Your Role in the Group
As the Entertainment Speicialist for your group, it is your job to research
the stories (oral traditions), fun, and games of the Lenape. As you
research, you should record the answers you find on your graphic organizer.
--What are oral histories or traditions (storytelling)? How was this
important to Lenape culture?
--What did the Lenape do for fun?
--What games and sports did the Lenape play?
--What do the Lenape do for entertainment today?
Internet Links
This link will take you to an article about the Lenape version of football.
http://www.delawaretribeofindians.nsn.us/football.html
This link will take you to instructions for a game that Lenape children
played.
http://www.lenapelifeways.org/kidsbowl.htm
This link will take you to a description of what the Lenape did in their
free time.
http://www.lenapelifeways.org/lenape2.htm#pastimes
Visit this site to read about the kind of pastimes that the Lenape enjoy
today.
http://www.lenapelifeways.org/lenape4.htm#Today
Other Resources
--Your textbook
--Other books available in the school or classroom library