They traded with both the Lenape to the south and the Mahicans to the north. They lived a similar lifestyle to the Lenape, residing in various villages along the river. Further north, the Wappingers lived from Manhattan Island up to Poughkeepsie. The Lenape people waited for the explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano onshore, traded with Henry Hudson, and sold the island of Manhattan.
The lower Hudson River was inhabited by the Lenape. The Lenape, Wappinger, and Mahican branches of the Algonquins lived along the river, mostly in peace with the other groups. The Hudson Valley was inhabited by indigenous peoples ages before Europeans arrived. Main article: History of the Hudson Valley Pre-Columbian era
