The true origin of canonization and beatification must be sought in the Catholic doctrine of the worship (cultus), invocation, and intercession of the saints. As was taught by St. Augustine (Quaest. in Heptateuch., lib.
Some of the Lenape lived in large villages of two to three hundred people, but most of them lived in small bands of 25 to 50 people. 1  Families were important to the Lenape Indians. 2  The Lenape had three clans (or phratries) â Wolf, Turtle and Turkey â which traced their descent through the female line.
Allentown, NJ History. The land that is now Allentown and the surrounding area was originally populated by the Lenape Family of the Deleware Tribe of Native Americans. Their family symbol was the wild turkey. They lived along the waterway, behind The Old Mill, now known as Indian Run Creek.