Morons of Wikipedia read the sources provided Pre Contact 1500 BC The epic story of the west to east migration of the Lenni Lanape ancient ancestors of the Anishinabe people begins and is recorded as the Wallum Olum an ancient written record on bark tablets and song sticks It is the oldest written record of people in North America and dates back to before 1600 B C Preceding unsigned comment added by 166 147 120 26