Lenape Myth and Culture

Learn about the indigenous people of New Jersey as we recognize Native American Heritage Month. 

Lenape Culture – Lone Bear, a Lenape, made reproduction Lenape artifacts using the same materials and methods practiced hundreds of years ago.  Listen to the oral histories of the Lenape, the creation myths, and other lore that embody the Lenape culture, while participants have an opportunity to handle gourd bowls and deer hide hunting bags and seed bags.  Why did the Lenape leave New Jersey?  What happened when western Europeans arrived in the Mid-Atlantic colonies?  This program focuses on life through the Lenape’s eyes.