What other Native Americans did the Nanticoke Indian tribe interact with?
The Nanticoke Indians were close relatives of the Lenape and Munsee Indians. These tribes were never united into a single confederacy, but they all considered themselves Delaware Indians. The Delaware tribes traded regularly with all the other New England Indians, especially the Wampanoag and Mohicans, and they often fought with the powerful Iroquois Confederation. What kinds of stories do the Nanticokes tell? Storytelling was very important to the Nanticoke Indian culture. Nanticoke legends and fairy tales are very similar to the Lenape ones. Here’s one typical legend about how the crow got black feathers. What about Nanticoke religion? Religions are too complicated and culturally sensitive to describe appropriately in only a few simple sentences, and we strongly want to avoid misleading anybody. You can visit this site to learn more about Nanticoke spirituality or this site about Native American spiritual beliefs in general. Can you recommend a good book for me to read? If you want t
