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Lenape Food

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    How the Lenni Lenape got their food
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  • What two responsibilites did Lenape women have with providing food for their village?
    farming and gathering food
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  • What two responsibilities did Lenape men have with finding food for their village?
    hunting and fishing
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  • Name 5 animals the Lenape would have hunted.
    deer, bear, wolf, fox, turkey, turtle, rabbit, squirrel
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  • What were 2 important tools the Lenape men would have used when fishing?
    spear, net, canoe
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  • What were the 4 main ways the Lenape got their food?
    hunting, gathering, fishing, and farming
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  • What were the 3 sisters?
    beans, corn, squash
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  • Name 3 types of food the Lenape women would have gathered.
    syrup, nuts, berries, wild onions
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  • What did Lenape women do to store corn for the winter?
    hang from the rafters of their wigwam
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  • What did Lenape women do to prepare fish/meat to last for the winter?
    they would dry it over a smoldering fire
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  • Why did Lenape women dig holes in the Earth?
    to store their food
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