Category: Lenni Lenape

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Culture connection the key at Powwow

Drums, dancing are the center of attention as the Delaware Art Museum hosts a powwow, but participants say remembering the past is the important part.

William Bretzger, Delaware News Journal

One of the first things Iz Balleto did when he moved to Delaware from New York was look for signs of Indigenous culture.

Balleto, who serves as the community engagement specialist at the Delaware Art Museum, grew up with strong ties to his Quechua heritage, tracing his ancestors back to the Incas in South America. But in Delaware — which is home to multiple Native tribes — Balleto found that outside of the tribes themselves, most Indigenous culture was relegated to small museum displays and often forgotten history.

“What about the people that have lived here for thousands of years?” Balleto said he wondered. “What about their representation? What about their presence?”

He wanted a way to share the rich history and culture of local tribes with the community at large; at the same time, he wanted to make sure he could do so in a way that showed love and respect to these traditions.

On Saturday, Balleto’s vision became a reality.

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A crowd overflowed the bar area of the Waterwheel Cafe last week when John Donahue, former Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DWGNRA) Superintendent defended a proposal to change the DWGNRA designation to national park. He is now a spokesperson for the New Jersey Sierra Club and presented their proposal authored by him. The national park he advocated would be known as the Delaware River National Park and Lenape National Preserve.

Donahue cited several benefits to the change. Among them was “the prestige of becoming a national park– the highest type of protection of our natural resources. It would make people more aware of the spectacular natural features of the area.” Another benefit he mentioned was an increase in tourism and the concomitant economic boom it would create.

He cited New River Gorge, a national recreation area in West Virginia that drew an additional 600,000 visitors when it became a national park. This could mean that local tourism in the area would reach over a million.

He also mentioned that while people thought hunting would be banned in a national park, huntable areas could be added to the “preserve “ area next to the park. Third, he mentioned that having a national park would encourage private investment around the area. Donahue urged people to read the actual proposal on his website: www.delvalpark.org.

When he lauded the potential tourism growth of 600,000 as a benefit, a gasp was audible in the room. As people became angry, opposition to the proposal became clear, although the event was billed as a “pro” presentation, hosted by Delaware Valley Action!.

When Donahue said that a grass roots movement supported his proposal, someone shouted out, “Not a grass roots movement– there are 4,000 people against it.”

Many expressed concern about inadequate local infrastructure for the influx….

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Pennsylvania State Police

Media Barracks

Troopers from the Media barracks will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint this weekend, July 22 to 24. The report didn’t mention any location.

Avondale Barracks

• Police are looking for a 2003 BMW in connection with a retail theft at the East Marlborough Township Walmart on July 9. Few details were included in the report. It said $513 worth of vehicle speakers and accessories were taken during the incident at about 4:15 p.m. There was no description if the suspect, nor was there any mention of the BMW’s color or tag number.

• A 23-year-old man from Philadelphia, not named in the report, was arrested on drug charges in Pocopson Township on June 2. The arrest came after a traffic stop on Lenape Road just before midnight. Police said they stopped the vehicle, a 2010 Audi Q7, for a traffic violation. The report said the driver was taken into custody for DUI and marijuana possession.

• Police said Donna L. Maxwell, 53, of Kennett Square, was cited for following too closely after a July 2 accident on Lenape Road at Red Bridge Lane in Pocopson Township. The accident happened at 12:05 p.m. Police reported no injuries.

• A 46-year-old man from West Chester had a firearm stolen when someone entered his unlocked vehicle and took a Glock 43 pistol valued at $500. The theft happened on Williamsburg Drive in Pocopson Township on July 5. The serial number of the Glock is ZHS880.

