Join us for an evening celebrating the Lenape traditionalist Nora Thompson Dean, who dedicated her life to preserving Lenape culture and language, with one of the founders of the Lenape Center, Joe Baker. The Lenape Center is a New York-based organization with the mission of continuing Lenapehoking, the original Lenape homeland in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, through community, culture, and the arts. Mr. Baker will be in conversation with Sal Robinson, Lucy Ricciardi Assistant Curator, Literary and Historical Manuscripts.
Nora Thompson Dean: Lenape Teacher and Herbalist and the Morgan Garden will be open prior to the program for attendees.
The event will take place in Gilder Lehrman Hall. By entering the museum, you agree to our updated Visitor Guidelines and Policies. Masks are encouraged, but not required for attending all public programs.
Image: Nora Thompson Dean. Photograph by Roy Pataro.