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Brooklyn exhibition focuses on Indigenous people of NY: The Lenape

NEW YORK — It’s a sight to behold: a beaded bandolier bag that dates back to the 1830s, created through intricate stitchwork and made by a member of the Lenape Nation, who were indigenous to present-day New York City and the surrounding area.

“They probably started during the winter months, when people were indoors, and people were working on these bags over the course of let’s say, one year, so they take a lot of time to create,” said Joe Baker, co-founder and executive director of the Lenape Center. “And during the process, woven into the bags, are the stories and experiences of the maker.” 

What You Need To Know

  • Lenapehoking is a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center 

  • The Lenape are an Indigenous people of what is now New York City and surrounding areas 

  • The exhibition features work from Lenape artists past and present  

  • It’s organized through a partnership between the Brooklyn Public Library and the Lenape Center, which is a not-for-profit with a mission of continuing Lenape art and culture in their homeland 

Baker is also curator of the first-ever Lenape curated exhibition in New York, at Brooklyn Public Library’s Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center. It’s a partnership between the library and the Lenape Center, which was founded in 2009 with a mission to continue Lenape art and culture in what they recognize as their homeland, Lenapehoking — that being right here in New York City.

(Photo: NY1/Roger Clark)

“There’s a real opportunity for all of us to benefit from this complex history, and the best way to do that is to have this ability to no longer be silenced, to no longer be erased, but to be with the public telling…

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Mohegan

Casino revenue from slot machines, online gaming was up in December

Southeastern Connecticut’s casinos posted big year-over-year gains in slot-machine revenue in December, largely a reflection of the COVID-19 restrictions that were in place a year ago.

Mohegan Sun reported Monday that it kept $41.8 million in slots “win” after paying out prizes last month, a 29.5% increase over the $32.2 million it kept the same month a year earlier. Foxwoods Resort Casino kept $30.5 million, up from $21.5 million a year ago, a 42% jump. 

Mohegan Sun contributed $11.7 million of its December slots win to the state while Foxwoods sent $7.6 million to Hartford. 

Data posted on the website of the state Department of Consumer Protection’s Gaming Division show that while December, the second full month of online casino gaming in Connecticut, generated more money for the state than November did, revenue from online sports betting declined from month to month. Online gaming sites operated by the casinos paid the state $2.9 million in December, up from $2.5 million in November. Sports wagering offered by the casinos and by the Connecticut Lottery Corp. generated about $930,000 for the state in December, down from about $1.7 million the previous month. 

The casinos’ online sports betting sites collected more wagers than in previous months but paid out a greater percentage in winnings. 

Foxwoods took in $68.9 million in sports wagers and paid out $63.8 million to patrons who placed winning bets. Mohegan Sun collected $63.3 million in wagers and paid out $59.4 million. The lottery took in $11.4 million in bets and paid out $10.5 million. The lottery’s retail sites accepted another $6.5 million in wagers and paid out $6.1 million. 

After deductions for canceled bets, taxes and promotions, Foxwoods’ gross sports-betting revenue in December was $3.2 million. Mohegan Sun’s was $2.6 million and the lottery’s was $561,036. Each paid 13.75% of their…

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Lenni Lenape

The Programming at Greenpoint Library Offers Something for Everyone

This current iteration of Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Avenue), with its focus on sustainability and environmental education, took years to be fully realized. The original library building opened in 1906, before undergoing demolition in the early 1970s. A replacement building was constructed shortly after.

In 2014, the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund awarded the library a legacy grant worth around $5 million. With almost $18 million of matching funds, construction started in 2017, and after asbestos and pandemic delays, the new building opened in October 2020. 

The library building earned LEED Gold certification, the second-highest level of LEED certification, due to its environmentally conscious design.

The Greenpoint Library serves as a hub for environmental education. It hosts the Greenpoint Environmental History Project, which “is dedicated to documenting and preserving the environmental history of Greenpoint through oral histories and community scanning” according to the library’s website. You can also access the collection online here. 

