We Are Still Here! Lunaapeew/Lenape Celebration Day

When: Saturday, November 22, 2025, 11:00am
Price: Free with Museum Admission
A group of adults and children in traditional clothing pose for a group photograph.
Courtesy of Red Blanket Singers

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).

 

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.


Advance registration is encouraged to guarantee a spot. All sales are final; refunds and exchanges are not permitted. Programs and dates are subject to change.

Members: To receive your discount, click on the "Buy Tickets" button above, then sign in to your account on the ticketing page.

Groups of 10 or more get discounts; contact us at programs@mcny.org or 917.492.3395.

Accessibility: Assistive listening devices are available and our auditorium wheelchair lift can accommodate manual and motorized wheelchairs (max. capacity 500 lbs). Please contact the Museum at 917.492.3333 or info@mcny.org with any questions.

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