The original version of this article without annotations was published in Many Trails: Indians of the Lower Hudson Valley, Katonah Gallery, 1983, 1983
The original version of this article without annotations was published in Many Trails: Indians o... more The original version of this article without annotations was published in Many Trails: Indians of the Lower Hudson Valley, Katonah Gallery, 1983
This article is about the beliefs of the Lenape people about the Creator and lesser spirits.
The Native Languages of North America by Jim Rementer There was a time in America when the skies ... more The Native Languages of North America by Jim Rementer There was a time in America when the skies would darken as the huge flocks of passenger pigeons flew over. Now they are all gone. The flashes of green and yellow from the flocks of Carolina parakeets circling above the trees have also disappeared from this land. So too have the sounds of the languages of the Yahi, the Biloxi, the Ofo, the Miami, the Piskataway, the Powhatan, and many other tribes. No speakers are left.
ANTHROPOLOGICAL PAPERS MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN No. 10, 1953
A book long since out of print that gives the culture and history of the Delaware (Lenape) Indian... more A book long since out of print that gives the culture and history of the Delaware (Lenape) Indians. Also stories and interviews with tribal members. This was written by William W Newcomb, Jr.
This is the Lenape Talking Dictionary as it looked in 2009. It is a dictionary of Lenape words an... more This is the Lenape Talking Dictionary as it looked in 2009. It is a dictionary of Lenape words and sound files so that it is in fact a dictionary that talks. The people who call themselves Lenape, whose name means "The People" are perhaps better known as the Delaware Indians because at the time of the arrival of the white people they were living along the Delaware River in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. Since then they were pushed into western Pennsylvania, then northeastern Ohio, then Central Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, and finally Oklahoma where their tribal headquarters is now located in Bartlesville, a city just about 50 miles north of Tulsa.
While I am not the author of this paper I knew the authors and the publication was in a specializ... more While I am not the author of this paper I knew the authors and the publication was in a specialized journal. Note that the use of the word squaw in the piece was written in the 1700's and simply meant Indian woman and did not have a derogatory meaning at that time..
SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY records make clear that the most important Delaware Indian village on the Brandywine was situated, not along the lower reaches of the 0 0 1 F stream, but in the big bend near the present Delaware-Pennsylvania boundary. 1
Although I did not write this article I found it of interest as it dealt with my ancestor who had... more Although I did not write this article I found it of interest as it dealt with my ancestor who had an orchard in part of what is now Philadelphia. I thought readers might be interested in the facts presented in this difficult to find short article entitled Stately Row of Pear Trees..
Much has been written about the clothing of the American Indians, but not much was written about ... more Much has been written about the clothing of the American Indians, but not much was written about the capes or mantles of feathers worn by many tribes in the eastern and southeastern United States. Perhaps this is because most tribes stopped making them by the early 1800s, and also because the material from which they were made was very perishable and subject to insect damage. Early written evidence for use of capes made of turkey feathers, as well as other types of feathers, has been documented for the Lenape or Delaware Indians. They continued to be made into the late 1700s or perhaps early 1800s as recorded by the Moravian missionaries and memories of them were passed down through oral tradition.
The city of Augsburg, Germany, is about 80 km or an hour's drive northwest of Munich. The city wa... more The city of Augsburg, Germany, is about 80 km or an hour's drive northwest of Munich. The city was founded in 15 BC by Drusus and Tiberius as Augusta Vindelicorum on the orders of their stepfather Emperor Augustus. This garrison camp soon became the capital of the Roman province of Raetia.
An ethnobotany of Lenape or Delaware plant usage written by George Hill, and later working with J... more An ethnobotany of Lenape or Delaware plant usage written by George Hill, and later working with Jim Rementer enlarged and photos added.
The original version of this article without annotations was published in Many Trails: Indians of the Lower Hudson Valley, Katonah Gallery, 1983, 1983
The original version of this article without annotations was published in Many Trails: Indians o... more The original version of this article without annotations was published in Many Trails: Indians of the Lower Hudson Valley, Katonah Gallery, 1983
This article is about the beliefs of the Lenape people about the Creator and lesser spirits.
