Pre-Colonial / First Nations

Lenni-Lenape and Nanticoke History
The Lenni-Lenape and Nanticoke societies were the first people to settle in present-day New Jersey and the Delmarva Peninsula. Though these are two distinct tribes, intermarriage and the migration into one another's territories was increased once Europeans began colonizing the east coast, and these factors have created more overlap.

The modern Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation conducts its political affairs as a unified entity. (Link goes to tribal nation's official government website.) It represents people in southern New Jersey and the Delmarva Peninsula. In Eastern Pennsylvania, the tribal community is represented by the council of the Lenape Nation, based in the town of Easton.

While the Dutch and English set up colonies in the northeast, many Lenape people were displaced to Oklahoma. The Delaware Nation and the Delaware Tribe both exist as tribal entities there. (Delaware was originally an English name for the people living in present-day New Jersey, but it's been adopted by people in parts of the modern diaspora.)

Many people also migrated to Ontario. The Delaware Nation there is based out of Kent County.

claims to show the historical territories of Lenape subgroups, pre-European arrival, but I'm not sure what its source is or if it is accurate.

We Are Still Here!
On their general/cultural website, the Nanticoke-Lenape Nation offers a free pdf of the book We Are Still Here! by Lenape writer John R. Norwood.

It covers military conflict with the Dutch, the role of the Church in Lenape-Nanticoke society, town patrols and marriage customs which developed to maintain soveriegnty over their territories, the social reorganization of the tribes in the 1970s, and other important developments. It also debunks many myths about Native people in the northeast.

Other Sources
This Lenape Culture and History page gathers many Lenape and Delaware authors' work.

Algonquian language family- Munsee / Unami linguistic divisions - is this accurate?

Some historical documents including birth records.

Military records covering trade deals, territorial conflicts, etc.

Places To Learn More
-Cornelius Lowe House

-Bridgeton Museum