Nora Thompson Dean

Dean in a buckskin dress on a visit to Pennsylvania, c. 1973

Nora Thompson Dean (July 3, 1907 – November 29, 1984), also known as Weenjipahkihelexkwe (modern Unami orthography: Weènchipahkihëlèxkwe[1]), which translates as "Touching Leaves Woman" in Unami,[2] was a member of the Delaware Tribe of Indians. As a Lenape traditionalist and one of the last fluent speakers of the southern Unami dialect of the Lenape language, she was an influential mentor to younger tribal members and is widely cited in scholarship on Lenape culture.

  1. ^ "Lenape Talking Dictionary".
  2. ^ "Dean, Nora Thompson :: Western History - Doris Duke Collection". digital.libraries.ou.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-20.