In 1756, the
British colonial government appointed
commissioners to resolve disputes between
white settlers and the Munsee Lenape native to the
Washington Valley. For 100 years prior, the groups had been on peaceful terms. wrote a constitution to
expel Munsee Lenape native to the
Washington Valley. Led by Reverend John Brainerd,
colonists forcefully relocated 200 people to Indian Mills, then known as Brotherton. In 1777, Reverend John Brainerd abandoned the
reservation, making circumstances increasingly difficult. In 1780, Munsee Lenape
community leaders of Brotherton, native to
Washington Valley, wrote a
community treaty However, in 1801, many of the Munsee Lenape families agreed to relocate to
New Stockbridge, New York to join the
Oneidas. A few Munsee Lenapes stayed behind and assimilated with the
white colonists. to
Green Bay, Wisconsin. ==References==