New York City WPA historical survey of American Indians of Brooklyn 1939-1940

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New York City WPA historical survey of American Indians of Brooklyn 1939-1940

0.3 Linear feet; in two folders.

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Macleod, William Christie.

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Archaeological evidence testifies that American Indians have been living in the region now comprising the five boroughs of New York City for at least 11,500 years. After European contact in the 16th and 17th centuries, Indians living along the Atlantic seaboard between the Delaware and Hudson valleys became generally known as Delawares, though the Indians referred to themselves as Lenape (people). Indians of the region are believed to have spoken a variant of Delaware dialect known ...

United States. Works Projects Administration (New York, N.Y.).

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Archaeological evidence testifies that American Indians have been living in the region now comprising the five boroughs of New York City for at least 11,500 years. After European contact in the 16th and 17th centuries, Indians living along the Atlantic seaboard between the Delaware and Hudson valleys became generally known as Delawares, though the Indians referred to themselves as Lenape (people). Indians of the region are believed to have spoken a variant of Delaware dialect known ...