Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware
{{Short description|State-recognized tribe and non-profit organization in Delaware}}
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The Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware Inc. is a state-recognized tribe and non-profit organization in the US state of Delaware. It does not have federal recognition as an American Indian tribe.
History
The organization gained official recognition in Delaware on August 3, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://archives.delaware.gov/2019/10/24/a-history-of-the-lenape-indian-tribe-of-delaware/ |title=A History of the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware |publisher=Delaware.gov |access-date=2025-01-07}} The group has around 225 members.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/11/28/native-american-land-buy-nanticoke-lenape/ |title=Two American Indian tribes in Delaware get help in buying back their ancestral homelands |last=Hedgpeth |first=Dana |newspaper=Washington Post |date= 28 November 2021 |access-date=2025-01-07}}
In 2021, the organization acquired 11 acres of land near Fork Branch Nature Preserve, with the assistance of the State of Delaware, a private financier, and an environmental conservation group. This was part of the Lenape historic territory. Long after the colonial period, ancestors of group members had attended a small schoolhouse that formerly existed on property near the acquired land. It is also near a former Lenape cemetery and church.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.lenapeindiantribeofdelaware.com/ Official website], Lenape Indian Tribe Delaware, Kent County
Category:501(c)(3) organizations
Category:Lenape heritage groups
Category:Native American tribes in Delaware