Extensive categorization and cross-reference of all North American native american indian tribes of the US and Canada First Nations, by nations, bands, rancheria, pueblo, federally recognized, state recognized, unrecognized, petitions for recognition, by state or providence, and by language group and region of original occupation. You can also find a listing of official tribal web sites on the Internet.
NEW JERSEY INDIAN TRIBES
Federal list last updated 3/07
FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES
None
STATE RECOGNIZED TRIBES (Not recognized by the Federal Governemnt)
Nanaticoke Lenni- Lennapes of New Jersey, Inc.Letter of Intent to Petition 01/03/1992.
Powhatan-Renape Nation.Letter of Intent to Petition 04/12/1996.
Ramapough Lenape Indian Nation (also known as Ramapough Mountain Indians). Letter of Intent to Petition 08/14/1979. Decline to Acknowledge 2/6/1996 (61 FR 4476); request for reconsideration to IBIA; decision affirmed 7/18/1997; reconsidered Final Determination 1/7/1998 (63 FR 888); in litigation; 12/11/2001, U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s Memorandum Opinion & Order granting summary judgment to the Department; US Supreme Court denied cert. 2002; Decision effective 1/7/1998.
In addition, New Jersey recognizes the Inter-Tribal American Indians of New Jersey, an organization created circa 1980 to meet the needs of American Indians from across North and South America who are now living in New Jersey. The organization provides social activities and support to those Indians living in New Jersey and is dedicated to educating the public about American Indian culture and history.
UNRECOGNIZED / PETITIONING TRIBES
The Ancient Boii Tribe-Clovis, Paleo Boii
Osprey Band of Free Cherokees
Sand Hill Band of Indians (aka Sand Hill Band of Lenape and Cherokee Indians). Letter of Intent to Petition 01/09/2007.
Taino Tribal Council (Jatibonuco)
Unalachtigo Band of Nanticoke Lenni Lenape Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 2/1/2002.
FIRST CONTACT TO PRESENT
Explorers in the 1500s found a peaceful Algonkian tribe with an economy of hunting, gathering and small-scale agriculture. They built villages along the Delaware River, spending most of their time hunting and planting corn, beans, and other crops for food. They called themselves the Leni Lenape (which roughly translates as "real men").
They collectively came to be called the Delaware, after the river they lived along. Their descendants today are known as Delaware and Munsee Indians and are dispersed over North America with the largest group living near Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
PRE-CONTACT NEW JERSEY TRIBES
PRE-HISTORIC CULTURES IN NEW JERSEY
8000 BC - Native Americans had occupied New Jersey for thousands of years before European colonization. Ten thousand years before the first European settlers set foot in New Jersey, the Leni Lenape were hunting and raising crops such as corn, beans, and squash.
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