| Lenape means “original people.” The Lenape were peaceful
and happy people. They lived in New Jersey. A typical Lenape
village needs to have a dog. Dogs were important for hunting.
They would sniff out small game. The Lenape would also hunt turtle,
frogs, birds, deer, bear, and turkey. The Lenape were gatherers and
hunters. They grew the three sister crops which were corn, beans,
and squash. Fish was also an important food. They always had
food on the fire. They lived in little houses called wigwams which
could hold four -five people. When the families got too big they
would move into longhouses which could hold 20-30 people. They lived
next to rivers because of food and transportation. They rode in dugout
canoes on the rivers.
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| A typical Lenape village had longhouses and wigwams. The
Lenape lived in Great Meadow and other places in NJ. They lived by
the river. They used it for fishing and bathing . They had rich soil
to grow their “three sisters crops” known as corn, beans, and squash.
The Lenape Indians were friendly Indians. They always had a pot of
food cooking for visitors. The Lenape cut trees to make dugout canoes.
When they killed a deer or any animal they used all the parts of
the animal and made clothes (out of the skin), the bones (for tools), and
the meat (to eat). Arrowheads were made for hunting and for
weapons. Most families usually had a dog. The Lenape
Indians kept their villages neat and well organized.
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| The Lenape Indians lived in the Great Meadows area thousands
of years ago. They lived by rivers because they got fish and water
from it. Lenape Indians always welcomed visitors. We put a
dugout canoe in our Lenape village because that is how they traveled.
The Lenape Indians had crops so they wouldn’t starve in the winter. They
planted corn, beans, and squash. These were known as the three sister
crops.
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| Lenape Indian Villages had houses that were made from trees
and were shaped rectangular or oval. The houses were called wigwams
and longhouses. Some other things that they needed from the
wilderness were trees to make canoes, animals for their meat, bones
for tools such as spears,arrow heads, and bows and arrows. The men
did the hunting and fishing. Most of the time they ate what they
farmed. The women were responsible for the farming which consisted
mostly of corn, squash, and beans, known as the three sister crops, and
sweet potatoes.
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| A typical Lenape Indian Village would have longhouses
and a wigwam the three sister crops growing, and usually a river near by.
The Lenape lived in the Great Meadows area. They had a river nearby because
it was used to bathe in, to drink, and boil food. Lenape Indian homes were
made out of saplings, tree bark, reeds, and grass mats. Wigwams were small
and round and longhouses were long and were much bigger than wigwams. Wigwams
would fit one family and longhouses would fit four families. We really
enjoyed making our Indian Village. We hope you all enjoyed our projects.
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| The Lenape Indians made their homes
out of grass, saplings, bark, and twigs. They lived in Great Meadows, NJ.
Their houses were called wigwams and longhouses.
They had three sister crops which were squash, corn, and beans . They made their clothes out of animal skin . |
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| A typical lenape village had a longhouse that was
bigger than a wigwam. The longhouse could fit two to three families,
and the wigwam could only fit one. The longhouse was made out of
bark and the wigwam was made out of deerskin. The Lenape had crops
called the three sister crops. They were beans, corn, and squash.
They lived by rivers in Great meadows. They used the rivers
for food and transportation. They traveled by canoe.
They had a dog for hunting and guarding their homes. our Lenape village
shows all of these things.
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| The Lenape Indians were peaceful Indians. The Lenape Indians
were the first people in N.J .They never fought.The Lenape Indians lived
in houses that were called wigwams and longhouses. They always had
a pot of food ready for visitors. They never tried to hurt the visitors.
They lived by water because they needed the food and water. The Lenape
Indians were strong and wise. The Lenape Indians had two ways of going
places, walking and using dugout canoes. The Lenape Indians never wasted
any thing from the animal. They used bones for tools , skin for clothing,
and meat for food. The Lenape Indians had to be from different clans to
get married. The Lenape Indians mostly grew corn,squash, and beans which
are called the the three sister crops. The Lenape Indians hunted
bear, fish,deer, and small game.
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| A typical Lenape village had a pot of food cooking on
the fire to welcome visitors. They made their homes out of saplings,
reeds, and grass mats. Their homes were called longhouses and could
fit 25 people. A wigwam could fit 5 people. This was another type
of Lenape home. They had a garden with corn, beans,and squash.They
had dogs and their villages were next to a river. They used the river
to bathe in and for transportation with their dugout canoes.
They had no fences and they made their clothes out of the skin of animals that they hunted. They also hunted for their food.They always had a deer skins hanging to dry.
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| Lenape Indians were friendly people. There
were no walls around the village. There was a fire in the center
of the village to show hospitality to everyone. The types of houses
that they lived in were longhouses and wigwams. They were made out
of saplings, twigs, grass mats, tree bark, and logs. They hunted
with spears and fished with nets. They lived by water because they
needed the water to cook, clean, bathe, fish, and drink. They domesticated
dogs for fun and friendship. We will always remember them as kind
hearted people and the first humans the U.S.A.
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| Our villages were supposed to look like a typical Lenape Indian
village. There was always at least one longhouse and a couple
of wigwams. One family lived in a wigwam.. Two or three families
lived in a longhouse. The lenape always lived near a river. The water
helped the Lenape transport, drink, cook, and water their crops.
In their village, the Lenape always had a dog. The dog was the village’s
pet.
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| A Lenape village had wigwams and long houses that
the people lived in. The Lenape lived by rivers and streams,
which they used for highways and many other things like cooking, washing,
drinking, and fishing. The Lenape were friendly Indians. They
always had a pot of food on the fire, from the animals they hunted and
the three sister crops they grew. We enjoyed researching the Lenape
and we learned many interesting facts. We hope you learned something too.
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| An Indian village had longhouses, fires, rivers, deerskin,
a garden, dogs and a canoe.Wigwams were for shelter for about
3 people. Longhouses were for about 6-11 people. Fire was for
light and cooking.Canoes were for traveling. Rivers were for traveling
on. Deerskin was used for clothes. They had a garden for food.
Dogs were for protection from other animals. They did not have fences or
horses. they were friendly to other people. Kids like to wrestle,
do foot races, and play games.
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| A real live Lenape village has a longhouse and a wigwam.
A wigwam can fit one family and a longhouse can fit many families. The
Lenape Indians always have food cooking . They were very friendly. They
would welcome everyone . They would give their food to a stranger
if needed . They lived by a river. The river was needed for food
and it was used as their highway.
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| A Lenape village had a wigwam for small familes to live
in. A Long house was for extra big families. There was
a pot over the fire so that anyone who came was welcomed. They had
a dugout canoe because it was faster to travel on water than by foot.
The three sister crops corn, beans, and squash were always growing for
food to have later. There was deerskin to make into cloth and blankets.
Dogs were there so that the village could have a pet.
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| A Lenape Indian Village usually consisted of a river because
water was a resource to the Lenape. They used it for many things. In a
Lenape village there was also the 3 sister crops, which are corn, beans,
and squash. The name Lenape means common or ordinary people, but to us
they’re a whole lot more!
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| In a typical Lenape village you could see many things.
They had homes called longhouses and wigwams. They got food by hunting,
cooking, fishing, and gathering. They lived by rivers because they
needed the water and the fish. The Lenape children liked to play
games and wrestle. They had a pot cooking over the fire. That
showed they were friendly Indians and that they would let other visitors
in their village. This is what we found out about a typical Lenape
village through our research.
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