. A history of Pennsylvania. amisouth of the Lehigh as far as the mouth of the Schuylkill,and the Unalachtigo, south of the Schuylkill. It was withthe last two that WilHam Penn made his celebrated totem or mark of the Minsi was the wolf; of theUnami, the turtle; and of the Unalachtigo, the turkey.^ In addition to the tribes named there were the Shawneesor Shawanese, who came from the South about 1700, andthe Conestogas, an Iroquois tribe, living on the Susquehanna,and other Iroquois and Algonkin tribes. Indian Characteristics. — The chief of the tribe was called ^ Each clan or tri
. A history of Pennsylvania. amisouth of the Lehigh as far as the mouth of the Schuylkill,and the Unalachtigo, south of the Schuylkill. It was withthe last two that WilHam Penn made his celebrated totem or mark of the Minsi was the wolf; of theUnami, the turtle; and of the Unalachtigo, the turkey.^ In addition to the tribes named there were the Shawneesor Shawanese, who came from the South about 1700, andthe Conestogas, an Iroquois tribe, living on the Susquehanna,and other Iroquois and Algonkin tribes. Indian Characteristics. — The chief of the tribe was called ^ Each clan or tribe had as its totem or emblem the figure of the beast, bird,reptile, plant, or other object from which its name is derived. EARLY SETTLEMENTS 3 a sachem, and he with the older men governed the tribe,but when the question of making war came up all the war-riors or braves took part. Everything was done with dig-nity, and after careful discussion. Whatever faults theIndians had, and they were many, they were faithful to their. Delaware Indian.^ . ..... .^ treaties and promises if the other party was also Penn said of those with whom he was famihar, Donot abuse them, but let them have justice, and >ou winthem. On the other hand, the Indians were cruel andrevengeful to their enemies. They hesitated at no trick,no deception, or unlooked-for attack, and treated men,women, and children without mercy, no matter how innocentthey might be. Their greatest trophies were the scalps oftheir enemies, and the num])er of scalps a warrior could dis-play w^as the measure of his bravery and skill. 4 HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA The Delawares were more peaceful than many of thosewith whom the settlers of other colonies came in time showed that when roused by ill-treatment, injus-tice, and fraud, they could be as savage and revengeful asany of their race. Henry Hudson. — The first Englishman to enter DelawareBay was probably Henry Hudson, who was in
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