Category: Lenni Lenape

Ed Rumley  |  Paterson Press

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The Great Falls of Paterson

A historical video spotlighting the history of the Great Falls of Paterson, NJ.

Michael V. Pettigano, NorthJersey.com

Paterson is well known as being the first industrialized city in the history of the United States. However, long before Alexander Hamilton put his stamp on the city, a group of Indigenous inhabitants, the Lenape Indians, called what is now North Jersey their home.

The Indian Heritage Festival held at the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park on Saturday and Sunday marked a celebration of the history, culture and ceremonial practices of the Delaware Indians, the modern-day descendants of the Lenape Tribe. 

Traveling all the way from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and led by their grandfather Curtis Zunigha, siblings 15-year-old Cayla Magee and 19-year-old Riley Magee were joined by their mother, Erica Magee, to offer a visual presentation of their heritage through educational lecture, the wearing of traditional and contemporary garb and native tribal dance. 

With the magnificent rush of the Great Falls in the background, Zunigha addressed the crowd of over 200 people on Saturday at the historical national park’s outdoor amphitheater.

“We are so proud to be back at the original home of our ancestors,” Zunigha told the crowd. “The Lenape originally settled in what is now the foothills of…

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More than 1,000 miles from his ancestral homeland, Curtis Zunigha’s gravelly voice managed to drown out the incessant static of a phone line.

All the way from Bartlesville, Oklahoma, you could hear Zunigha’s passion for the countless stories he carries with him of his people, the Lenape.

“I’m preserving in a dynamic way our culture and our history and our traditions, so that I could pass that on to a younger generation and they can keep going, because that’s our obligation to the creator and to the ancestors, for the gift of our culture and our language and our knowledge of who we were and who we are,” he said.

Zunigha is an enrolled member and cultural director of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, one of three federally recognized tribes of the Lenape in the United States — none of which are currently located in their original homeland.

The Lenape, whose name means “the real people,” are indigenous to the Delaware Valley. From parts of New York and eastern Pennsylvania to New Jersey and the coast of Delaware, the Lenape lived in this region for thousands of years. Those relatively newer place names are products of the same colonization that violently uprooted the native people from the area once known as Lenapehoking.

Curtis Zunigha is an enrolled member and cultural director of the Delaware Tribe of Indians. (Courtesy of Curtis Zunigha)

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Community members in Frenchtown, with the support of the borough, have launched the Frenchtown River Ambassadors (FRA), a project of Sustainable Frenchtown.

FRA volunteers welcome visitors at tents, which are stationed on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer in the parking lot south of Frenchtown bridge, and when volunteer capacity permits, at Old Frenchtown Field and 12th Street.

Volunteer ambassadors host an interactive children’s environmental program at 11 a.m. and a river clean-up at 4 p.m., each day. Visitors are also offered brochures with a map of Frenchtown’s amenities, as well as a coupon to present to participating local businesses offering seasonal promotions.

The project was designed and launched by Frenchtown residents: Environmental Commission member and biologist Susan Quackenbush; artist and photographer Jorge Sanchez; former borough council member Holly Low; and local activists Alleigh Sobey and Maggie Cooke. Six more residents serve as volunteer captains, including Pastor Peter Mantell of the United Methodist Church, while an additional 20-plus community members are volunteering as River Ambassadors.

“Frenchtown has become an increasingly popular tourist destination, but during summer 2020, the community experienced a dramatic spike in river visitors, due in part to the pandemic,” according to a written statement provided by Sustainable Frenchtown. “The Borough managed the increase in garbage and parking issues, while complaints about crowds, parking, and litter – as well as hate speech directed at river visitors – piled up on the local social media page,” the statement read.

In response, the Frenchtown River Ambassadors project is “committed to the philosophy that public parks, biodiversity, and open spaces are held in the public trust, and should be accessible to residents and visitors alike, free from discrimination.”

“We decided to take the initiative to do something positive for a healthy coexistence among the people who visit us, our own neighbors and above all, for the…

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Looking to follow all of the athletes from New Jersey at the Olympic Games in Tokyo? Our USA TODAY Network team across the Garden State has you covered. 

Check back here throughout the Games for the latest updates, from softball’s first pitch on July 20 — three days before the Opening Ceremony — through the Closing Ceremony on Aug. 8.

Alexia Lacatena makes Sussex County history

It’s a moment that will forever go down in Sussex County history.

Stanhope native Alexia Lacatena became the county’s first athlete to compete in the Summer Olympics when she came on to pitch in relief for the Italian national team against the United States on the opening day of competition on Thursday at Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium in Fukushima, Japan.

The 18-year-old Lenape Valley High School graduate took the ball from starter Greta Cecchetti with runners on the corners and no outs in the top of the fifth inning with the Italian national team trailing the U.S. 1-0.

“Right now, the pride of Lenape Valley and the Patriots, having an Olympic moment as a teenager,” Beth Mowins said on the broadcast.

“Pretty special moment for the youngster,” Michele Smith added. 

Lacatena gave up a sacrifice fly, infield single and a walk in the fifth but got out of the jam and tossed a perfect sixth inning. The United States won the game, 2-0.

