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"Initial Reaction to Europeans"
The Keskachauge (Keshaechqueren) Indians, a sub tribe of the Lenape, became perplexed when Europeans arrived and built their permanent structures of wood and stone, thus precluding movement. They were used to relocating when the stars told them so, or when local game, fish, and firewood gave out, and didn't understand the practicality of these "houses".
Then the Keshaechqueren Indians became really pissed off at the Europeans, after the Dutch West Indian Company negotiated the purchase of Greenpoint from them, in 1638. They were robbed of their freedom and, in many cases, their lives; then deprived of their culture.
The Dutch, on the other hand, made sure they were here to stay.
