[Note: The tribe described below is  fictional. The history and culture are as close to a compilation of Algonkian tribal histories as literature and space permits. This history's content and style are representative of Algonkian experiences with Europeans and reflect values put forward by many tribal peoples when confronted with environmental hazards. We welcome commentary about our fictional tribe. At the end of this section you will find links to Nations and further information from tribes themselves.

Ramavalley Renapi Tribal Band
Traditional Location

Originally in 1600, the bands that became known as the Ramavalley Renapi occupied the Delaware River Valley areas from Cape Henlopen, Delaware north to include the west side of the lower Hudson Valley in southern New York. The historical Renapi were not migratory; they occupied their homeland for thousands of years before the coming of the Europeans. From the 1600s through the 1900s, European settlement forced them to relocate over a dozen times. By 1900 various Renapi peoples lived in: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Ontario, Quebec, Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Some Renapi moved to RamaValley, a part of their traditional homeland, where they were able to remain through a combination of tribal purchase of lands and through a treaty creating a federally recognized reserve. Some sister reserves are near the, Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma and the Huron and Micmac (Huron, Micmac, Assiniboine, etc.). Names The Renapi translates as "original people." To other tribes, including their sister Algonquins, the Renapi were seen as the "grandfathers," from the widely held belief that they were the original tribe of all "people of the Dawn" or Eastern tribes. Renapi Language Their language is an Algonquin dialect which includes a mixture of Munsee and Mahican.