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Vanessa Bryant says she feels ‘sick’ at thought of deputies ‘gawking’ at Kobe, Gianna photos

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Vanessa Bryant has filed a declaration in response to a motion by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to have her lawsuit against them dismissed.

TMZ obtained a copy of the documents in which Bryant claims she specifically asked Sheriff Alex Villanueva to ensure that no photos would be taken of her deceased husband, NBA icon Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, after the two and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020.

Vanessa Bryant speaks on behalf of her late spouse, Class of 2020 inductee Kobe Bryant, during the 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony in May at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

“If you can’t bring my husband and baby back, please make sure no one takes photographs of them,” Bryant said in her deposition, as previously reported by the Associated Press. “And he said: ‘I will.’ And I said: ‘No, I need you to get on the phone right now, and I need you to make sure you secure the area.’”

In her response, Bryant says she learned a month later that there were photos of her husband and child’s remains, and that several sheriff’s deputies and firefighters were showing them to people. She said hearing that the photos existed sent her into a “constant cycle of distress,” and that despite assurances that the photos had been secured and scrubbed, she has doubts.

“It infuriates me that the people I trusted…

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Nanticoke Indians gifted 30 acres of ancestral lands

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Similar to Indigenous people across the country, Millsboro’s Nanticoke Indians believe in the concept of living and working now to the benefit of tribal members seven generations into the future. With the recent donation of 30 acres of ancestral land, future generations of the Nanticoke Indian Association will look back at 2021 as a year that tribal elders did in fact work toward that common goal.

The donated acreage has an address of Rosdale Road. It’s a triangular shape that stretches from immediately behind the NIA Tribal Center off Route 24 to the western tree line of Warwick Park to the east. There’s a small portion of land that sits across the street, near the intersection with Gull Point Road. According to Sussex County property records, the land was sold in late October for approximately $990,000.

Nanticoke Indian Chief Natosha Carmine, the tribe’s first woman chief, was the driving force behind the land donation and quick to point out the Nanticokes didn’t put one dollar toward the land. She said she wanted to try and get the parcel because it will help build a strong community among tribal members.

There’s always been a vision for the tribe to have a safe place to commune and be a part of a larger group, said Carmine. There are thoughts of putting in a walking path, a large pavilion and some athletic fields, she said.

“It’s a vision that will be defined in the future,” said Carmine.

Former Nanticoke Tribal Council member Bonnie Hall happened to be at the tribal center during the interview with Carmine. The donation is personal for her, she said – she can recall playing on that same field as a child, because it was once owned by her aunt Madge Harmon and uncle Wilbur Harmon.

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Lenni Lenape

2021 All-Herald Boys Soccer First and Second Teams

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Hackettstown’s Zack Prymak nets winning penalty kick in North 2, Group 2 final

Hackettstown senior Zack Prymak scored the game-winning penalty kick in the North 2, Group 2 final against Bernards on Nov. 11, 2021, at Bernards High School.

Andrew Tredinnick, New Jersey Herald

FIRST TEAM

Collin Amabile

Pope John senior midfielder

Did a little bit of everything for the Lions as they made a four-win improvement and remained competitive in the NJAC National. Closed his career with seven goals and eight assists.

Jude Ashley

Lenape Valley senior midfielder

Helped the Patriots become the highest scoring team in the NJAC Colonial Division with an even nine goals and 10 assists in his final season.

Dylan Barry

Sparta junior midfielder

A major factor in helping the Spartans go from winless to seven victories in a season’s time. Led Sparta with 10 goals and three assists with one more season to still make his mark.

Anthony Crisafulli

Pope John senior midfielder

Helped command the heart of the field for the Lions. In his final season, he found the net six times and dished out five assists.

Bryan Gaviria

Jefferson senior forward

Continued the trend as Falcons’ top goal scorer in his final campaign. Connected for 17 goals and added five assists. Scored in 11 of Jefferson’s 18 games with a pair of hat tricks.

