YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED NOW
​Tell Pennsylvania lawmakers that they must give State Recognition to the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania!​​
Step 1: Click here to sign the petition​​
Step 2: Write your local & state legislators.
Click here for a downloadable sample letter with important talking points.
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Click here for a QR code flyer to print and hang.
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More information, including legislator contact info, on our home page.
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Events, Education, and Collaborations
See below for information on upcoming events, classes, exhibits, documentaries,
and arranging programs or consultations.
Frenchtown Riverfest
Sunday, August 31, 2025 11a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunbeam Lenape Park & Downtown Frenchtown
60+ Local Vendors | 20 Local Musicians | 5+ Food Vendors
Established in 2004... Riverfest is a street fair celebration of life along the river! Stroll Bridge Street and Sunbeam Park for a fun filled day of live music, art, food, family-friendly activities, and paper boat races with the Frenchtown Vikings, all with an ecologically and sustainability focused lens. Honor the mighty Delaware and join in festivities truly unique to Frenchtown.
RETURN TO MAUCH CHUNK
POW WOW
Saturday, September 6, 2025 & Sunday, September 7, 2025
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Mauch Chunk Lake Park, 625 Lentz Trail, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229
FREE ADMISSION
DONATIONS APPRECIATED
Proceeds benefit LNPA Scholarship Fund
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Join us for Native crafts and food, Aztec dancers featuring the Salinez Family, Native Flute music, storytellers, craft raffle, 50/50 raffle, and a giveaway on Sunday, and more!
International Cultural Festival
Two dates and two locations:
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Sunday September 14, noon to 6 p.m. at Dansbury Park, E. Stroudsburg
Saturday September 20, 2 to 10 p.m. - Cedar Beach, Allentown
We are looking forward to another year of the International Cultural Festival! Come visit the Nation table and enjoy all the festivities in East Stroudsburg, Allentown, or both!
National Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Parade
Saturday, October 18, 2025
9 a.m. Line up
10 a.m. Ceremony, Speakers Awards
12 Noon Parade begins
Madison Square Park, East 26th St., NY
We will once again be joining the annual National Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Parade! Please see the flyer below for details.
Online Lenape Language Classes (Unami Dialect)
Our language classes, which have been featured in K. David Harrison’s The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World’s most Endangered Languages (published by National Geographic), have moved online! Clan Mother Shelley DePaul, Director of Language, has taught the Unami dialect of the Lenape Language in colleges, schools, and in the community. Over decades of research and teaching, she has developed a 390 page textbook for our language students, who are composed of nation members, community participants, university professors, and many others. Classes are free, but students need the textbook.
Enduring Presence Exhibit Seeking its next installation site
We created this exhibit with Haverford College in 2022, based on and expanded from our
2019 exhibit Enduring Presence, Everyday Artistry: The Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania at Temple University. It was featured at Haverford in Spring '23, and then hosted at Arcadia University in Fall '23. We are now seeking the next host for a truly unparalleled expansion centered on theme "Art of the Fourth Crow," and featuring a host of incredible artists who have produced work to support the Nation. Visit the exhibit website for information, including a downloadable PDF catalog with curator essays.
KotW Documentary Screenings available!
Evan Cohen's award-winning short film Keepers of the Way has recently completed the independent film festival circuit and is now available to be shown at public locations! The film documents the LNPA's Walking Purchase Healing Journey, a two-day trek up the path of the infamous Walking Purchase to educate the public about the historical travesty and heal some of the lingering pain that still surrounds it. Screenings and panel discussions with the filmmakers and LNPA councilmembers are now available to public venues! Don't hesitate to reach out if your venue would like to host a screening and/or panel discussion.
Fulfilling a Prophesy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania
Visit this exhibit in person at our Cultural Center or tour the exhibit website. We created this exhibit with the University of Pennsylvania in 2008. It was hosted at the Penn Museum for three years, and afterward travelled to our Cultural Center, where it remains today. This exhibit tells the story of our people in four stages, arranged around a story of four crows.
Speaking engagements, Public events, and programs
We offer educational programs for all audiences, including K-12, colleges and universities, museums, historical societies, environmental organizations, faith-based organizations, and many others. Our drummers and dancers are happy to participate in public events (but we do not conduct our cultural ceremonies for the public). We speak on many topics, including Lenape history, presence, culture, stories, politics, art, and environmental stewardship. Feel free to contact us about these collaborations.
Lenape Gardens
and Horticulture
We have collaborated on many Lenape gardens and planting projects with colleges and universities, arboretums, farms, nature preserves, and other organizations that would like to dedicate a space to growing traditional Lenape medicinal herbs or food crops. Whether the space spans feet or acres, a Lenape garden is a wonderful way to embrace indigenous culture in a beautiful and useful way. See this link for our Lenape Garden at the University of Pennsylvania, or download the article here. See this link for our garden at Staten Island's Skyline Community Garden. Feel free to contact us if you are interested in discussing.
Consultations: Curriculum Development, representation, and other topics
We are always happy to hear from people who want to assure that education about, or representation of, our people is accurate and appropriate. We have professional and cultural educators who are always willing to discuss curriculum, land acknowledgements, exhibits, mascots, and other issues. Please get in touch if you would like to consult with us.