Lacatena, whose mother was born in Italy and whose father was born in New Jersey but grew up there, has been competing for the European side since she was 15. She was called up to the senior national team at 17, helping them win the European Championship earlier this month.

The Kentucky commit did not compete in her senior season for the Patriots this spring as she prepared to achieve her dream of competing in the Olympics. 

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The Schuylkill Conservation District has announced upcoming August events for Sweet Arrow Lake Park near Pine Grove.

Itchy Dog Singers – Native American Drums Along the Swatara – August 6th, 2021

Back by popular demand, Drum Keeper, Chuck Gentlemoon Demund, and the Itchy Dog Singers will conduct a healing drum circle which will feature social dances, legends, history, and traditions of the Lenape Nation. Demund is the Ceremonial Chief of the Unami band of the Lenape and is the legend-keeper and storyteller of his nation. The Lenape culture revolves around the drum and the dance and they believe that the drum represents the heartbeat of the Earth. He and his group say they drum and sing songs because “It’s all about feeling happy.” So please join us for an evening of native culture and happiness at the Sweet Arrow Lake Waterfall Pavilion on Friday, August 6, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. This program is free and open to the public and is made possible, in part, with a grant from the Schuylkill Area Community Foundation and the Reidler Family Charitable Fund. For more info call 570-345-8952 and leave a message.

How Indians Communicated Without Electricity – August 8th, 2021

If Indians did not use sign language or smoke signals, what other ways did they use to communicate with each other? On Sunday, August 8, 2021, 2:00-3:00 p.m., Dave “Big Owl” McSurdy will present a program about Indian communication methods at the Small Leadership Pavilion at the Waterfall Parking Lot of Sweet Arrow Lake County Park. Children will also make a petroglyph rock to take home. This program is free and open to the public but masks are required. Repeat participants are welcome.

Hershey’s ZooAmerica – August 10th, 2021

On Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. join Hershey’s ZooAmerica…

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Alana Glynn  |  For the Pocono Record

In early May, I hiked Caldeno Falls which are also known as “Diana’s Bath” by the locals in our Pocono’s. Caldeno Falls is a lovely trail that is a part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and Appalachian trail. 

I was extremely lucky to choose such a beautiful spring day. This hiking trail is approximately a 7-minute drive from The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort.

We started our hike around 10 a.m., birds were still singing, and the trail was not busy. There were a few other groups out hiking. The path behind the big “Leave No Trace” sign is the beginning of the Caldeno Falls trail. 

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After a short walk into the trail, there is an owl box up in the trees. These nesting boxes provide owls with a secure location to nest. Soon after passing the owl box, a small bridge spans over a gentle-flowing creek. This bridge was built by an Eagle Scout; his father still maintains the bridge.

After the bridge, a ten-minute walk on the main path leads to the waterfall— Diana’s Bath. Many people end their hike here, but as hiking guides, we know there is so much more to the Caldeno Falls trail beyond Diana’s Bath. 

Although the Caldeno Falls trail (green dot trail) is one of the shorter, less intense trails on the Appalachian, I still recommend novice hikers seek the expertise of a guide or other experienced hiker.

It can be tricky finding the 17-foot waterfall since there are lots of deer trails that lead to endless loops along the route to the falls. The trail becomes quite narrow and has sheer drop-offs as you get closer to Caldeno Falls. I recommend hiking boots or any shoe with good traction. There are a lot of roots on the ground, and sheer drop-offs; wearing the appropriate footwear is a must. 

After the waterfall, continue on the trail to the highest point of the mountain. Along the way, you will encounter the mile-long rock. The mile-long rock was a part…

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(Photo by Ryan Morrill)

Ferry service shuttling folks between the Tuckerton Seaport and Beach Haven got underway on Saturday. There was an 11 a.m. departure waiting for those who had just enjoyed the Tuckerton holiday parade, ready to motor across the bay to enjoy the afternoon in the southernmost town center on Long Beach Island.

Capt. Dick Gouldey awaited at the dock, alongside tour guides Taylor Katchum and Bailey Holcomb, to welcome passengers aboard the Pohatcong II, a 40-foot pontoon boat with two motors and two floats, suitable for navigating the shallow Tuckerton Creek.

ALL ABOARD: (From left) Taylor Katchum, Capt. Dick Gouldey and Bailey Holcomb welcome passengers aboard the Pohatcong II for the first ferry ride of the summer season. (Monique M. Demopoulos)

Holcomb explained to passengers that the Pohatcong II is named after its predecessor (the Pohatcong I), a steam-powered vessel that ferried people from the Tuckerton Railroad over to Beach Haven in the 1800s. Because the Lenni-Lenape were the first people in the area, the Pohatcong takes its name from an Algonquian word meaning “stream between two hills.”

According to Katchum, because the first European settlers to colonize the Tuckerton area in the 1680s were Quakers, and therefore passivists, they had a more peaceful coexistence with the natives than that in most other areas. Despite the relocation of most Eastern tribes to the Midwest, indigenous people remain in New Jersey today. The Lenni-Lenape headquarters are in Bridgeton, Katchum said.

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