The Culture and Acculturation of the Delaware Indians

Preface
Contents
Part I. Early Historic Delaware Culture
	I. Delaware Origins and Affiliations
		Delaware Prehistory: a Summary
		Traditional Origins
		The Location and Divisions of the Early Historic Delawares
		Linguistic Affiliations
		Population in the Seventeenth Century
	II. The Reconstruction of Delaware Culture
		Introduction
		Delaware Technology
		Delaware Economics
		Material Culture
	III. Delaware Sociology
		Life Cycle
		Kin Groups
		Social Control
		War
	IV. Delaware Ideology
		Religion and Magic
		Folklore
Summary of Delaware Culture
Part II. Delaware Culture Change
	V. Delaware Acculturation
		The Contact Period (1524-1690)
		The Period of Consolidation (1690-1750)
		Nativistic Period (1750-1814)
		Decadent Period (1814-1867)
	VI. Delaware Assimilation
		Settlement Pattern
		Technological Assimilation
		Sociological Assimilation
		Religious Assimilation
		Linguistic Assimilation
		Pan-Indiansim
Summary and Analysis of Delaware Acculturation
Appendix
Literature Cited