The Native Languages of North America by Jim Rementer There was a time in America when the skies ... more The Native Languages of North America by Jim Rementer There was a time in America when the skies would darken as the huge flocks of passenger pigeons flew over. Now they are all gone. The flashes of green and yellow from the flocks of Carolina parakeets circling above the trees have also disappeared from this land. So too have the sounds of the languages of the Yahi, the Biloxi, the Ofo, the Miami, the Piskataway, the Powhatan, and many other tribes. No speakers are left.
ANTHROPOLOGICAL PAPERS MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN No. 10, 1953
A book long since out of print that gives the culture and history of the Delaware (Lenape) Indian... more A book long since out of print that gives the culture and history of the Delaware (Lenape) Indians. Also stories and interviews with tribal members. This was written by William W Newcomb, Jr.
This is the Lenape Talking Dictionary as it looked in 2009. It is a dictionary of Lenape words an... more This is the Lenape Talking Dictionary as it looked in 2009. It is a dictionary of Lenape words and sound files so that it is in fact a dictionary that talks. The people who call themselves Lenape, whose name means "The People" are perhaps better known as the Delaware Indians because at the time of the arrival of the white people they were living along the Delaware River in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. Since then they were pushed into western Pennsylvania, then northeastern Ohio, then Central Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, and finally Oklahoma where their tribal headquarters is now located in Bartlesville, a city just about 50 miles north of Tulsa.
While I am not the author of this paper I knew the authors and the publication was in a specializ... more While I am not the author of this paper I knew the authors and the publication was in a specialized journal. Note that the use of the word squaw in the piece was written in the 1700's and simply meant Indian woman and did not have a derogatory meaning at that time..
SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY records make clear that the most important Delaware Indian village on the Brandywine was situated, not along the lower reaches of the 0 0 1 F stream, but in the big bend near the present Delaware-Pennsylvania boundary. 1
Although I did not write this article I found it of interest as it dealt with my ancestor who had... more Although I did not write this article I found it of interest as it dealt with my ancestor who had an orchard in part of what is now Philadelphia. I thought readers might be interested in the facts presented in this difficult to find short article entitled Stately Row of Pear Trees..
Much has been written about the clothing of the American Indians, but not much was written about ... more Much has been written about the clothing of the American Indians, but not much was written about the capes or mantles of feathers worn by many tribes in the eastern and southeastern United States. Perhaps this is because most tribes stopped making them by the early 1800s, and also because the material from which they were made was very perishable and subject to insect damage. Early written evidence for use of capes made of turkey feathers, as well as other types of feathers, has been documented for the Lenape or Delaware Indians. They continued to be made into the late 1700s or perhaps early 1800s as recorded by the Moravian missionaries and memories of them were passed down through oral tradition.
The city of Augsburg, Germany, is about 80 km or an hour's drive northwest of Munich. The city wa... more The city of Augsburg, Germany, is about 80 km or an hour's drive northwest of Munich. The city was founded in 15 BC by Drusus and Tiberius as Augusta Vindelicorum on the orders of their stepfather Emperor Augustus. This garrison camp soon became the capital of the Roman province of Raetia.
An ethnobotany of Lenape or Delaware plant usage written by George Hill, and later working with J... more An ethnobotany of Lenape or Delaware plant usage written by George Hill, and later working with Jim Rementer enlarged and photos added.
Transactions of The American Philosophical Society, 1999
Page 1. JOURNEY ON THE FORBIDDEN PATH: CHRONICLES OF A DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO THE ALLEGHENY COUNTR... more Page 1. JOURNEY ON THE FORBIDDEN PATH: CHRONICLES OF A DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO THE ALLEGHENY COUNTRY, MARCH - SEPTEMBER, 1760 Page 2. |1k ~~~~~ A 0.c^ ' | 1 ?1 E - t-; i i1^ . g >: XX M 0 t 0 V , | + dt ? & f 0 > f 0 ...
