Alright, let’s deal with this. Let’s get down to brass tacks of this situation. I haven’t said much on the topic of “Moors / Muurs” as I’ve never had much tangible evidence or researched source material to deal with, until now. In particular, the statement has been made, “show me anywhere, where Native Americans, Indians, aborigines, etc. were referred to as Moors.” Here we go, lets deal with it. Found on the ‘Nanticoke and Lenape Confederation’ Learning Center and Museum site, in part the following is stated and referenced, concerning the Nanticoke-Lenape Tribes, also known as Delaware Indians and the label ‘Moor’: In the 1870’s, a cloistered community of Indians also established their own school in the area of modern day Cheswold in Kent County, which was called “Moortown.” This group, commonly referred to as “Moors,” is cited to have been in that area since at least 1710. This tribal community self-identifies as both Lenape/Delaware and Nanticoke according to an 1892 news article and subsequent anthropological reports. Some of the members of this community were related to the residents of the state’s “Brotherton Reservation,” which had been disbanded in the early 1800’s. Most had been converted to Christianity and formed their own church by 1820. The common understanding was that they were the remnants of the Lenape and Nanticoke community called “Indians of Cohansey Bridge.” They came to be known variously as “Gouldtowners,” “Moors,” and “Nanticokes” up through the mid twentieth century. In Delaware, the schools are legally identified as exclusively for the special racial grouping, variously called “Nanticoke,” “Moor,” or “Indian” … designations which are used interchangeably in public records of the period. A 1903 Delaware Law acknowledges those descended from the individuals listed in the 1881 special racial status exemption from school tax as “Nanticoke Indians” and allows them to request documentation indicating the same for purposes of “migrating.” By this time, the state legislature acknowledges that Nanticoke/Moor Indian families are throughout the state. Subsequent investigations determine that, even though they have intermarried, while the Millsboro community is primarily Nanticoke, the Cheswold Community is identified as primarily Lenape. During this time of economic difficulty, many Nanticoke/Moor families are leaving Delaware and moving to southern New Jersey and Philadelphia. This follows a pattern of migration from the previous century, during which small communities of Nanticoke/Moor families migrated westward to Michigan and Ontario, maintaining a semblance of community in those locations, and where they are identified in public records as “Indian.” nanticokelenapemuseum.org/confederation/ Author Unknown, “Kent County Moors: A Curious Delaware Community And Its History: Leni Lenapes Of To-Day.” The Times of Philadelphia, May 19, 1892. C. A. Weslager, Delaware’s Forgotten Folk: The Story of the Moors & Nanticokes (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1943), 142. George P. Fisher, “The So-Called Moors of Delaware,” Millsboro Herald, June 15, 1895 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Through the treaty clause entered into three hundred and seventy treaties with Indian tribal Nations; Whereas from the first treaty entered into with an Indian Nation, the treaty with the Delaware Indians of September 17, 1778 senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/hconres331.pdf Let’s discuss ladies and gents, as these “Moors” appear to be independent of those outlined in the Moors Sundry Act of 1790. Let me hear yall thoughts. Let’s get down to brass tacks of this situation. Lonzado Langley, William Bell, Aza ALa AAyah, Renee Sanders, Stephen Walters, Toriano ObaShango-El, Roanooko Blackhawk, Arlinda Blackwell-El, EmpressEvelyn HoofBey, Kerry Davis, LeRon Johnson, Valarielbey Washitawn, Kristen VolivaEl EdwigetoussaintEl, Christina Parker, John Bell, Gregori Louis, Neser Em Neheh Ali, Neb Nyansapo Nupu El, Leslie Peterson, Orlando Williams, Tonya Chase, Detrolia R. Murahtekkhan, Nasi Yashuv-El Zevulun, Kyle Morse-Bey, Anton Weaver, Saidi El, Larriante Sumbry El, SentAsha KeyAma-Joy EL, Mikail Bey, Dave Gradney-El, Zafarah EL, Kosmos Ether El-Bey, Bilal Muambi, Sanita Swisher, Love Leigh
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