Portrait of William Russell Clark, Chief of the Nanticoke Indians ca. 1925.
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Portrait of William Russell Clark, Chief of the Nanticoke Indians ca. 1925.
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Acknowledging the richness of Nanticoke natives´ culture and their complex history helps advance their current and future causes
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Half-length photographic portrait of William Russell Clark, Chief of the Nanticoke Indians, posing in full indigenous regalia. His indigenous name was Wynikako and served as the first Delaware Nanticoke Chief from 1881 to 1928. His son Charles C. "Little Owl" Clark, served as Nanticoke Delaware Chief from 1928 to 1971. Then, Chief Kenneth S. "Red Deer" Clar, served as Nanticoke Delaware Chief from 1971 to 2003. Currently, Charles C. Clark IV serves as the Nanticoke Delaware Chief.
English explorer and plunderer Capt. John Smith named this indigenous community “Nanticoke” in 1608, consolidating several separate bands of related American Indians known by the names Kuskarawaok, Nentego, Nantaquak and others.
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Ca. 1925
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University of Pennsylvania Photographic Service
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Delaware Historical Society
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Permission required for re-use
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Charles C. Clark IV, "The Nanticoke Story," Delaware Beach Life (September 2017): 48-55.