Pompton people

Pompton
Total population
extinct as a tribe
Regions with significant populations
 United States ( New Jersey)
Languages
English, historically Unami
Religion
Christianity, Native American Church, traditional tribal religion
Related ethnic groups
other Lenape

The Pompton or Pamapon people were a sub-tribe of Algonquian-speaking Native Americans, who once lived northern New Jersey. The Pompton historically lived along Pompton and Pequannock Rivers, near what is now Paterson, New Jersey, but they were forced out of New Jersey after their lands had been taken without compensation by European colonists.[1]

  1. ^ Weslager, C. A. (1990). The Delaware Indians: A History. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-8135-1494-9.