Role 1: Society Specialist

Role 1: Society Specialist
Lenape Village
Your Role in the Group:
As the Society Specialist for your group, it is your job to research the roles of different people in society. As you research, you should record the answers you find on your graphic organizer.
1.     What roles and responsibilities did men, women, and children have in the Lenape society?
2.     What were the religious beliefs of the Lenape?
3.     What were vision quests?
4.     What kind of medicine and healing techniques did the Lenape use?
 
** How is Lenape society different today than it was years ago?
 
Internet Links:
This website has information about the Lenape community.
http://www.lenapelifeways.org/lenape1.htm#community
 
This site tells about different roles for men and women.
http://www.lenapelifeways.org/lenape1.htm#sharing
 
Information about Lenape beliefs and rituals.
http://www.lenapelifeways.org/lenape3.htm#beliefs
 
Information about the Lenape's sacred tobacco ceremonies.
http://www.lenapelifeways.org/lenape3.htm#tobacco
 
Information about Lenape vision quests.
http://www.lenapelifeways.org/lenape3.htm#vision
 
Information about Lenape medicine and healing.
http://www.lenapelifeways.org/lenape3.htm#healers
 
Visit this link to read about how the Lenape live today.
http://www.lenapelifeways.org/lenape4.htm#Today
Other Resources:
  • Chapter 2 in your social studies textbook has additional information about the Lenape.
  • Books about the Lenape from our classroom library and our school library.

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