The library’s Document Repository is home to a wealth of information concerning environmental injustice in the area, such as reports and studies concerning the Newtown Creek Superfund site.

While the pandemic hampers the library’s full use as an in-person event space, events and activities still take place. February 3rd will see a workshop entitled “Herbal Remedies for Heartbreak” (though unfortunately, it has already sold out). The next meeting of the virtual sewing circle takes place on January 25th, the same day that Solar One kicks off a three-part series of talks dedicated to helping teens and young adults explore careers in climate justice. 

On January 20th, a first-of-its-kind exhibit called Lenapehoking opens at the Greenpoint Library. The exhibit, named after the Lenape name for their homeland that the city of New York currently sits on, “features masterworks by…

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Local Roundup: Riley Baird scores 42 as Nanticoke Area girls defeat Lake-Lehman

Riley Baird scored a career-high 42 points, including 23 in the decisive fourth quarter, as Nanticoke Area knocked off first-place Lake-Lehman 70-58 Tuesday in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 girls basketball game.

Lehman led 46-45 going into the fourth quarter, but Baird scored all but two of her team’s points as Nanticoke Area outscored the Black Knights 25-12 in the final eight minutes. Baird finished with eight 3-pointers and 12-of-12 from the foul line.

Claire Aufiero had 11 and Brooklyn Biehl added 10 for the Trojanettes, who trailed 37-24 at halftime.

Ella Wilson scored a career-high 21 for Lehman. Chase Purdy had 17 and Claire Dougherty added 10.

Wyoming Area 37, MMI Prep 24

Wyoming Area used a 19-0 run in the first half as the Warriors defeated visiting MMI Prep.

Morgan Janeski led Wyoming Area with eight points. Rosalind Tart had six points and five rebound. Olivia Rome grabbed seven rebounds.

Bria Kringe scored 18 points for MMI.

Hazleton Area 53, Berwick 35

Lacie Kringe scored 24 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter as Hazleton Area pulled away from visiting Berwick.

Sophia Shults added 13 and Brianna Kennedy had 10 for Hazleton Area.

Rae Ann Andreas scored 17 for Berwick.

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Hanover Area 62, MMI Prep 48

Jake Zola scored 10 of his game-high 19 points in the fourth quarter as Hanover Area broke open a close game to defeat host MMI Prep.

Melikah Gonzalez added 14 for the Hawkeyes, who took a 44-41 lead into the final period.

Ryan Sones had 17 for MMI Prep. Thomas Mayernik had 11 and Brendon Brobst scored 10.

Wilkes-Barre Area 48, Crestwood 33

The Wolfpack outscored Crestwood 14-4 in the final quarter to pick up a road win.

Samir Hill scored…

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Mohican

Irv Oslin: Winter canoe tripping — finding aid and comfort along the river

An ominous sign welcomes us to our campsite on the Mohican River. It's been said that, in my youth, I bore a striking resemblance to the banjo player in the movie

An ominous sign welcomes us to our campsite on the Mohican River. It’s been said that, in my youth, I bore a striking resemblance to the banjo player in the movie “Deliverance.”

Liverwurst sandwiches, a frozen wetsuit and gas station coffee — it was everything a winter canoe trip should be. And more.

And why not? It started off with a good omen — Nathan Shipley granted us permission to park in Mother Teresa’s spot.

Previous column: Winter camping — Chilling thoughts on keeping warm inside your tent

I had contacted him before the three-day trip to get permission to put in at his place — Shipley’s Canoe Livery & Tavern in Loudonville. Curtis Casto, my co-conspirator for this trip, and I decided we’d leave my truck there. We planned to take out three days later at the confluence of the Mohican and Kokosing rivers.

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Irv Oslin

When I contacted Nathan to get permission, I asked where I should leave my truck.

