https://padlet.com/jpimm26/3si1ftda8l8m By: Jack Pimm, Chloe Chong, Hector Rauda, and David Foreman. en-us 2017-12-15 17:03:14 UTC 2026-03-21 21:49:54 UTC hello@padlet.com jpimm26 https://padlet.com/jpimm26/3si1ftda8l8m/wish/216811441 By: Jack Pimm
The Lenni Lenape believed in the great spirit Kishelemukong, also called Kitanitowit. They believed that Kitanitowit created the world. One legend was that land was formed when a large tortoise raised its back out of the water and became land. 
They believed that a tree sprouted on the land and from its roots a sprout grew the first man ever. The tree later bent down to touch the earth, forming another sprout that was the first woman ever. In order to gain the favor of good spirits, Lenape would leave gifts such as bundles of flowers or leaves in places where they believed that the spirit would visit.


]]> 2017-12-17 21:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jpimm26/3si1ftda8l8m/wish/216811441 cchong26 https://padlet.com/jpimm26/3si1ftda8l8m/wish/217686334 By: Chloe Chong
Lenape spiritual tradition holds that many spirits, both good and evil, populate the earth and all spirits must be revered. In order to gain the favor of good spirits, Lenape would leave gifts such as bundles of flowers or leaves in places where they believe the spirit resided. They also would hold ritual ceremonies to honor the good spirits during the planting of corn and again during harvest of the corn. Thunder beings, or pethakhuweyok, were dangerous spirits that caused storms and mesingw, a powerful sacred medicine spirit, often appeared to Lenape men in dreams. ]]> 2017-12-21 12:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jpimm26/3si1ftda8l8m/wish/217686334 cchong26 https://padlet.com/jpimm26/3si1ftda8l8m/wish/217687735 By: Chloe Chong
 As in many other cultures, the Lenape held a special spiritual regard for the time in an individual's life when they passed into adulthood. For the Lenape, this rite of passage involved a vision quest. Around the age of 12 to 14, both boys and girls would set out on a vision quest in order to obtain a guardian spirit who would stay with them throughout their lives. During the vision quest the children would not eat or drink and upon their return they would be given a new name based on what was revealed to them in their visions or dreams. ]]> 2017-12-21 12:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jpimm26/3si1ftda8l8m/wish/217687735 cchong26 https://padlet.com/jpimm26/3si1ftda8l8m/wish/217688068 2017-12-21 13:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jpimm26/3si1ftda8l8m/wish/217688068 cchong26 https://padlet.com/jpimm26/3si1ftda8l8m/wish/217688280 2017-12-21 13:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jpimm26/3si1ftda8l8m/wish/217688280