Category: Lenni Lenape

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP — The state has given additional support to help the township with its renovation project for the Lake Lenape Dam.

The Local Finance Board voted in May to waive a requirement that the township make a 5% down payment on its half of the funds to be borrowed, something that would have cost the township about $250,000.

Township Chief Financial Officer Cynthia Lindsay delivered a presentation about the dam to the board before its vote, according to a transcript of the meeting. She said it was important that the state waive the down payment requirements due to the urgent work needed on the dam and the somewhat dire straits faced by the township financially.

Lindsay said the dam was built circa 1840 and was classified by the state Department of Environmental Protection as a “high hazard dam.” Current conditions at the structure, Lindsay added, “fail to meet modern global stability requirements that are applicable to a high hazard class one dam.”

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The “high-hazard” designation is a product of an evaluation from the state Office of Dam Safety, which has determined that if a dam breach were to occur there was a risk of widespread property damage along the Great Egg Harbor River. Damage could extend to several neighoring municipalities, including Egg Harbor Township, Estell Manor and Weymouth Township. The office has also concluded that there was “the potential for loss of life.” Township officials have stressed that the dam is within an acceptable safety factor, but the need for the improvements was urgent.

Lindsay also addressed the finances of the township at the state meeting. She said Hamilton was facing a tax rate increase of nearly 6 cents per $100 of assessed property value this year — a hike that would cost the average homeowner, who…

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On June 17, 2023, Minister of International Affairs and FANA’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Principal Chief Dr. Ronald Yonaguska Holloway of the SandHill Band of Lenape and Cherokee Indians (NY, NJ, PA), and The Federation of Aboriginal Nations of the Americas’ Director, Chief Raymond Two Hawks Watson, Mashapaug Nations; FANA’s Communication Authority Director: Chief Casike/Tureygua Taino Cay, The Cibuco Bayamon Taino Tribe (PR and FL);  FANA’s Director of Visual Media and Digital Content, SandHill Tribal Council member Norris Branham, and FANA’s Director of Indigenous and Cultural Outreach to the United Nations, SandHill Tribal Member Ms. Maria Lorena Cosme attended the Juneteenth Silent March in Teaneck, New Jersey.

For expedience’s sake, I will refer to the SandHill Band of Lenape and Cherokee Indians as the SandHill and the Federation of Aboriginal Nations of the Americas as FANA.

The Minister of International Affairs and FANA’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Principal Chief Dr. Holloway of the SandHill was invited by the organizers of the event as a way of extending a long overdue recognition to the Indigenous people buried in the sacred site.  

He then invited the members of FANA to attend the Silent march that was the kickoff to the Juneteenth weekend celebrations in Teaneck.

The event started on the Fairleigh Dickenson University Hackensack Campus by the statue of Reverend Martin Luther King. The silent march took them from the Campus to the bridge connecting the Hackensack Campus with the Teaneck Campus to the Native American and enslaved African Burial Ground located on Pomander Walk in Teaneck, Nj.

The current burial ground is a small remnant of what had once been a very large sacred burial site near the Hackensack River.

With the arrival of the Europeans came the enslavement of both Indigenous and African peoples. It was not unusual…

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The West Chester Green Team launched its summer family education series on Saturday, June 24, during a rare break in the weekend’s downpours.

A group of almost 40 people of all ages gathered at West Chester Friends Meeting House to hear Chris Applegate from the Museum of Indian Culture in Allentown.  Applegate spoke about the daily lives of the Lenape tribe 500 years ago, before the arrival of colonists.  She displayed dozens of items including a pair of elk-hide moccasins.  Pennsylvania, she told her audience, is the home of the largest elk herd in the country, living appropriately in Elk County.  In so many other ways, however, there have been vast changes since those times.  Now the Lenape live as others do, with cell phones, cars, and jobs.

