Illustration of Robert Treat standing in front of the settlement of NewArk. Treat led the Puritans from Connecticut and orchestrated the purchse of land from the Lenni-Lenape for the settlement. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Illustration of English settlers walking to church in the early days of the settlement of Newark. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Map of the settlement of Newark on the Passaic River indicating the lots of settlers from different hometowns. — Credit: Newark Public Library
An artist’s depiction of the landing of English settlers at what is now Newark, in May 1966. — Credit: Newark Public Library
Map of Lenni-Lenape territory spanning from what is now Delaware to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. — Credit: Wikipedia
Plaque commemorating the “settlement” of Newark on the lands of the Lenni-Lenape and the renaming of native landmarks. — Credit: NJ State Archives
Artifacts of the Lenni-Lenape from what is now New Jersey. — Credit: NJ State Archives
Artifacts of the Lenni-Lenape from what is now New Jersey. — Credit: NJ State Archives
Artifacts of the Lenni-Lenape from what is now New Jersey. — Credit: NJ State Archives
Photo of the leaders of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape tribal reorganization, which took place in the 1970s. — Credit: www.nanticoke-lenapetribalnation.org
