Tag: Lenni Lenape
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Learn about former King of Naples, Point Breeze Historic Garden in Bordentown Oct. 1
Standing on the plot of land once owned by Joseph Bonaparte — former King of Naples and Spain and brother of Napoleon – garden steward Lara Periard shares her enthusiasm for developing the Point Breeze Historic Garden. “This project is unique for several reasons,” Periard said. “Unlike a standard vegetable garden or farm, its purpose…
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Princeton Council adds ‘land acknowledgement’ to meetings to honor Lenni Lenape tribe
The Princeton Council will begin its public meetings with a “land acknowledgement” – three sentences that acknowledge the history of the land on which the Municipality of Princeton sits. Read aloud at the Princeton Council’s March 8 meeting, it states that “We gather today on the land of the Lenni Lenape. As members of the…
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Petition calls for renaming of Indian Fields Elementary School in South Brunswick
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A petition is calling for the renaming of Indian Fields Elementary School in South Brunswick. “The term ‘Indians’ in reference to indigenous people is outdated,” Gillian Chambres states in a petition she started using on Change.org “Indigenous people in America should be referred to by their specific tribe names or the umbrella…
