Lenape Relationship with the Natural World

The official premiere of the second of three videos on Native American history and contemporary issues focused on the Lenape experience in New Jersey will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 4 pm. This free showing of “Lenape Relationship with the Natural World” will be introduced by Karelle Hall who researched, scripted, and narrated the video. “Lenape Relationship with the Natural World” explores how language shapes human understandings and interactions with the natural world. It illustrates how the Lenape continue to act on their responsibilities ​as stewards of the natural world and how this relationship with nature is reflected in human relationships.

Karelle Hall has recently completed her doctoral studies in anthropology at Rutgers University. She is a member of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe of Delaware where she is actively engaged in language revitalization. She is a frequent speaker on Native American language and culture of the region. Her research has been supported by the Wenner-Gren Foundation, American Philosophical Society, and American Ethnological Society. Her work on this video was funded by a grant to the Trent House Association from the New Jersey Council on the Humanities.