Blythe and Charlotte Wessman making journey sticks with Renee Perna and Molly Hanford. (Photograph by Jim Hudgings)

Applegate talked about the importance of music to the tribe and showed a turtle shell rattle and shakers made from deer hoofs.  She demonstrated a bow and arrows, as well as a spear.   A Lenape style cradle board with a life-size doll in it, carried by a strap on the forehead, not by shoulder straps as are modern baby packs. was also shown.  Applegate described the grinding of corn and the growing of “Three Sisters” vegetables, with corn in the center and beans and squash by its side, asking audience participants to volunteer to play the roles of the vegetables.  Planting in this way insured the health of the crops and, when eaten together, “the three sisters” provided healthy, balanced nutrition.

“Wanishi” means thank you in the Lenape language, with generosity the core value of the culture. In her concluding…

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By LAURIE STUART

NARROWSBURG, NY — On Friday afternoon, June 23, a fire tore through the headquarters of Lang Industries. By Monday morning, owner Ned Lang was working at a temporary desk in a trailer on a small hill above the twisted metal hulk of the former Lenape Arena, 2.5 miles south of the hamlet of Narrowsburg. He was on the phone with one of his workers who was picking up supplies and planning the rebuild. 

“I lost 40 years of tools, equipment and trucks,” he said, as he surveyed the damage that had, in a matter of minutes, devoured the steel and wood building. 

“I was in Carbondale when my wife called me,” he said. “And I could hear the explosions; it sounded like Beirut. But thank God, no one was killed. Everyone got out.” 

A worker who had just returned from a truck run let himself into a locked area to put gas into a lawn mower. Unfortunately, he entered the closed space with a lit cigarette. The worker received second degree burns on his forearms and is expected to make a full recovery, Lang said.

“I’ve got trucks already ordered from New Holland and we’ll be up and running as soon as we can,” Lang said, adding that it was lucky that his solid waste facility, located just beyond the arena building, was not damaged. “The paint isn’t even blistered,” he said.

Firefighters from Lava and Narrowsburg were alerted for a structure fire with a victim burned shortly after 12 noon. Upon arrival, Narrowsburg Fire Department Fire Chief David Casey requested initial mutual aid with a full response from Yulan Fire Department and Lake Huntington Fire Company. The victim was treated by EMS from Tusten Volunteer Ambulance Service, Highland Ambulance Service and Mobilemedic EMS and transported to…

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The twenty-second Indigenous Forum 2023 at the UN was held on April 17 – 28 2023.  The members of the Federation of Aboriginal Nations of the Americas (FANA) and members of the SandHill Band of Lenape and Cherokee Indians (SandHill) attended the event.  Members of the delegation were: FANA’s Minister of International Affairs and FANA’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Principal Chief Dr. Ronald Yonaguska Holloway of the SandHill; FANA’s Director Chief Raymond Two Hawks Watson, Mashapaug Nations; FANA’s Communications Authority Director, Chief Casike/Tureygua Taino, Cay, the Cibuco Bayamon Taino Tribe (PR and FL); FANA’s Director of Visual Media and Digital Content, SandHill Tribal Council member Norris Branham; FANA’s Director of Indigenous and Cultural Outreach to the United Nations, SandHill Tribal Member Ms. Maria Lorena Cosme; and FANA’s Director of Press Media, Laura I Zucker.

The United Nations Indigenous Forum is held on a yearly basis.  The dignitaries attending the event come from North and South America, Europe, Iceland, New Zealand, Africa, and many other countries. At this event, the problems and issues confronting the global Indigenous populations are discussed, and solutions are suggested to world leaders.

It was during this event that FANA’s Communications Authority Director: Chief Casike/Tureygua Taino Cay and FANA’s Director of Indigenous and Cultural Outreach to the United Nations, Ms. Maria Lorena Cosme met the CEO of Maori TV, Mr. Shane Taurine.

He was of great assistance in pointing FANA in the direction of expanding its own sovereign-run media network and FANA looks forward to working with him in the not-too-distant future.

During this event, a meeting was held between H.E. Razan al Mubarak, UN High-Level Champion for Cop28.  There was a brief discussion on FANA’s constitution that was modeled after their own.

H.R. Razan al Mubarak also brought to FANA’s attention the problems confronting our territorial waterways…

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By John Fey

Published: 12:28 pm EDT June 26, 2023Published: June 26, 2023Updated: 8:24 pm EDT June 25, 2023

Image via Perkasie Borough.

