Lenni Lenapeby

Aidan, Tiffany, and Savannah

Lenni Lenape meaning

• Lenape means “the people”

• Lenni Lenape means “ true people”

Lenni Lenape clothing

• women wore knee – length skirts• men wore breech cloths and leggings• They Both Wore :• earrings• jackets• beaded headbands

Lenni Lenape food Men hunted for: elk, deer, turkey, and fishWomen grew:corn, squash, and beans

Lenni Lenape Housing• Some prefered to live in longhouses

because it can fit more family members. A Longhouse is a long wooden building covered with bark and grass.• Most liked to live in wigwams. A Wigwam

is a domed room.• They lived in villages of longhouses and

wigwams.

Lenni Lenape Tools

• The men used Bows and arrows to hunt.• The men also used Body length shields

for self defense in wars.• And they used Wooden war clubs in

wars too.

Lenni Lenape Arts and Crafts

• They did beading to make jewelry.• They made wampums.Wampum was

crafted out of white and purple shell beads.• They also made baskets to carry

food.

Something Special about the Lenni Lenape

• In the winter Lenni Lenape gathered to tell stories and give thanks.

• Each village included a rectangular council house and a sweat lodge.

• Some villages were palisaded but some were not.

• They were forced off there land in PA by the british.

• They were the largest native american tribe.