Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware

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Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware Inc.
Type501(c)(3) organization
51-0335004
Headquarters Cheswold, Delaware
Location
  • United States
Membership225
Official language
English
Website www.lenapeindiantribeofdelaware.com

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.

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History

The organization gained official recognition in Delaware on August 3, 2016. [1] The group has around 225 members. [2]

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. [2]

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References

  1. "A History of the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware". Delaware.gov . Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  2. 1 2 Hedgpeth, Dana (28 November 2021). "Two American Indian tribes in Delaware get help in buying back their ancestral homelands". Washington Post . Retrieved 2025-01-07.