Lenni+Lenape


 * The Lenni Lenape**
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**How do Lenni Lenape Native American** **Children live, and what did they do in the past**?

The Lenni Lenapes didn’t live in tepees. They lived in villages of round houses called wigwams. Each Lenni Lenape village usually included a rectangular council house and a sweat lodge. Lenni Lenape Indian children played with each other and helped around the house. Many Lenape children went hunting and fishing with their fathers.  Children were valued members of Lenape society; they were loved and well cared for. They helped out with family chores, but also had plenty of time to play games that were not just for the purpose of fun. Many games helped them build the skills they would need later in life.

Lenape men and boys would play together quite often. To test their strength, they wrestled each other, raced, and jumped over obstacles. They also tossed spears through a rolling hoop. A hoop was rolled across the ground, and anyone who speared the hoop received a point. The hoop was then rolled again and the play continued.

Young girls played house with dolls made from leather, wood, or corn husks. They also played the cup and pin game (which was also played by boys). In this game of skill, a hollow bone, or a piece of hard leather with a hole through it was tied to the pin with a short string. The bone or leather piece was tossed into the air and the player tried to put the pin through the hole.


 * Where did they live? **



**What did The Lenape Eat?** The Lenape Indians were farming people. Lenape women did most of the farming, harvesting corn, squash, and beans. Lenape men went hunting for deer, bear, elk, turkeys, beaver, muskrat, otter, and waterfowl and went fishing. Shad, salmon, herring, and shellfish were trapped, netted, or speared. Stone fish weir - A fish trap, formed of large rocks placed in the shape of a “V” extending from bank to bank were used. The fish, mostly shad, were forced into the funnel and the Indians would stand on the banks and spear them. Wild foods such as berries were collected. Food was dried or smoked for them to eat during the winter. Corn was ground into meal and flour. Lenape Indian foods included soup, cornbread, dumplings and salads.

What were Lenni Lenape tools and weapons like?
Lenape hunters used bows and arrows. Lenape warriors wielded heavy wooden war clubs, and also carried body-length shields of moosehide and wood. Here is a website with pictures and information about [|weapons of the Native Americans].