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How a new exhibit used relationships to drive conversation about Delaware’s Native people

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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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PHOTOS Gilda’s Club Dragon Boat Festival at Lake Lenape

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6th annual Dragon Boat Festival on Lake Lenape

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Milford’s future

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.

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July 4th in Philly: Philadelphians and tourists enjoy festivities before party on the Parkway

“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. Protesters walk down the street amid green smoke with a sign that reads, 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?”

Party on the Parkway

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The 16th Annual Zane Grey Festival returns

The 16th Annual Zane Grey Festival. The free festival will be held on the grounds of Zane Grey Museum in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, 2022.

The Zane Grey Festival includes activities and events for children and adults throughout the day including:

Bill Streeter of the Delaware Valley Raptor Center will present a live birds of prey show from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m

Brookvalley Farms will be offering horse-drawn wagon rides from 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Adam DePaul, Tribal Council Member and Story Keeper of the Lenape of Pennsylvania, will present The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania from 12:15 p.m.- 12:45 p.m.

Upper Delaware Puppeteers will present A Wildlife Journey Down the Upper Delaware from 1:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.

Park Ranger Rachael Freundlich will lead a guided walk around Dolly’s Garden Path from 1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m., highlighting the life of Dolly Grey, the woman behind Zane Grey.

Local musician Dan Engvaldsen will perform folk music from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

National Parks Conservation Association will hold interactive water table demonstrations from 10:30-10:45 a.m. and 1:30– 1:45 p.m. Ongoing throughout the day, staff from Steamtown National Historic Site will demonstrate the “Ring of Fire” and the state of Pennsylvania will host their interactive Wood Mobile.

There will be craft activities available for children of all ages, a children’s scavenger hunt, primitive skills demonstrations, weaving demonstrations, groundwater model demonstrations, kayak safety demos by the National Canoe Safety Patrol, and more. Zane Grey’s legacy of literature and sportsmanship lives on in Lackawaxen.

Learn more about the Western novelist from Lackawaxen and check out the new Little Free Library. Hamburgers, hotdogs, cold drinks, and much more will accompany the Honesdale National Bank’s fresh popcorn all day.

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New Jersey sues Ford over hazardous waste dumping on tribal land

One of the biggest automakers in the nation, Ford Motor Company, is being sued by the state of New Jersey for allegedly disposing waste on the territories of the Ramapough Lenape Nation, a federally recognized Native American tribe.

The company is accused of disposing thousands of tons of toxic paint sludge and other pollutants on the site of a former iron mine in northern New Jersey in the 1960s and 1970s. The lawsuit also claims the company donated or sold the land without disclosing the contamination. Tribal members claim that as a result, they have developed severe health issues like cancer and congenital disabilities.

However, these health problems aren’t the focus of the case. Instead, it demands compensation for the loss of natural resources and holds the automaker accountable for “deliberate acts or omissions taken with a wanton and willful disregard for the welfare of the residents of New Jersey.” 

The Environmental Protection Agency has found contaminants at the site, including lead, arsenic, and benzene. 

In a statement to Grist, a Ford spokesperson said, “Ford takes its environmental responsibility seriously and has shown that through our actions to address issues in Upper Ringwood. We understand this has affected the community and have worked cooperatively with the Borough of Ringwood, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency while implementing the remediation plan stipulated by the EPA.”

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SJTCA honors All-South Jersey, All-Group teams

The South Jersey Tennis Coaches Association has selected its All-South Jersey and All-Group teams for the 2022 season.

All-South Jersey

Singles

Austin Snyder, Absegami

Brett Schuster, Cherry Hill East

Derrin Lerner, Cherry Hill East

Maxwell Dombrowski, Cherry Hill East

Mike Glowacki, Eastern

Ryan Erhardt, Haddon Twp.