This paper written by Jason Baird Jackson is about the use of coconuts for rattles by the Lenape... more This paper written by Jason Baird Jackson is about the use of coconuts for rattles by the Lenape or Delaware Indians in Oklahoma. I contributed photos and information.
Originally published in 1905, this collection of twenty-two Delaware Indian stories has long been... more Originally published in 1905, this collection of twenty-two Delaware Indian stories has long been sought out both by scholars and individuals. Beyond the lessons, the book introduces the richness of the original Delaware language to an English-speaking audience: four of ...
Ms. references are to collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) unless otherwis... more Ms. references are to collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) unless otherwise noted.
Much has been written about the clothing of the American Indians, but not much was written about ... more Much has been written about the clothing of the American Indians, but not much was written about the capes or mantles of feathers worn by many tribes in the eastern and southeastern United States. Perhaps this is because most tribes stopped making them by the early 1800s, and also because the material from which they were made was very perishable and subject to insect damage. Early written evidence for use of capes made of turkey feathers, as well as other types of feathers, has been documented for the Lenape or Delaware Indians. They continued to be made into the late 1700s or perhaps early 1800s as recorded by the Moravian missionaries and memories of them were passed down through oral tradition.
This is the Lenape Talking Dictionary. It is a dictionary of Lenape words and sound files so that... more This is the Lenape Talking Dictionary. It is a dictionary of Lenape words and sound files so that it is in fact a dictionary that talks. The people who call themselves Lenape, whose name means "The People" are perhaps better known as the Delaware Indians because at the time of the arrival of the white people they were living along the Delaware River in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. Since then they were pushed into western Pennsylvania, then northeastern Ohio, then Central Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, and finally Oklahoma where their tribal headquarters is now located in Bartlesville, a city just about 50 miles north of Tulsa. This is the homepage. We should mention that Jim Rementer is the one who came up with the idea and designed the site. It was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation received in 2002, and the dictionary actually came online in December of 2005. It contains at this time about 14,000 words, and roughly 5,000 sound files, and over 1,000 sentence files, all spoken by native speakers of the language. These were members of the last generation which grew up with the language as native speakers, and none are now living as the last native speaker died in 2002. First we have the instructions on how to use the language dictionary, and we find samples of the pages that the user will find. These are two of the people who provided most of the information used in the dictionary. This is Lucy Blalock, one of the last speakers. She died in 2000. Also shown is Nora Thompson Dean who provided a great deal of information. Jim was adopted into the Thompson family in the 1960s at a time when Nora's father, James Thompson, was still living. He died several years after Jim was adopted into the family, but during those several years Jim was living in a Delaware speaking household. Bruce has been involved mainly as a linguist. This is a picture taken in 1993 of the Lenape language class taught by Lucy Blalock. This shows Nora Dean teaching a folklore class at Bryn Mawr College.
Lenape (also known as Delaware), an important language of the Algonquian family, was spoken origi... more Lenape (also known as Delaware), an important language of the Algonquian family, was spoken originally in all of New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, northern Delaware, and southeastern New York. The tribe was relocated in stages through western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, central Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, and finally Oklahoma. Members of the tribe preserved the language into the 20th century, with the last native speaker remaining fluent until her death in 2000. The author was adopted informally into a Delaware-speaking household in 1963 and over the years gained increasing fluency in the language. The co-author began working with the author’s adoptive aunt, Nora Thompson Dean (Touching Leaves Woman)1907-1984), as a graduate student and continued working jointly with another fluent speaker and with the author after the aunt’s death. Over his years of working with the aunt and other speakers, the author compiled a library of tape recordings which have become the nucleus of the Lenape ...
Page 1. JOURNEY ON THE FORBIDDEN PATH: CHRONICLES OF A DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO THE ALLEGHENY COUNTR... more Page 1. JOURNEY ON THE FORBIDDEN PATH: CHRONICLES OF A DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO THE ALLEGHENY COUNTRY, MARCH - SEPTEMBER, 1760 Page 2. |1k ~~~~~ A 0.c^ ' | 1 ?1 E - t-; i i1^ . g >: XX M 0 t 0 V , | + dt ? & f 0 > f 0 ...
