Okehocking people

The Okehocking Tribe (also known as Ockanickon) was a small band of Unami language-speaking Delaware Indians, who occupied an area along the Ridley and Crum creeks in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

[1] In 1701, the tribe approached William Penn for the purchase of a tract of land.

The tribe used the land as their summer fishing camp, moving north during the winter months.

However, the survey of the 500 acres allotted to the Okehocking Tribe allowed a clear demarcation of where Indian land began and ended.

This meant that the settlers could freely camp and build settlements all around the borders without fear of breaking the law.