The Colonies’ First and New Jersey’s Only Indian Reservation

BLOG ENTRY POSTED ON AUGUST 29, 2013 by JD THOMAS

On August 29 in 1758 New Jersey established the first American Indian Reservation in Shamong Township, New Jersey. This was the colonies’ first attempt at creating a reservation for Native Americans. The community of Delaware Indians did not last very long. The remnants of the tribe were eventually removed to Western reservations and reservation’s church was utilized by white residents until it burned down in 1802.

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1911 – Ishi, believed to be the last remaining member of the Yahi, a group of the Yana people, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California near Oroville. Ishi is considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans. Ishi means “man” in the Yana language

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