2 The Delaware Community The original homeland of the Lenape or Delaware Indians was New Jersey, ... more 2 The Delaware Community The original homeland of the Lenape or Delaware Indians was New Jersey, northern Delaware, southeastern New York, and eastern Pennsylvania, where Rementer grew up Late In 1960 while going over some documents at the Library of the American Ph1losoph1cal Society In Philadelphia, he found some letters to Frank Speck from a Delaware man named Fred Washington. He wrote to him on the chance that he might still be at the same address and, after a brief correspondence, expressed an interest in coming to Oklahoma. Mr. Washington said to come ahead, and in the summer of 1961 Rementer got on a bus and headed for Oklahoma
This is a series of interviews with Touching Leaves (Nora Thompson Dean). They were published in... more This is a series of interviews with Touching Leaves (Nora Thompson Dean). They were published in the newspaper in Dewey, Oklahoma, where she lived. The interviews were done by Sue Smith.
This is a calendar prepared for the year 2024 featuring various flowers. Most of the photographs ... more This is a calendar prepared for the year 2024 featuring various flowers. Most of the photographs are by the author but three are by a friend named Paul and his photographs are noted underneath the photo. Enjoy!
The Calendar shows various types of flowers photographed over time. Information under the photo will tell what it is and the botanical name (if known). This year some friends shared photos they took for the calendar, and I would like to say Thank you for sharing.. One was M. Ashman who shared photos taken in Arizona, and the other Paul Hisaw who shared photos taken here in Oklahoma, and Indra Zuno sent photos from California. The other images are some I took. To use as a wall calendar I suggest printing it on legal size paper (8.5 x 14”), so set your printer for that size paper. Feel free to share this calendar with your friends and relatives. Enjoy it throughout 2023 and I sincerely hope it will be a good year for all of us. Stay well, Jim Rementer
Flower Calendar 2023
The Calendar shows various types of flowers photographed over ti... more Flower Calendar 2023
The Calendar shows various types of flowers photographed over time. Information under the photo will tell what it is and the botanical name (if known). This year some friends shared photos they took for the calendar, and I would like to say Thank you for sharing.. One was M. Ashman who shared photos taken in Arizona, and the other Paul Hisaw who shared photos taken here in Oklahoma, and Indra Zuno sent photos from California. The other images are some I took. To use as a wall calendar I suggest printing it on legal size paper (8.5 x 14”), so set your printer for that size paper. Feel free to share this calendar with your friends and relatives. Enjoy it throughout 2023 and I sincerely hope it will be a good year for all of us. Stay well, Jim Rementer
This is a new list of artwork done by Delaware Indian artists from northeastern Oklahoma. It is ... more This is a new list of artwork done by Delaware Indian artists from northeastern Oklahoma. It is hosted on the tribal website at the link given below.
The town of Wil in Switzerland is located about 30 km or a 25 minute drive west of St. Gallen whe... more The town of Wil in Switzerland is located about 30 km or a 25 minute drive west of St. Gallen where the famous monastery is located. A beautiful town.
Thierhaupten is a small town located about 25 km or a 25 minute drive north of Augsburg, Germany.... more Thierhaupten is a small town located about 25 km or a 25 minute drive north of Augsburg, Germany. According to a legend, in the year 750 Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria lost his way in the woods around Thierhaupten and swore to God to build a monastery (Thierhaupten Abbey) at the place of his rescue. Suddenly a small deer appeared and showed him his way back.
The town of Muttenz is located about 8 km or a 15 minute drive south of Basel, Switzerland. Follo... more The town of Muttenz is located about 8 km or a 15 minute drive south of Basel, Switzerland. Following the Protestant Reformation in Basel the church of Muttenz was reformed in 1529. In 1628 one-seventh of the village population died of the plague. Many of the villagers, still subjects of the city of Basel, were poor and when in the middle of the 18th century the opportunity arose to leave the village, many emigrated to the Americas. Here are some scenes from the town.
