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The Lenape tribe, also known as the Delaware Nation, lived for
centuries on the land that English colonists later called New
Jersey. But once America gained its independence, they were forced
to move further west: to Indiana, then Missouri, and finally to the
territory that became Oklahoma. These reluctant migrants were not
able to carry much from their ancestral homeland, but they managed
to preserve the stories that had been passed down for
generations.  On the Turtle’s Back is the
first collection of Lenape folklore, originally compiled by
anthropologist M. R. Harrington over a century ago but never
published until now. In it, the Delaware share their cherished
tales about the world’s creation, epic heroes, and ordinary human
foibles. It features stories told to Harrington by two Lenape
couples, Julius and Minnie Fouts and Charles and Susan Elkhair, who
sought to officially record their legends before their language and
cultural traditions died out. More recent interviews with Lenape
elders are also included, as their reflections on hearing these
stories as children speak to the status of the tribe and its
culture today. Together, they welcome you into their rich and
wondrous imaginative world. Â
The Lenape tribe, also known as the Delaware Nation, lived for
centuries on the land that English colonists later called New
Jersey. But once America gained its independence, they were forced
to move further west: to Indiana, then Missouri, and finally to the
territory that became Oklahoma. These reluctant migrants were not
able to carry much from their ancestral homeland, but they managed
to preserve the stories that had been passed down for
generations.  On the Turtle’s Back is the
first collection of Lenape folklore, originally compiled by
anthropologist M. R. Harrington over a century ago but never
published until now. In it, the Delaware share their cherished
tales about the world’s creation, epic heroes, and ordinary human
foibles. It features stories told to Harrington by two Lenape
couples, Julius and Minnie Fouts and Charles and Susan Elkhair, who
sought to officially record their legends before their language and
cultural traditions died out. More recent interviews with Lenape
elders are also included, as their reflections on hearing these
stories as children speak to the status of the tribe and its
culture today. Together, they welcome you into their rich and
wondrous imaginative world. Â
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