NYC Origins: Dutch East India Co. and Lenape People | New York: A Documentary Film

Learn about the first Dutch settlements in what is now New York City in this video from New York: A Documentary Film. From the first contact between Henry Hudson and the Lenape in what is now New York Harbor, to the founding of the New Amsterdam colony as a center of commerce and profit, students will learn about the profound impact Europeans had on the area and the lasting influence of Dutch settlements on New York today.