The town of Neustadt is located about 50 km or a 45 minute drive west of Heidelberg, Germany. It ... more The town of Neustadt is located about 50 km or a 45 minute drive west of Heidelberg, Germany. It is a very nice town which we visited and it seems to have a special ambiance. Neustadt an der Weinstraße is officially abbreviated as Neustadt a. d. Weinstr., the name can be shortened as Neustadt/Weinstrasse or Neustadt (Weinstrasse). The name means "new city on the wine route," as it lies on the German wine route (German-Weinstrasse) and is located in Rhineland-Palatinate, in Germany. The town was founded early in the 13th Century.
This account is the result of a quest thus far trying to learn more about a Swiss ancestor. Much ... more This account is the result of a quest thus far trying to learn more about a Swiss ancestor. Much of it came about because of the unusual surname of Myrtetus. It began when a cousin sent me an article in German mentioning a man from Switzerland name Myrtetus. I sent it to a friend in Germany for translation and it revealed that his original name was Heidelberger and he was from the town of Wil near St. Gallen and thus the hunt for more information began. Here are the findings about him and his life: Jim Rementer, 2021 Johann Heidelberger was baptized 2 Feb. 1629 in Wil, in northeastern Switzerland. His parents were Sebastian Heidelberger (born 1591) and Barbara Zopf (born 1593). Here is the image from the Baptism Book for the town of Wil of his baptism.
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Nora Thompson Dean on November 7, 1978 at the ... more This article was originally presented as a talk by Nora Thompson Dean on November 7, 1978 at the Boston Avenue Methodist Church in Tulsa. Mrs. Dean (July 3, 1907-November 29, 1984), noted Delaware Indian traditionalist, was introduced by Bruce Townsend, Chairman of the Delaware Tribe of Eastern Oklahoma.
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This article is about the beliefs of the Lenape people about the Creator and lesser spirits.
SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY records make clear that the most important Delaware Indian village on the Brandywine was situated, not along the lower reaches of the 0 0 1 F stream, but in the big bend near the present Delaware-Pennsylvania boundary. 1
This article is about the beliefs of the Lenape people about the Creator and lesser spirits.
SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY records make clear that the most important Delaware Indian village on the Brandywine was situated, not along the lower reaches of the 0 0 1 F stream, but in the big bend near the present Delaware-Pennsylvania boundary. 1
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The Calendar shows various types of flowers photographed over time. Information under the photo will tell what it is and the botanical name (if known). This year some friends shared photos they took for the calendar, and I would like to say Thank you for sharing.. One was M. Ashman who shared photos taken in Arizona, and the other Paul Hisaw who shared photos taken here in Oklahoma, and Indra Zuno sent photos from California. The other images are some I took.
To use as a wall calendar I suggest printing it on legal size paper (8.5 x 14”), so set your printer for that size paper. Feel free to share this calendar with your friends and relatives.
Enjoy it throughout 2023 and I sincerely hope it will be a good year for all of us. Stay well,
Jim Rementer
The Calendar shows various types of flowers photographed over time. Information under the photo will tell what it is and the botanical name (if known). This year some friends shared photos they took for the calendar, and I would like to say Thank you for sharing.. One was M. Ashman who shared photos taken in Arizona, and the other Paul Hisaw who shared photos taken here in Oklahoma, and Indra Zuno sent photos from California. The other images are some I took.
To use as a wall calendar I suggest printing it on legal size paper (8.5 x 14”), so set your printer for that size paper. Feel free to share this calendar with your friends and relatives.
Enjoy it throughout 2023 and I sincerely hope it will be a good year for all of us. Stay well,
Jim Rementer
Nora Thompson Dean on November 7, 1978 at the Boston Avenue
Methodist Church in Tulsa. Mrs. Dean (July 3,
1907-November 29, 1984), noted Delaware Indian traditionalist,
was introduced by Bruce Townsend, Chairman of the Delaware
Tribe of Eastern Oklahoma.