Robert McNitt Survival Guide

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Robert McNitt Survival Guide

• By Danielle,
• Vanessa, Cindy,
• Chris

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Robert McNitt Questions and Answers to
becoming a real Lenni Lenape
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What will your name be?

• Your name will be kexiti kweti, which means
  Little One. I chose to name you this because of
  the age you were when you were first brought to
  live with the Lenni Lenape.

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What chores are you expected to do?

• You will be expected to help the squaws with
  food preparations and catching food. You will be
  expected to catch fish to help feed the tribe.
  You will also be expected to help gather food
  from the fields.

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Chores
Some chores you will be expected to perform is
helping the squaws in gathering the grain in the
field. You will also be expected to gather fish
in your spare time to help feed the family.

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How will you be expected to behave?

• You will be expected to behave with respect to
  your elders and parents, and follow the commands
  asked without question. Talking back will not be
  allowed.

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How will you play the games you will need to know?

• One game played will be Selahtikan. This is a
  hand-eye coordination game. It is played as
  follows An amount of sticks are placed in an
  unorganized fashion. You will have to try to pick
  up a stick without moving the others. Score is
  kept on how many sticks you pick up.

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What types of sports will be played?

• One sport played will be a Lenape football game.
  This is usually played following the celebration
  Pahsaeman. It is played men against women. The
  men can only kick the ball from place to place
  but the woman can either kick or run with it. The
  men are not allowed to grab or tackle the women,
  but the women can do whatever they want. There
  are goalposts at opposite ends of a field, and
  the object is to get the ball to their end of the
  field.