Lenape

[len-uh-pee, luh-nah-pee, luh-nah-pey]

noun

plural

Lenapes ,

plural

Lenape .

1. Delaware.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lenape¹

1720–30, < Unami Delaware ləná·p·e (equivalent to Proto-Algonquian *elen- ordinary + *-a·pe·w man)

Example Sentences

"If you're not Blackfeet or Cherokee or Lenni Lenape, then somebody in your family was undocumented at some point."

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"I never thought I would be incarcerated for something I believe is my democratic right — to speak out against what I think was happening there, a violation of city and state laws and a lack of transparency. This thing that's happening in America is wrong. If you're not Blackfeet or Cherokee or Lenni Lenape, then somebody in your family was undocumented at some point."

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In 2018, for example, the American Museum of Natural History in New York City modified a diorama depicting an imaginary meeting between 17th century Dutch settlers and a group of Lenape Indigenous people by adding overlays to the glass that explained the ways the scene was historically inaccurate.

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From the outset, co-showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman knew they wanted to include a Native American character, so they created Sasappis, a wry Lenape man who died as a hopelessly romantic young soul and became a cynic.

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The actor worked closely with Lenape consultant Joe Baker and Mvskoke Creek writer John Timothy to craft the stories that his character tells at the end of the episode — but the real icing on the cake was that Zaragoza’s father, Gregory, played Sasappis’ father.

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