Events, Education, and Collaborations
See below for information on upcoming events, classes, exhibits, documentaries,
and arranging programs or consultations.
Treaty Signing Event at Willow Wisp Organic Farm
Sunday, August 2nd | 12:00 PM
We invite all committed organizations and individuals to sign the Treaty of Renewed Friendship at Willow Wisp Organic Farm! ​Join us for lunch, speakers, and the opening ceremony for the 2026 Treaty Signings, then attend the Treaty-Signing Ceremony and, if you like, sign the Treaty. Also consider staying or returning for the 7:00 showing of Farm Arts Collective's theatrical production Dream on the Farm #7 Johnny Appleseed: An Historical Fantasia!
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For information on the Treaty of Renewed Friendship, see our Sojourn & Treaty page.
Treaty Signing Event
at Equinunk Historical Society
Sunday, August 2nd | 2:30 PM
We invite all committed organizations and individuals to sign the Treaty of Renewed Friendship at Equinunk Historical Society! ​Join us for refreshments, speakers, and a tour of the exhibits--including a full-sized dugout canoe--and then attend the Treaty-Signing Ceremony and, if you like, sign the Treaty.
For information on the Treaty of Renewed Friendship, see our Sojourn & Treaty page.
Treaty Signing Event at Zane Grey Museum
Tuesday, August 4th | 3:00 PM
We invite all committed organizations and individuals to sign the Treaty of Renewed Friendship at Zane Grey Museum! ​Join us for speakers, tour the museum, and then attend the Treaty-Signing Ceremony and, if you like, sign the Treaty..
For information on the Treaty of Renewed Friendship, see our Sojourn & Treaty page.
Treaty Signing Event Day: Scott Park, Cultural Center & Sigal Museum
Saturday, August 8th | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Join us for this full day of festivities! The Lenape Nation of PA Cultural Center will be open extended hours, 10:00 - 4:00, for visits and tours of the newly restructured Fulfilling a Prophesy exhibit and the newly installed Enduring Presence: Art of the Fourth Crow exhibit! At 1:00, bring your picnic lunch to Scott Park for Lenape programming while you wait for the paddlers of the Rising Nation River Journey to arrive! At 5:00, join us for the ceremonial quadrennial singing of the Treaty of Renewed Friendship at the Sigal Museum! Fill any gaps in your day by visiting our Lenape exhibit and the other fine attractions at the Sigal Museum and touring the new exhibit General Happiness of the People: Easton as a Revolutionary Capital at the Historic Publick Bachmann House. All of these wonderful opportunities are within walking distance of each other!
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For information on the Treaty of Renewed Friendship, see our Sojourn & Treaty page.
Treaty Signing Event Afternoon:
Sunbeam Lenape Park
Sunday, August 9th | 3:00 PM
We invite committed organizations and individuals to sign the Treaty of Renewed Friendship at Sunbeam Lenape Park in Frenchtown, NJ, during an all-afternoon celebration! Join us for an afternoon of Lenape programming, environmental speakers, community, and the signing of the Treaty of Renewed Friendship!
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More Details Coming Soon.
Treaty Signing Event: Woodmere Art Museum
Wednesday, August 12th | 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
We invite committed organizations and individuals to sign the Treaty of Renewed Friendship at the Woodmere Art Museum!
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4:00pm – 6:00pm: Meet and Greet, enjoy Woodmere’s sculpture garden, grounds, and galleries, and and learn about the Treaty.
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6:00pm – 7:00pm: Attend the Treaty-Signing Ceremony and, if you like, sign the Treaty to join the Lenape in honoring and caring for the Delaware River and Lenapehokink.
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For information on the Treaty of Renewed Friendship, see our Sojourn & Treaty page.
Musical Celebration:
Bill Miller, with Jim Beer and Stoney's Boys
Friday, August 14th | 4:00 PM
​Three-time Grammy-winner Bill Miller gifted us with his music and spirit during the first Treaty Signing in 2002; he is returning to gift us again in 2026 at the Cape May Point Arts & Science Center! Also performing will be multi-award-nominated Jim Beer and Native American drum Stoney's Boys!
