U\ AMI-iacAX MCSKCM (HIDE LEAFLETS 



A. 'Hie Lcimi Lciiajx', or Delaware, i;iii^in^ lioiii the Karitan 

 Rivci-, inclu(lin«i Stalcii Island, to Sau^crties on tlic west hank of the 

 Hudson. 



Haiilan oi- Assanliican. 

 liackciisack. 

 'raj)I)an. 

 Acjuakanonk. 

 Haveist law. 

 W aianawankon*!;. 

 Ji. The Wai)i)inger Confederacy ian«;in<i; along the east hank of the 

 Hudson, eastward to Connecticut, from Manhattan Island. 

 H(H'hj»;awawank oi- Manhattan. 

 Siwanoy. 

 Weckquaskeck. 

 Wappin<»;er. 

 C. Montauk or Matouwack Confederacy. 



Canarsie. 

 These tribes were surrounded on all sides by neighbors of the same 

 stock, who differed somewhat in their language and culture. On the 

 south and west lay the Lenni Lenape, or Delawaie proper, on the north 

 the Mahikan, and on the east the New England tribes. Almost with- 

 out exception, these natives were displaced early in the histor}^ of this 

 country, and have been long since expatriated or exterminated. A veiy 

 few mixed bloods may yet be found on Staten Island, Long Island, and in 

 Westchester County, but their percentage of Indian blood is extremely 

 low. 



The remains of aboriginal life now to be found consist of shell- 

 heaps, occurring at everj^ convenient point along the coast, on the 

 rivers, and, more rarely, inland; shell, refuse, and fire pits; camp, 

 village, and burial sites; and rock and cave shelters. With one promi- 

 nent exception,^ few or no relics have been found in graves. The typical 

 interment was of the flexed variety. Bone burials, also, are not infrequent. 

 Dog skeletons, complete and intact, bearing the appearance of having 

 ])een laid out, are sometimes found buried in separate graves. Some 

 writers have supposed that these individual dog burials are the remains 

 of "white dog feasts" or kindred ]^ractices, because the Iroquois even 

 up to the present day hold such cei'enionies. The white dog is entirely 

 cremated l)y tlu^ Irocjuois, and so far as W(^ have been able to find out. 



Burial Ilidjie, Tottenville, Staten Island. 