Kennett Square Police Department

• Borough police are investigating a possible threat posed by a male juvenile. On July 6, officers were dispatched for a phone assignment in reference to a subject being harassed by the suspect who has been involved with other incidents during the previous few days. The victim reported the…

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Exhibit to highlight Wilmington’s Indigenous communities

An upcoming exhibit at the Delaware Art Museum will highlight Wilmington’s Indigenous communities. 4/27/22

Damian Giletto, Delaware News Journal

About 400 years ago, the first Europeans began exploring land now known as Delaware.

As they journeyed through the region, their travels brought them face-to-face with the people who had lived there for millennia – the Lenni Lenape, the father tribe of the Lenape and Nanticoke Indians.  

This month, the Delaware Art Museum’s recently debuted exhibit, “In Conversation: Will Wilson,” works to forge a new relationship with Indigenous people by bringing visitors face-to-face with them through stories of Native people, 19th-century photography, and augmented reality (AR) technology for an immersive experience that connects the past with the present.

INDIGENOUS FACES:Meet some of Wilmington’s Indigenous residents

In about a year and a half from idea to execution, the exhibition came together in whirlwind timing for show planning. Not only did the museum need to secure the artist’s availability, but they also needed to develop a relationship with Delaware’s Native population − some of the very people the artist would feature in his photos.

Building trust with sincere intention

The Delaware Art Museum exhibit showcases the photography of Will Wilson, a New Mexico-based Diné (Navajo) photographer whose work…

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To the editor:

We all love Milford for different reasons. It is a diamond in the rough. Whether you are a native and have seen myriad changes, you have been here for decades, or a newbie – Life in Milford is about to change to an unrecognizable entity – if we do not act now.

The Concrete Jungle of Two Mega Warehouses is being brought to us by our very own misguided leadership. Why? Have they lost their way? Have they forgotten the past heroes and life long legacies that made Milford what it is today?

Have they forgotten the original settlers, the Lenape Indians and their sacred reverence for the land and life giving waters. On her death bed in 1984, Touching Leaves, the last full blooded Lenape Indian, told her close friends to preserve her Lenape culture and ancestral lands.

Then Gifford Pinchot who is pounding on his mausoleum walls crying out to – stop this insanity and especially to protect his beloved Sawkill Creek. That is where he learned to fly fish and passed it down to his son. He discovered nature as a youth wandering this mountain.

People like the Merritt Quinn and the Quinn Family who have been stewards of this precious land for centuries. All the people whose efforts stopped the Tocks Island Dam Boondoggle proposal.

Barbara Yeaman whose efforts brought us the Upper Delaware River Recreational Area and founded the Delaware Highland Conservancy which has protected 18 thousand acres to date. People like Tom Hoff of the MWA, and Dick Snyder who beautified this town with every ounce of his efforts. People presently continue in that tradition like Bill Kiger and Peter and Nancy Pinchot.

Are we about to throw all that effort away? For what? Two Mega Warehouses that are the antithesis…

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“We’re all aware of how much the world has changed over the last 250 years and just how tough the last couple of years have been for us,” she said. “The need for understanding our history has never, never been greater. The need for participating in our democracy has never been greater.”

Protest disrupts the parade

A short walk away, the Salute to America Independence Day parade headed down Market Street towards City Hall. As floats, dancers, musicians, and cultural groups made their way through Old City, abortion rights activists dressed in green disrupted the parade with green smoke bombs. While they were quickly escorted off of the parade route, organizer Miriam Oppenheimer from Rise Up for Abortion Rights didn’t seem deterred. Protestors from Rise Up for Abortion Rights jump into the beginnings of the Salute to Independence parade. (Sam Searles/WHYY)

“We are frustrated at the Supreme Court decision that was made restricting the rights of women to control their own bodies… today is supposed to be a day of independence, but if you’re saddled with an unwanted child, you are not independent,” she said.

“We definitely think that the government can codify Roe vs. Wade and make it permanently on the books so that this would never be a struggle again… we want to make a splash today because we need more people to take to the streets to announce their frustration and [also] ask where this is going to go. Who are they going to come after next?”

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Party on the Parkway

While some in attendance…

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