“You can park anywhere on the other side of the dumpster,” he responded in a text message. “There is a sign that says ‘Mother Teresa Parking’ I put up for Teresa so that in the summer when we’re open, she always has a spot. If you park there that would be fine too.”

We felt honored and blessed. With liverwurst sandwiches and gas station coffee awaiting us downstream, how could we go wrong?

Promises of sandwiches and coffee

As canoe trips go, this one was tightly scripted. We arranged to camp at friends’ properties along the way. That’s where the promises of…

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Mohegan

Nylander fitting in well with Penguins after trade

During his media availability last week, Penguins head coach J.D. Forrest said forward Alex Nylander is the type of player that can help dig the team out of its last-place hole.

Just a few days later, those words have already started to ring true.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton ended its month-long losing skid this weekend with two victories, and the recently-acquired Nylander was a big reason why. He scored a power play goal in Sunday’s long-overdue win over Hershey, and now has five points in six games since joining the Penguins less than two weeks ago.

“I mean, the skill is evident,” Forrest said. “It’s just a matter of having him get used to the type of pace that the Pittsburgh organization wants to play, and finding some consistency.”

Nylander has already made a number of high-level plays with WBS, including a third-period setup for captain Taylor Fedun in Utica on Jan. 7 that put the Penguins in a position to win. Then this past weekend — days after Forrest mentioned he’d like the Alberta native to shoot more — he potted Sunday’s goal and also an extra-attacker tally against Lehigh Valley on Friday.

The Penguins also got a big boost this weekend from their top line of Felix Robert, Valtteri Puustinen and Sam Houde, giving them a number of players on hot streaks as they continue a busy month with five games over the next week.

Forrest said players that get a fresh start often have a boost in energy, something that Nylander seems to be benefitting from.

A top-10 draft pick of Buffalo in 2016, Nylander has undergone a lot of growing pains since turning pro in 2016-17. He played his first season with the Rochester Americans, scoring only 10 goals in 65 games with a plus-minus rating of negative-24.

He would only appear in 19 games with Buffalo…

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New York’s first-ever Lenape-curated exhibition to open at the Brooklyn Public Library in Greenpoint

Image courtesy of Gregg Richards

The first-ever Lenape-curated exhibition in New York is coming to Brooklyn. Presented by the Brooklyn Public Library and The Lenape Center, Lenapehoking features a collection of masterworks by Lenape artists and educational programs that teach visitors the story of the Lenape community. The collection is curated by Joe Baker, the co-founder and executive director of the Lenape Center and enrolled member of the Delaware Tribe of Indians. The exhibition opens on Thursday, January 20 at the Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center and runs through April 30.

Bandolier Bag by Joe Baker, 2014; Image courtesy of the artist

The educational programs will be held at different points throughout the winter and spring. Visitors can learn about the crisis of missing Indigenous persons through a panel conversation with Gloria Steinem, listen to original music by Brent Michael Davids and poetry readings by Rebecca Haff Lowry, and learn about Lenape food ways with Farm Hub. Guests can also listen to lectures by Curtis Zunigha, Heather Bruegl, and Hadrien Coumans, in addition to others.

“The exhibition site is a library branch, a public space, a very democratic space, a place where grandmas gather, and children gather; it is in many ways kind of messy and noisy and it’s a part of a community and it is really alive,” Joe Baker said. “And that to us was very important in terms of disrupting the historical hierarchal museum model and placing this work at the very ground level of human experience.”

The collection…

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HS SWIMMING: Panecatl, leads Trojan boys over Lake-Lehman; Guastella, McGurk pace Black Knights’ girls over Nanticoke Area

Two key individual event wins for Hugo Panecatl (200 free, 100 fly) lifted Nanticoke Area over Lake-Lehman, 71-61, in a Wyoming Valley Conference boys swim meet Tuesday. Jackson Kuhar (200 IM, 100 breast) had two individual wins for the Black Knights.

