Mural artists are transforming a once-barren wall in Scranton with the goal of educating people about Lackawanna County’s native roots.
SCRANTON, Pa. — Traditional color, artwork, and flower imagery help tell the story of those who lived in what is today Lackawanna County before any county lines were drawn.
“Two years ago, they came up with an idea, coming up with a mural to represent the Lenape people, my people, who were here pre-colonization,” said Ben Scott Miller, Delaware Tribe of Indians.
Ben Scott Miller is a member of the Delaware Tribe of Indians and travels across the country working as a recognized Native American Artist and Designer.
Now in partnership with the Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Department and Scranton Tomorrow Mural Arts, Miller’s newest project is taking shape along North Washington Avenue in Scranton.
“Because we’ve been missing for 280 years, so I wanted to be able to express our culture and share it with the people of Scranton,” said Miller. Despite having such a big space, the original design has been altered a few times, “There was so much things that I wanted to put in there and I had to simplify it because sometimes when you simplify it, it’s better.”
Now, as Miller and fellow muralist Belin of Spain forge ahead on their work, the piece has begun to take shape.
“The man is like dance with his hand, and the lady is dancing too with the movement with the man. And with the clothes typical clothes from Lenape tribe,” said Miguel Angel Belinchon Bujes, Muralist.
Bringing a piece of beauty and educating the public on the Lenape tribe’s roots in Scranton.
“It’s always, always nice being able to see something up and maybe even like think about it or ask the question about…
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