The sign will sit in the local borough as they celebrate multiple upcoming festivities.

A well-known sign is being placed in a park in Bucks County, continuing a long-standing tradition in local advertising and community support.

Officials from Perkasie Borough announced that the famous red “Bucks County” sign will be placed in Lenape Park for a month. The sign is regularly moved around the county by Visit Bucks County to showcase the area’s tourism and the beautiful places that locals and visitors love to see.

The park will be the site of Perkasie’s free Summer Concert Series, which will be held on Wednesdays and some Fridays through the end of August. It was also act as the venue for the Perkasie Fire Company Carnival, which will be held from June 28- July 2, and the annual Pennridge Community Day event on July 9.

Perkasie is home to a wide array of local businesses, restaurants, and popular tourist destinations. The placement of the sign in the area will help to showcase it as one of the more unique areas in Bucks County.

Learn more at Perkasie Borough.

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Below are the Olympic Conference all-stars for 2023, chosen by the coaches. NJ.com had no role in their selections.

American Division

First Team

• Sammie Friel, Cherokee
• Maya Knasiak, Lenape
• Vanessa Meyers, Lenape
• Ava Sweet, Rancocas Valley
• Monroe Willis, Rancocas Valley
• Sarah Masters, Cherokee
• Katie Vuong, Lenape
• Camryn Shank, Lenape
• Madison Konopka, Shawnee
• Samantha Wakeley, Eastern
• Emily Lafferty, Cherokee
• Avery Obetz, Cherokee
• Melanie Earley, Rancocas Valley

Second Team

• Kylee Berg, Cherokee
• Alex Pley, Shawnee
• Alexis Rosano, Eastern
• Eden Ehle, Shawnee
• Stephanie Kraska, Rancocas Valley
• Leah Taylor, Lenape
• Eva Prosser, Camden County Tech
• Mya Torres, Eastern
• Ashley Murphy, Shawnee
• Alex Rubano, Shawnee
• Brianna Morrissey, Camden County Tech
• Valery Colindrez, Camden County Tech
• Anna Groff, Cherry HilL East

National Division

First Team

• Violet Marta, Moorestown
• Jordan DuBois, Seneca
• Madison Cooley, Paul VI
• Olivia Croge, Cherry Hill West
• Kylie Llewellyn, Moorestown
• Mackenzie Seibel, Moorestown
• Catirana Haas, Winslow
• Camryn Harry, Paul VI
• Lily Marta, Moorestown
• Lisey St. Jean, Paul VI
• Ella Flood, Paul VI

Second Team

• Ella Davis, Cherry Hill West
• Ava Nevius, Paul VI
• Dani Brown, Camden Catholic
• Brenna Bowie, Winslow
• Nadya Devenny, Cherry Hill West
• Lillie Bailey, Seneca
• Quinn Cunningham, Paul VI
• Danielle Audet, Paul VI
• Gianna Maiore, Paul VI
• Maddie Sylvia, Camden Catholic
• Ny Gomez, Cherry Hill West
• Emma Lang, Seneca
• Sophia Hudec, Camden Catholic

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The South Jersey Tennis Coaches Association recently announced its postseason all-star teams for the 2023 season.