Robert Giordano

Newton…

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Mohican

Hudson Valley place-names pronounced WAY differently than you’d expect

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It’s easy to pinpoint newcomers and visitors in the Hudson Valley by how terribly they mispronounce its towns.

Out-of-towners shouldn’t necessarily be blamed for this, as the region’s place-names are a series of English, Dutch, Lenape and Mohican terms mashed together over the centuries until they formed words pronounced far differently than they are spelled.

For instance, the first time this reporter entered the town of Copake in Columbia County, he attempted to pronounce it “CO-pak-ee,” thinking he was being smart by splitting the second syllable under the assumption the word looked Native American. Though I wasn’t totally off — the name is derived from the Mohican word for snake — achkook — and paug — pond — what came out of my mouth sounded more like a brand of tempura flakes than a town in Columbia County.

Let this guide help you to not make similar mistakes. We’ve talked to historians and other locals about the origins of different place-names in the Hudson Valley and Catskills, and how they’ve evolved to be pronounced the way they are today.

Accord (ACK-ord ), Ulster County

Tucked behind the western slope of the Shawangunk Ridge along the Rondout Creek in central Ulster County, this hamlet’s name is pronounced with the first syllable heavily stressed, distinguishing it from the noun meaning “treaty.”

The location was originally known by early American residents as “Port Jackson,” according to D&H Canal Museum Deputy Director of Collections Bill Merchant.

In the 1820s, the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company constructed a water route from Honesdale, Pa., to Kingston to transport coal to the Hudson River….

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Concert Connection: Celebrate the holidays with Kenny G at the Palace

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Post date December 10, 2021
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Musician Kenny G is set to perform Dec. 16 at the Palace Theater in downtown Waterbury. With global sales totaling more than 75 million, Grammy and American Music Award winner Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of all time.

To add to his accolades, Kenny G has both the best selling instrumental album of all time with “Breathless” and the best-selling Christmas album of all time with “Miracles”. Never one to rest idle, Kenny G continues to tour all over the world to adoring fans of all demographics.

Come see Kenny G perform holiday classics at the Palace Theater, as part of his “The Miracles Holiday & Hits” tour. For tickets or more information, call the box office at 203-346-2000 or go to palacetheater.org

Upcoming concerts

Roomful of Blues – Infinity Music Hall, Hartford – Dec. 10

Earth, Wind & Fire – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville – Rescheduled to Feb. 4, 2022; Dec. 10 tickets will be honored.

Javier Colon – Infinity Music Hall, Hartford – Dec. 11

Howie Mandel – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville – Dec. 11

Jerry Seinfeld – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket – Dec. 11

Albert Cummings – Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk – Dec. 12

Gordon Lightfoot – Garde Arts Center, New London – Dec. 16

Big Al Anderson & the Floor Models – Infinity Music Hall, Hartford – Dec. 16-17

Kenny G – Palace Theater, Waterbury – Dec. 16

Leo Kottke + Mike Gordon – Wall Street Theater, Norwalk – Dec. 16

The Mavericks – Garde Arts Center, New London – Dec. 17

REO Speedwagon – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket – Dec. 17

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Nanticoke

No injuries reported in Nanticoke house fire

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No one was home and there are no reported injuries as crews from multiple fire departments arrived on scene to battle a blaze in a double-block residence located at 363-365 E. Church St. Wednesday afternoon.

Ryan Evans | Times Leader

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Native American Heritage Month

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Bucks hosted Gloria Lopez, Esq., former Fulbright Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice at the University of Ottawa, at a celebration honoring Native Americans during November’s Native American Heritage Month.

Bucks President Felicia Ganther greeted attendees, saying “We can come together, we can learn new things, we can expand our minds, and we can share the ties that bind us together as humans.”

The first Native American Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, said via video “This month we honor the gifts of our ancestors by celebrating indigenous knowledge, traditions, language and culture… We Center our work on the voices of indigenous people, as we address the missing and murdered indigenous people’s crisis.”

