~LENAPE NATIVE HISTORY THREAD~
It wasn’t long ago that NYC was inhabited by the Lenape people, who used the island for trade, oyster cultivation, harvest, political meetings, and more!

Most people are unaware of the island’s pre-colonial history, so here’s a thread with info! Manhattan itself derives from the Munsee Lenape dialect word ‘manaháhtaan’, with ‘manah’ meaning ‘to gather’, ‘-aht’ meaning ‘bow’, and ‘aan’ acting as a verb stem. Translated as ‘place to gather bows’.

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