All-South Jersey

Singles

Derrin Lerner, Cherry Hill East

Maxwell Dombrowski, Cherry Hill East

Mike Glowacki, Eastern

Ryan Erhardt, Haddon Township

Milan Karajovic, Lenape

Nick Styliades, Moorestown

Kunaal Jaganathan, Northern Burlington

Ashus Mahmood, Northern Burlington

Doubles

Ben Xi and Zach Van Meter, Cherry Hill East

Garv Singhal and Zach Wei, Cherry Hill East

Daniel Plum and Asher Fred, Haddonfield

Kunal Gupta and Nikhil Venkatachalapathy, Lenape

Arjun Rabinowitz and Rahul Rabinowitz, Moorestown

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Group 4

Singles

Antonio Strafella, Atlantic City

Derrin Lerner, Cherry Hill East

Maxwell Dombrowski, Cherry Hill East

Landon Schuster, Cherry Hill East

Mike Glowacki, Eastern

Milan Karajovic, Lenape

Ethan Kaligis, Lenape

Logan Knasiak, Lenape

Greg Burgess, Vineland

Doubles

Maxson Cabida and Risikesh Muddana, Cherokee

Samuel Snyder and Raustin Esfahanizadeh, Cherokee

Ben Xi and Zach Van Meter, Cherry Hill East

Garv Singhal and Zach Wei, Cherry Hill East

Franco Leehive and Jacob Berg and Ryan Bedi, Eastern

Harpeet Singh and Justin Sample, Kingsway

Kunal Gupta and Nikhil Venkatachalapathy, Lenape

Mike Cagno and Rohan Patel, Vineland

Group 3

Singles

Alex Wise, Mainland

Nick Styliades, Moorestown

Ajay Shah, Moorestown

Kunaal Jaganathan, Northern Burlington

Ashus Mahmood, Northern Burlington

Charles DiCicco, Ocean City

Sean Sipera, Shawnee

Doubles

Tristan Miller and Ben Rosenberg, Mainland

Arjun Rabinowitz and Rahul Rabinowitz, Moorestown

Caleb Liu and Charlie Schlindwein, Moorestown

Pat Lonergan and Jackson Barnes, Ocean City

Ryan Cahill and Danny Swerdlow, Shawnee

Michael Haussman and Matt Pierson, Shawnee

Group 2

Singles

Kyle O’Connor, Cedar Creek

Samuel Falk, Cumberland

Luke Fischer, Cumberland

Andrew McWilliams, Delsea

Jack Gilmore, Haddonfield

Chase Degillio, Haddonfield

Matt Murschell, Haddonfield

Wesley Mazzucco, Haddon Heights

Chris Webb, Seneca

Nate Bassett, West Deptford

Doubles

Blake Modri and Asher Kennedy, Cumberland

Daniel Plum and Asher Fred, Haddonfield

Aaron Keith and Jack Carr, Haddonfield

Matt Underwood and Paddy Kearns, Haddon Heights

John Brady and Chase Struzynski, West Deptford

Group 1

Singles

Ben Popso, Florence

Aidan MacIntosh, Florence

Ryan Erhardt, Haddon Township

Christian Erhardt, Haddon Township

Alex Noone, Haddon Township

Simon Hardin, Middle Township

Steve Berrodin, Middle Township

Justin Wen, Middle Township

Maddox Marker, Pitman

Doubles

Matt Conti and Derek Tindall, Florence

Ben Hintz and Rylan Martinelli, Haddon Township

Will Casterline and Markos Sakoulas, Middle…

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Stalks of corn stand tall among the towering skyscrapers of midtown Manhattan as part of a new exhibition at The Morgan Library & Museum which pays tribute to Indigenous culture.

The exhibit, called “Nora Thompson Dean: Lenape Teacher and Herbalist,” focuses on the life of Nora Thompson Dean (1907–1984), who worked to preserve Lenape culture. Featuring letters, photographs and a Three Sisters garden, the show’s on view now through September 17. 

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The museum itself, like all of Manhattan and New Jersey plus parts of New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Connecticut, sits on what was once called Lenapehoking, the ancestral lands of the Lenape. Beginning in the early 1600s, European settlers forced the Lenape people from these lands. There are now federally recognized Lenape nations in Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Canada, places where displaced Lenape people live.

Photograph: By Roy Pataro | Nora Thompson Dean

About Nora Thompson Dean

Dean was born in Oklahoma and she was determined to preserve her culture’s language, spiritual beliefs and knowledge of the natural world. As part of that work, she visited Lenapehoking many times, including a visit to New York City, The Morgan’s assistant curator Sal Robinson told Time Out New York. During the visit, Dean was scheduled to meet then-Mayor Ed Koch, but he never showed up for the appointment, instead sending an aide to meet her with an NYC souvenir. 

At last, Dean is getting the spotlight in New York City with an exhibit that recognizes her deeply important work. To create the exhibition, the Morgan worked with the Lenape Center and Hudson Valley Farm Hub.

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