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The Nanticoke-Delaware Skeleton Dance

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James H. Howard
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 1975, pp. 1-13
An overview and analysis of the Nanticoke, a lost Indigenous group from Maryland adopted by the Delaware, their death rituals, and the Skeleton Dance and its significance.
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The Renape People: A Brief Survey of Relationships and Migrations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack Forbes
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 1986, pp. 14-20
Description of the migrations of the Wapanakamikok or Eastern Land People and the Algonkian family dialects, which have gradually changed from village to village.
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The Revolutionary War and the Indians of the Upper Susquehanna Valley

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter C. Mancall
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 12, no. 1, 1988, pp. 39-57
Studies how the mixed-tribe Native American community's economies were destroyed during the war, resulting in their complete dislocation from the region.
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