US indigenous population has doubled to almost 10 million for the 2020 census; Twenty two percent live on reservations. Unemployment and those living below the poverty level are consistently nearly double that of all Americans even though the federal budget allocates billions for Native American programs. Despite education subsidies, only 14.5 percent graduate from college.

A 2015 National Congress of American Indians found that as much as 40 percent of sex trafficking victims identify as American Indian, Alaska Native, or First Nations (AIANFN) and indigenous women suffer more violence and are murdered at 10 times the national rate.

Chief Vincett Mann, Chief of the Bucks Lenape, reminded us via video that our Bucks Newtown campus is housed on what was Lenape/ Delaware Indian land beginning 12,000 to 15,000 years ago. The Lenape are indigenous, people who have historic ancestral and cultural ties to the land.

The Delaware river was the Lenape Indian lifeline providing transportation, water, and food, so some also call the Delaware the Lenape.

Native Americans developed three-sisters-farming: first planting corn, next beans to grow up the corn stalks and provide nitrogen, finally squash…

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Munsee signs off as sheriff

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CLARION – With the new year comes a new phase of life for outgoing Clarion County Sheriff Rex Munsee.

After 12 years in office, Munsee decided earlier this year not to seek reelection to a fourth term.

“I always wanted three terms,” Munsee said of his time in public service. “I accomplished what I wanted to do, and I think it’s a good time to be done.”

A native of Erie County, Munsee came to the area in December 1981 after graduating from the state police academy and being assigned to the Shippenville-based station.

“I had never heard of Shippenville before,” he laughed last week, noting that, although he liked the station, his initial plan was to stay in Clarion three years before returning to his hometown. In the meantime, Munsee met his wife, Cindi, and the rest is history. “Forty years later, I’m still here.”

Munsee served as a state police trooper in Clarion — with a one-year stint in Punxsutawney — for more than 27 years before retiring from the force as a corporal in February 2009 to run for sheriff.

“You can’t run for political office and be in the state police,” he said, pointing out that he announced his candidacy the day after his retirement. “I was looking to do something a little different, and I thought sheriff would be a good fit for me.”

Going into his first term, Munsee said that his goal was to make his office and deputies more visible in Clarion County, a task that he believes he has accomplished over the years.

“I think people would say that we have a higher visibility now than we had before,” he said, adding that his department’s responsibilities now include securing events such as Autumn Leaf Festival, the Peanut Butter Festival and Horsethief Days, and hosting justification and ladies’ self defense…

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Native Rights are Human Rights

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Three girls sitting facing the U.S. Capitol Three young Native women dream of making positive changes in Indian County in the future. Courtesy of Lisa Long

On December 10, 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted and announced the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global decree of human rights. As a result, International Human Rights Day is observed and celebrated annually across the world on December 10th every year. This year’s theme is equality and it specifically calls on society to address the rights of Indigenous peoples, among other vulnerable populations.

Native people historically have faced epic oppression and violations of their human rights. When the first Europeans came to the Americas, it was inhabited by millions of sovereign Indigenous peoples. As more settlers arrived, Native people were relentlessly pushed out of their homelands. After the founding of the United States, laws were made to legally support expansion into Native lands at the expense of Native people. From 1778 to 1868, approximately 368 treaties were made between the United States and Indian nations. By 1900, all of those treaties had been broken.

Leaders of Delaware tribes holding the edges of a blanket covering the Treaty of Fort Pitt. Delaware leaders prepare to unveil the 1778 Treaty of Fort Pitt, for view at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. From left to right: Denise Stonefish, chief of the Delaware Nation at Moraviantown; former museum director Kevin Gover; Chester “Chet” Brooks, chief of the Delaware Tribe of Indians; and Deborah Dotson, president of the Delaware Nation. May 10, 2018, Washington, D.C. Paul Morigi/AP Images for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian