Neolin: Algonquian Prophet & Holy Man - Lenni Lenape/Delaware
This is a collection of words, photos and video clips about Grandfather “., a Lenni Lenape / Deleware Prophet, Holy Man, Visonary, Medicine Person & “Dreamer“.
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Grandfather “Neolin”.. (“the enlightened”) is an Algonquian Prophet, Holy Man & “Dreamer“,
of the Lenni Lenape People, (also known as the Delaware), from the area of Muskingum County, Ohio. His dates of birth and death are unknown.
Inspired by a religious/spiritual vision, in 1761, Grandfather “Neolin“ proclaimed, that Indigenous Peoples needed to reject the goods and lifestyles, of the European return, to a more traditional lifestyle. He was extremely specific, about rejecting alcohoL, materialism and polygamy.
Neolin’s most famous follower was “Obwandiyag” (Chief Pontiac).
In 1761, Grandfather Neolin went through a period of fasting, incantation and “dreaming”, during which, he claimed to have been visited by the “Master of
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Neolin: Algonquian Prophet & Holy Man - Lenni Lenape/Delaware