Lenape
State-recognized and unrecognized groups
### State\-recognized and unrecognized groups

Three groups who claim descent from Lenape people are [state\-recognized tribes](/wiki/State-recognized_tribe "State-recognized tribe"):
* Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware in [Delaware](/wiki/Delaware "Delaware")
* [Nanticoke\-Lenni Lenape Tribal Nation](/wiki/Nanticoke_Lenni-Lenape "Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape") in [New Jersey](/wiki/New_Jersey "New Jersey")
* [Ramapough Lenape Nation](/wiki/Ramapough_Lenape_Nation "Ramapough Lenape Nation") in [New Jersey](/wiki/New_Jersey "New Jersey")

More than a dozen organizations in [Delaware](/wiki/Delaware "Delaware"), [Maryland](/wiki/Maryland "Maryland"), [New Jersey](/wiki/New_Jersey "New Jersey"), [Pennsylvania](/wiki/Pennsylvania "Pennsylvania"), [Virginia](/wiki/Virginia "Virginia"), and elsewhere claim descent from Lenape people and are [unrecognized tribes](/wiki/Unrecognized_tribes "Unrecognized tribes"). Organizations in Pennsylvania, [Idaho](/wiki/Idaho "Idaho"), and [Kansas](/wiki/Kansas "Kansas") have petitioned the [U.S. federal government](/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States "Federal government of the United States") for recognition.["Petitions for Federal Recognition."](http://500nations.com/tribes/Tribes_Petitions.asp) *500 Nations.* Retrieved January 20, 2012\. One of these includes the [Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania](/wiki/Lenape_Nation_of_Pennsylvania "Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania") based in [Easton, Pennsylvania](/wiki/Easton%2C_Pennsylvania "Easton, Pennsylvania").


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