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Admission is free, but donations will be highly appreciated at the door; all donations support the 2026 Rising Nation River Journey and Treaty Signing events. All are welcome to return to the Science Center the next day for our Finale Celebration and Treaty Signing!
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For information on the Treaty of Renewed Friendship, see our Sojourn & Treaty page.​​​
River Journey Grand Finale Celebration
Saturday, August 15th | Time TBA
We invite committed organizations and individuals to sign the Treaty of Renewed Friendship at the Cape May Point Arts and Science Center, during an all day celebration!
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Details Coming Soon.
Return to Mauch Chunk Pow Wow
Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 12th & 13th | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All are invited to our annual Return to Mauch Chunk Pow Wow at beautiful Mauch Chunk Lake Park! Join us for intertribal dancing and drumming, storytelling, craft booths, food vendors, children's activities, raffles, give-aways, and more! Admission is free, but we are grateful for donations--proceeds benefit the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund. Have fun while learning about Lenape and other Native American cultures! Spread the word, and please feel free to circulate the flyer. Vendors contact info@lenape-nation.org.
Online Lenape Language Classes (Unami Dialect)
Our language classes, which have been featured in K. David Harrison’s The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World’s most Endangered Languages (published by National Geographic), have moved online! Clan Mother Shelley DePaul, Director of Language, has taught the Unami dialect of the Lenape Language in colleges, schools, and in the community. Over decades of research and teaching, she has developed a 390 page textbook for our language students, who are composed of nation members, community participants, university professors, and many others. Classes are free, but students need the textbook.
Enduring Presence: Art of the Fourth Crow
Our travelling art exhibit, which has been featured at Temple University, Haverford College, Arcadia University, and Northampton Community College, now has a home at our Lenape Cultural Center! Due to limited space at the Center, the exhibit is truncated, and we are always open to seeing it travel to venues that can display it in its entirety; if your organization is interested in hosting Enduring Presence: Art of the Fourth Crow, don't hesitate to get in touch.
Fulfilling a Prophesy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania
Visit this exhibit in person at our Cultural Center or tour the exhibit website. We created this exhibit with the University of Pennsylvania in 2008. It was hosted at the Penn Museum for three years, and afterward travelled to our Cultural Center, where it remains today. This exhibit tells the story of our people in four stages, arranged around a story of four crows.
Keepers of the Way Documentary Screenings
Evan Cohen's award-winning short film Keepers of the Way has recently completed the independent film festival circuit and is now available to be shown at public locations! The film documents the LNPA's Walking Purchase Healing Journey, a two-day trek up the path of the infamous Walking Purchase to educate the public about the historical travesty and heal some of the lingering pain that still surrounds it. Screenings and panel discussions with the filmmakers and LNPA councilmembers are now available to public venues! Don't hesitate to reach out if your venue would like to host a screening and/or panel discussion.
Speaking engagements, Public events, and programs
We offer educational programs for all audiences, including K-12, colleges and universities, museums, historical societies, environmental organizations, faith-based organizations, and many others. Our drummers and dancers are happy to participate in public events (but we do not conduct our cultural ceremonies for the public). We speak on many topics, including Lenape history, presence, culture, stories, politics, art, and environmental stewardship. Feel free to contact us about these collaborations.
Lenape Gardens
and Horticulture
We have collaborated on many Lenape gardens and planting projects with colleges and universities, arboretums, farms, nature preserves, and other organizations that would like to dedicate a space to growing traditional Lenape medicinal herbs or food crops. Whether the space spans feet or acres, a Lenape garden is a wonderful way to embrace indigenous culture in a beautiful and useful way. See this link for our Lenape Garden at the University of Pennsylvania, or download the article here. See this link for our garden at Staten Island's Skyline Community Garden. Feel free to contact us if you are interested in discussing.
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Consultations: Curriculum Development, representation, and other topics
We are always happy to hear from people who want to assure that education about, or representation of, our people is accurate and appropriate. We have professional and cultural educators who are always willing to discuss curriculum, land acknowledgements, exhibits, mascots, and other issues. Please get in touch if you would like to consult with us.