People / community

Nanticoke

Nanticoke communities have histories in the Chesapeake and Delaware regions and continuing community organizations.

Read the sources [1] nanticokeindians.org

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A source guide for a deeper dive.This entry provides a brief orientation and an organized reading path. A comprehensive deep dive has not yet been completed. Follow the annotated sources and distinguish primary community accounts from outside reference material.
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Identity and context

Nanticoke communities have histories in the Chesapeake and Delaware regions and continuing community organizations.

Read the sources [1] nanticokeindians.org

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A path for deeper reading

Focus the next stage of research on: Community-specific accounts, migration, land and contemporary identity. The sources below are selected reading paths; their authorship, dates and community scope should guide how they are used.

Read the sources [1] nanticokeindians.org [2] nanticokeindians.org [3] nanticoke-lenape.info

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Indigenous-lednanticokeindians.orgSource 1

History – Nanticoke Indian Tribe

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https://www.nanticokeindians.org/about/history/
IdentityHistory
Indigenous-lednanticokeindians.orgSource 2

Leadership – Nanticoke Indian Tribe

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https://www.nanticokeindians.org/leadership/
IdentityHistoryContemporary life
Indigenous-lednanticoke-lenape.infoSource 3

Microsoft Word - We Are Still Here - Nanticoke and Lenape History_ Booklet_1st edition 5x8.doc

Community or Indigenous-organization perspective linked for this entry. Use “Microsoft Word - We Are Still Here - Nanticoke and Lenape History_ Booklet_1st edition 5x8.doc” to begin with the publisher’s own account; check whether its scope is one community or a wider people.

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https://www.nanticoke-lenape.info/images/We_Are_Still_Here_Nanticoke_and_Lenape_History_Booklet_pre-release_v2.pdf
IdentityHistory