Munsee
Monsiyok | |
|---|---|
Stockbridge Munsee Community members in Wisconsin in 2009 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Formerly: New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Presently: Oklahoma, Ontario, and Wisconsin. | |
| Languages | |
| English currently and the Munsee language historically | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Lenape peoples |
| Person | Monsi, Lënape |
|---|---|
| People | Monsiyok, Lënapeyok |
| Language | Monsii èlixsuwakàn, Lënapei èlixsuwakàn |
| Country | Monsihòkink, Lënapehòkink |
The Munsee (Delaware: Monsiyok) are a subtribe and one of the three divisions of the Lenape. Historically, they lived along the upper portion of the Delaware River, the Minisink, and the adjacent country in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. They were prominent in the early history of New York and New Jersey, being among the first Indigenous peoples of that region to encounter European colonizers.