Milan Karajovic, Lenape

Ethan Kaligis, Lenape

Kunaal Jaganathan, Northern Burlington

Landon Wall, Seneca

Doubles

Nathan Belitsky and Benjamin Xi, Cherry Hill East

Zach Van Meter and Garv Singhal, Cherry Hill East

Sohum Sapra and Franco Leehive, Eastern

Cyrus Marwaha and Samir Marwaha, Haddonfield

Jason Rekant and Nick DiMarino, Moorestown

Group 4

Singles

Antonio Strafella, Atlantic City

Brett Schuster, Cherry Hill East

Derrin Lerner, Cherry Hill East

Maxwell Dombrowski, Cherry Hill East

Mike Glowacki, Eastern

Jonah Schoeffler, Eastern

Milan Karajovic, Lenape

Ethan Kaligis, Lenape

Logan Knasiak, Lenape

Jacob Lewis, Millville

Doubles

Edward Wang and Samuel Snyder, Cherokee

Nahtan Belitsky and Benjamin Xi, Cherry Hill East

Zach Van Meter and Garv Singhal, Cherry Hill East

Sohum Sapra and Franco Leehive, Eastern

Jack Arena and Nikit Chhita, Kingsway

Deen Kasuba and Edrees Zeweri, Lenape

Group 3

Singles

Austin Snyder, Absegami

Michael Walton, Mainland

Alex Wise, Mainland

Aidan Nemiroff, Moorestown

Ajay Shah, Moorestown

Kunaal Jaganathan, Northern Burlington

Rishi Natarajan, Northern Burlington

Charles DiCicco, Ocean City

Doubles

Joe Dib and Chris Guillen, Mainland

Aaryan Deshpande and Jack Palaia, Mainland

Jason Rekant and Nick DiMarino, Moorestown

Nikhil Arayath and Sucheth Seethalla, Northern Burlington

Sawyer Lomax and Colin Bowman, Ocean City

Michael Haussman and Sean Sipera, Shawnee

Group 2

Singles

Sean Snyder, Cedar Creek

Samuel Falk, Cumberland

Andrew McWilliams, Delsea

Jack Gilmore, Haddonfield

Matt O’Leary, Haddonfield

Jason Solak, Haddonfield

Wesley Mazzucco, Haddon Heights

Kyle Espina, Oakcrest

Landon Wall, Seneca

Nate Bassett, West Deptford

Matt Connelly, West Deptford

Noah Connelly, West Deptford

Doubles

Cyrus Marwaha and Samir Marwaha, Haddonfield

Matt Murschell and Chase Degillio, Haddonfield

Christopher Webb and Jackson Bauer, Seneca

Andrew Eagle and Nick Beecroft, West Deptford

Henry Poblete and Chase Struzynski, West Deptford

Group 1

Singles

Bill Chew, Audubon

Ben Popso, Florence

Aidan MacIntosh, Florence

Ryan Erhardt, Haddon Twp.

Derek Chan, Haddon Twp.

Christian Erhardt, Haddon Twp.

Xander Hardin, Middle Twp.

Zack Kraemer, Pitman

Doubles

Micah Angehr and Bram Harris, Collingswood

Eamonn Glynn and Jack Fitzpatrick, Florence

Dermot Sheehan and Nicholas Cosenza, Haddon Twp.

Steve Berrodin and Will Casterline, Middle Twp.

Aiden Hausmann and Chase Rollins, Pitman

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Joe Deiter, Bishop Eustace

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2022 All-South Jersey High School Girls Lacrosse Team

FIRST TEAM 

Emma Bunting, Lenape junior attack 

Emma Bunting is a goal waiting to happen. Lenape’s primary distributor, Bunting can also score with the best players in South Jersey. Bunting led South Jersey with 82 assists, while adding an astonishing 77 goals. A US Lacrosse All-American selection, the junior is committed to play at the University of Southern California with her twin, Lily. 

Emma Dengler, Moorestown senior attack  

Dengler became the Quakers on-field leader by necessity. When season-ending knee injuries took three of her teammates the offensive lineup, it was Dengler who took on the primary scoring duties while guiding inexperienced backups to a state final appearance. The University of Massachusetts recruit scored 49 goals with 16 assists for the South Group 3 champions. 

Aly Mascolo, Cherokee senior attack  

Mascolo was the lightning to Delaney Jackson’s thunder in Cherokee’s dual-threat attack. A skilled and slippery attacker, Mascolo scored matched Jackson with 77 goals and added eight assists to the Cherokee cause. A US Lacrosse All-American, she will move on to Coastal Carolina University upon graduation. 

Gianna Monaco, Lenape senior attack 

The state’s premier goal scorer, Monaco had an astounding 130 goals this spring and finished her three-year, COVID-limited career with 312 goals. The best offensive show in all of New Jersey, Monaco will enroll at the University of Florida after graduation. 

Lily Bunting, Lenape junior midfield  

Don’t make the mistake of thinking of Lily Bunting as the other twin. True, she scored ‘only’ 60 goals for the South Group 4 champions, but her role included so much more than just scoring or dishing out 16 assists. A true two-way midfielder, this US Lacrosse All-American will enroll at the University of Southern California with twin sister Emma. 

Emily Hazel, Cherry Hill West senior midfield  

No players in South Jersey blossomed more this spring than Hazel. A draw control specialist and occasional offensive support…

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