| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/penns_treaty_with_indians_pafa.jpg]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:''Penn's Treaty with the Indians'', by Benjamin West]] |
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| 4 | The Delaware Indians (also known as the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenape Lenape]]) lived along the Delaware River before being pushed out by European settlers. |
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| 6 | They were the first tribe to sign a treaty with the new United States, in 1778, and agreed to provide the U.S. with scouts. |
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| 8 | Because of this, [[ArmyScout Indian scouts working for the US Army]] were heavily associated with the Delaware. In fiction it is not uncommon to refer to a US Army Indian scout as "a Delaware." |
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