Rich in cultural significance, each title in this bestselling series includes a collection of 20 to 30 tales together with an introduction and a historical overview that give the reader compelling insights into the culture, the folk literature, and the lives of the people in the region. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Here are 24 gracefully told stories of the Lenape. The tales are primarily etiological, often concerned with ceremonies or customs, such as "the gift of the pipe and the Fire of Peace," the legend of "Bigfoot," or the use of the sugar maple. Some stories teach morals in a gentle fashion. In addition, there is a lengthy and readable introduction addressing "Our Spiritual View of the Land," "The People," "The Lenape Encounter with Europeans," "Lenape Spirituality," and "Stories and Storytelling." The history traces the Lenape through the vagaries of their relationships with the Dutch settlers, the colony of Pennsylvania, the Six Nations, the British and the US governments, and their removal to the Susquehanna, Ohio territory, Indiana territory, the Mississippi, Kansas, and finally to the Cherokee reservation in Oklahoma. Unfortunately, the information and stories lack the support of citations and notes, except for a pronunciation guide and glossary, making the volume less useful for advanced work. Nevertheless, it begins to fill a hole in documentation of the Lenape peoples. General; undergraduate. From: Syndetics Solutions, Inc. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.