The Lenape Speak
A Day Long Conference focusing on Lenape Culture
Date & Location
Saturday, July 27
7:30 am – 6:30 pm
College Center 220
Northampton Community College
3835 Green Pond Road
Bethlehem, PA 18020 (Map of College)
Lenape knowledge keepers from all over the United States and Canada will sit together in their indigenous homelands and offer panel discussions on topics such as Language Revitalization, Traditional Crafting, Environmentalism, Horticulture, Food Justice, and Storytelling. The day will include drumming, free-roaming to visit tables and have one-on-one discussions, light breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Northampton Community College is providing affordable dormitory lodging 7/26 and 7/27. Registration is required.
Conference registration includes attendance at the sessions and three meals.
Open to the public; educators at all levels are encouraged to attend.
Registration Deadline Monday, July 15
Click here to register
Sponsor: $75
Adult $50
Student $25
(Full refunds are available until Wednesday, July 1 if requests are received in writing to info@ncceast40.org)
Program
7:30 - 8:15 am: Gathering, Drumming, Light Refreshments and Socializing
8:15 - 9:00 am: Welcoming by Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania Opening Ceremony and History
9:00 - 9:10 am: Break/Drumming
9:10 - 10:40 am: Language (Panel discussion)
10:40 - 10:50 am: Break/Drumming
10:50 am - 12:20 pm: Craft Tables & Info Tables (Free Time)
12:20 - 1:20 pm: Lunch
1:20 - 2:50 pm: Horticulture, Food Sovereignty and Justice, and Medicine (Panel discussion)
2:50 - 3:00 pm: Break/Drumming
3:00 - 5:00 pm: Storytelling and the Storytelling Tradition (Panel discussion)
5:00 - 5:15 pm: Closing Ceremony
Closing Words, Appreciation, and Closing Song
5:15 - 6:30 pm: Dinner