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At the time of the arrival of the Europe ans in the 16th and 17th Century , the Lenape homeland generally encompassed the territory adjacent to the Delaware and lower Hudson river valleys, as well the territory between them. It stretched from modern-day Delaware to western Connecticut and Long Island and included parts of eastern Pennsylvania all of present day New Jersey , New York Bay , and the southern counties of New York State , including New York Harbor and the five boroughs of New York City . According to some people, who have misunderstood the origin of this word, the Lenape called this territory "Lenapehoking", meaning "in the land of the Lenape." This assertion has gained widespread acceptance and is found widely in recent literature on the Lenape, including in the websites of purported Lenape people. Ray Whritenour , a philologist, says that the term does not appear in any sources from the 18th century, but is a modern name coined by Nora Thompson Dean ("Touching Leaves Woman") in 1984, in order to provide the archaeologist/author, Herbert C. Kraft , with a convenient term for the area once inhabited by ancestors of the Lenape people. OTHER LENAPE PLACE NAMES Lenape place names within the region included:
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