribal Prerogatives: The Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware." Reading these two articles juxtapositioned against one another gave a more concrete passage of time in the struggles both the Lenni Lenape and the Nanticoke face and are still facing.

Considering one article is more styled as a law document and the other being more of a historical document, the styles of writing were extremely different. That being said they're both equally important to one another to paint a more clear and concise picture to the reader about the tribes. Also the considerable amount of time between both of the articled being written puts a lot about the Tribes into perspective regarding their welfare, history, and future.

Bibliography:
1.  Delaware Chief addressing his people, an 18th century painting courtesy of: http://explorepahistory.com/displayimage.php?imgId=1-2-88C

2. Porter, Frank W. “Strategies for Survival: The Nanticoke Indians in a Hostile World.” Ethnohistory 26, no. 4 (1979): 325–45. https://doi.org/10.2307/481364.

3. Roland, Dean. “Utilizing Dignity Rights to Further Tribal Prerogatives: The Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware,” n.d., 26.

Thesis Idea and Case Study

Hello! I'm Kaye Knoll and my thesis is focused on a case study on Ganondagan: how they came to be what they are today, and how that can be applied to be used for the Delaware Native Americans. I will be looking into the history, policies, and process that made Ganondagan what it is today. The presence of Native American tribes in Delaware are practically non existent and there is not much information or resources about them in the state. Also I am not positive it is mandatory in the Delaware state curriculum to teach about them, thus why I was not personally exposed to the information and am frustrated that I wasn't. I want to help preserve these tribes history, languages, and cultures and to be able to make the information more widely available and accessible to Delawareans across the state.

http://www.nanticoke-lenape.info/
http://ganondagan.org/