Celebrate the rich legacy of the Lenape culture and Native Americans whose contributions—from place names and foods to health practices and cultural traditions—continue to enrich and strengthen our communities today.
The presentation is suitable for all ages and will run about an hour long.
🕐 2:00PM
📍Ridgefield Park Nutrition Center at 159 Park Street
❄️Indoors and air-conditioned
Photography and recording are not permitted.
📧 Questions? Contact
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About Our Presenter:
Carla Messinger is a Cultural Educator who has received extensive training for the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Mather Center (Dept. of the Interior), American Association of State & Local History, Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums, National Trust for Historic Preservation, and various state institutions such as the PA Council on the arts, PA Council of the Humanities, and the PA Federation of Museums & Historical Societies.
A Native American born in Pennsylvania and residing here all her life, Carla is descended from the Lenape people who remained here while other Lenape migrated West. She is not a member of any out-of-state or Canadian federally recognized Delaware tribe or nation, and she is not affiliated with any 501c3 Native social groups.
📙 Author of "When the Shadbush Blooms" Available for purchase where all books are sold. If you have a copy, please bring along with you so you can have it signed by Carla!
Ridgefield Park, NJ acknowledges that we are on the ancestral lands of the Lenape people.
We acknowledge and honor the Lenape as the original caretakers of this land, both historically and in the present day.
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