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| === Native Americans in Camden and Southern New Jersey === | === Native Americans in Camden and Southern New Jersey === |
| Native Americans have occupied the land that is now New Jersey since well before the common era (approximately 6,000 BCE). By the 17th century, the native peoples of New Jersey, named the [[Lenape|Lenni Lenape]] or “original people,” were divided into the [[Lenape|Minsi]], [[Unami (Native Americans)|Unami]], and [[Unalachtigo Lenape|Unalachtigo]] subgroups. The Unalachtigo people resided primarily in the Southern New Jersey area and along the banks of the Lenapewihittuck river, which was then named the Delaware river by the first governor of the [[Virginia Company|Virginia Trading Company]]. Subsequently, the Native Americans of the region came to be known as the “Delaware Indians” by early settlers <ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Snyder |first=John P. |title=The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries 1606-1968 |publisher=New Jersey Geological Survey |year=2004}}</ref> – a name which even the natives themselves eventually came to adopt.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Gallup-Diaz |first=Ignacio |title=Quakers and Native Americans |publisher=Brill |year=2019}}</ref> | Native Americans have occupied the land that is now New Jersey since well before the common era (approximately 6,000 BCE). By the 17th century, the native peoples of New Jersey, named the [[Lenape|Lenni Lenape]] or “original people,” were divided into the [[Lenape|Minsi]], [[Unami (Native Americans)|Unami]], and [[Unalachtigo Lenape|Unalachtigo]] subgroups. The Unalachtigo people resided primarily in the Southern New Jersey area and along the banks of the Lenapewihittuck river, which was then named the Delaware river by the first governor of the [[Virginia Company|Virginia Trading Company]]. Subsequently, the Native Americans of the region came to be known as the “Delaware Indians” by early settlers <ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Snyder |first=John P. |title=The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries 1606-1968 |publisher=New Jersey Geological Survey |year=2004}}</ref> – a name which even the natives themselves eventually came to adopt.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Gallup-Diaz |first=Ignacio |title=Quakers and Native Americans |publisher=Brill |year=2019}}</ref> |
| ==== Lifestyle ==== | |
| The Lenni Lenape were a group that generally sustained themselves through hunting and the farming of land. They were known to frequently relocate in search of uncultivated soil and thus occupied multiple areas along the [[Delaware River|Delaware]] and [[Schuylkill River|Schuylkill]] rivers. When settled, they lived in wooden huts constructed with natural resources called [[Wigwam|wigwams]]. The division of labor in Lenape tribes tended to be along the lines of gender, with men and boys leaving the home for hunting excursions and women staying behind to tan hides, sew, garden, cook, and forage. Lenape men were accustomed to wearing [[Loincloth|breechcloths]] or fur robes depending on the season. Women would also wear similar clothing, though their attire generally consisted of wrap-around skirts in the summer and fur robes in the winter. Both genders used bear grease to style their hair, and they used paint to outline various colored designs on their bodies. Women often used a number of objects such as rocks and animal claws as jewelry and adornment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Philadelphia Collaborative History - The Original People and Their Land: The Lenape, Pre-History to the 18th Century |url=https://collaborativehistory.gse.up...nd-their-land-lenape-pre-history-18th-century |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=collaborativehistory.gse.upenn.edu}}</ref> | |
| [[File:BenjaminCooperHouseCamdenHABS1936.tiff|thumb|[[Benjamin Cooper House]], built in 1734]] | [[File:BenjaminCooperHouseCamdenHABS1936.tiff|thumb|[[Benjamin Cooper House]], built in 1734]] |
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