At Wyoming Valley West, Rio Bantell (100 fly, 100 back) and Chris Hummel (100 breast, 50 free) each grabbed two individual event wins to lift the Spartans over Wyoming Area, 93-19. Benjamin Canfield

(100 free) had the lone event win for the Warriors.

Nanticoke Area 71, Lake-Lehman 61

200 medley relay: Lake-Lehman (Kuhar, Manzoni, Walp, McGurk) 1:59.63. 200 free: Hugo Panecatl (NAN) 1:58.99; Tanner Manzoni (LL) 2:05.40; Jake Middleton (NAN) 2:21.05. 200 IM: Jackson Kuhar (LL) 2:22.86; Joe Reyes (NAN) 2:36.58; Lucas West (NAN) 2:51.23. 50 free: Johnny McGurk (LL) 25.99; Noah Stachyra (NAN) 28.72; Giovanni Huertero (NAN) 28.88. 100 fly: Hugo Panecatl (NAN) 58.83; Johnny McGurk (LL) 1:14.61. 100 free: Joe Reyes (NAN) 59.63; Adam Walp (LL) 1:01.14; Giovanni Huertero (NAN) 1:07.59. 500 free: Tanner Manzoni (LL) 5:50.51; Jake Middleton (NAN) 6:23.94; Lucas West (NAN) 7:17.13. 200 free relay: Nanticoke Area (Reyes, Huertero, Middleton, Panecatl) 1:51.51. 100 back: Adam Walp (LL) 1:13.53; Noah Stachyra (NAN) 1:13.55. 100 breast: Jackson Kuhar (LL) 1:14.09; Brady Rushton (NAN) 1:24.22. 400 free relay: Lake-Lehman (McGurk, Walp, Kuhar, Manzoni) 3:55.92.

Wyoming Valley West 93 Wyoming Area 19

200 medley relay: Wyoming Valley West (Bowen, Uter, Hummel, Catanzaro) 2:19.35. 200 free: Billy Bartolomei (WVW) 2:52.38; A. Torres (WVW) 3:19.94; William Lebron (WVW) 4:11.28. 50 free: Chris Hummel (WVW) 26.62; Benjamin Canfield (WA) 28.31; Sebastian Catanzaro (WVW) 28.46. 100 fly: Rio Bantell (WVW) 1:46.35. 100 free: Benjamin Canfield (WA) 1:04.74; Ben Bowen (WVW) 1:06.65; John Getzie (WA) 1:07.85. 500 free: CJ Uter (WVW) 6:59.98; Billy Bartolomei (WVW) 7:48.96. 200 free relay: Wyoming Valley West (Catanzaro, Bowen, Uter, Hummel) 1:59.91. 100 back:…

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Lenapehoking

Online museum program pays tribute to Nanticoke and Lenape tribes of New Jersey and Delaware

The Trent House Association will present a virtual talk titled “Ties That Bind: Nanticoke and Lenape Language and Revitalization” 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23 via Zoom (tinyurl.com/THJan23).

Karelle Hall, a member of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe and a graduate student in anthropology at Rutgers University, will trace the connections across the Lenape and Nanticoke diaspora in New Jersey and Delaware and illustrate how language shapes and reinforces those connections.

The land on which the Trent House was built is part of the traditional territory of the Lenape, called Lenapehoking. During the Colonial era and early federal period, many were removed west and north, but some remained among the three continuing historical tribal communities of the region. Today, Lenapehoking is a diaspora of different communities across the United States and Canada, connected by history, culture and language.

For Lenape and Nanticoke people, revitalizing their languages is a way to reconnect with ancestors and to reclaim traditional ways of understanding the world that are embedded in language.

This program is free and pre-registration is not required. A pay-as-you-wish donation of $10 is suggested and can be made by PayPal at (williamtrenthouse.org/donation.html).

For more information, visit williamtrenthouse.org.

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