The Trent House Association will present a virtual talk titled “Ties That Bind: Nanticoke and Lenape Language and Revitalization” 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23 via Zoom (tinyurl.com/THJan23).
Karelle Hall, a member of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe and a graduate student in anthropology at Rutgers University, will trace the connections across the Lenape and Nanticoke diaspora in New Jersey and Delaware and illustrate how language shapes and reinforces those connections.
The land on which the Trent House was built is part of the traditional territory of the Lenape, called Lenapehoking. During the Colonial era and early federal period, many were removed west and north, but some remained among the three continuing historical tribal communities of the region. Today, Lenapehoking is a diaspora of different communities across the United States and Canada, connected by history, culture and language.
For Lenape and Nanticoke people, revitalizing their languages is a way to reconnect with ancestors and to reclaim traditional ways of understanding the world that are embedded in language.
This program is free and pre-registration is not required. A pay-as-you-wish donation of $10 is suggested and can be made by PayPal at (williamtrenthouse.org/donation.html).
For more information, visit williamtrenthouse.org.
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