We Are Still Here! Lunaapeew/Lenape Celebration Day
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Join the Éenda-Lŭnaapeewáhkiing (Land of the Lunaapeew) Collective and the Museum of the City of New York for a day of activities celebrating the resilience and cultural heritage of the First People of the New York City region. Visitors of all ages will enjoy musical and dance performances, craft workshops, and discussions led by Indigenous speakers and artists, exploring the past, present, and future of the Lunaapeew/Lenape.
Íiyach Ktapihna! (We Are Still Here!)
The original Indigenous inhabitants of today’s five boroughs are known by many names, including Lenape (from the Unami dialect), Lunaapeew (from the Munsee dialect), Lenni-Lenape, Delaware, and Munsee-Delaware, among others. Many of these communities have been displaced across North America – known as Turtle Island – with several communities nearby in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States and in Ontario or Southeastern Canada. The Éenda-Lŭnaapeewáhkiing (Land of the Lunaapeew) Collective aims to establish a partnership between these communities, with a vision to unite and hear the voices of the Lunaapeew across Turtle Island. Current participating members of the EL Collective include the Munsee-Delaware Nation (Ontario Canada); the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation (Bridgeton, NJ); the Ramapough Munsee Lunaape Nation (Mahwah, NJ); and members of Eelŭnaapéewi Lahkéewiit (Moravian of the Thames Band) (Ontario, Canada).
Schedule
| 11:00 a.m. | Event Begins: Opening Flute Performance by Stephen Leonardo |
| 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Workshops: Corn Husk Doll Making with Denise Bright Dove Ashton-Dunkley (Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation) Painting Workshop with Courtney Streett & Native Roots Farm Foundation Storytelling with Brent Stonefish Arts & Crafts Activities (Ongoing) |
| 12:00–12:30 p.m. | Performance: Red Blanket Singers and Dancers |
| 12:30–1:00 p.m. | Flute Performance and Welcome Remarks |
| 1:00–1:30 p.m. | Performance: Red Blanket Singers and Dancers |
| 2:00–3:00 p.m. | Workshops: Corn Husk Doll Making with Denise Dunkley Painting Workshop with Courtney Streett & Native Roots Farm Foundation Storytelling with Brent Stonefish Red Blanket Dancers & Drum Workshop |
| 3:30–4:00 p.m. | Final Performance: Red Blanket Singers and Dancers |
| 4:30–5:00 p.m. | Activities |
| 5:00 p.m. | Event Concludes and Museum Closes |
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
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