The Lenni-Lenape Indians. The first people to live in the Mount Laurel area were the Lenni Lenape
Indians. Their territory was the Delaware River Basin which is now
southeastern New York, eastern Pennyslvania and most of Delaware and New
Jersey. The word Lenape (len-ah-pee) means "original people".
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The Lenape also called the Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape and Delaware people, are an indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, who live in Canada ...
Nanticoke
migration began in the 1600's from the Eastern Shore of Maryland
through Southeastern Delaware. By the 1800's, many were living along the
banks and tributaries of the Delaware River. As a result of this
migration, Nanticoke people united with the Lenni-Lenape Indians who remained in New Jersey.
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