55 | Where The Spirit Of The Culture Comes Out

Before European colonization, varieties of Lenape were spoken for thousands of years in the New York City metropolitan area. Today, after centuries of genocide, dispersal, and diaspora, Lenape speakers, teachers, archivists and activists keep the language alive. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Sriyanka Ray, Jasia Ka, Curtis Zunigha, Nikole Pecore, and Jim Rementer. • Transcript: https://bit.ly/3HOydwf
Before European colonization, varieties of Lenape were spoken for thousands of years in the New York City metropolitan area. Today, after centuries of genocide, dispersal, and diaspora, Lenape speakers, teachers, archivists and activists keep the language alive. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW

• Thank you to Sriyanka Ray, Jasia Ka, Curtis Zunigha, Nikole Pecore, and Jim Rementer.

• LINKS
Jasia Ka is a New York Emmy and Telly award-winning director working in documentary, commercials, brand content, music videos & scripted.

The Lenape Center has the mission of continuing Lenapehoking, the Lenape homeland through community, culture, and the arts. Follow The Lenape Center on Instagram at @lenapecenter.

The Lenape Talking Dictionary is an online resource created by the Delaware Tribe of Indians. It is an extensive, searchable dictionary of Lenape words, sentences, stories, grammar, songs, and lessons spoken by a number of native speakers of Lenape.

Learn more about the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians at www.mohican.com.

The Endangered Language Alliance is a New York City-based nonprofit with a mission to document endangered languages and support linguistic diversity. Explore their interactive language map at www.languagemap.nyc, and donate to ELA at the $50 dollar level to receive a beautiful print copy.

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• MUSIC and CLIPS
This episode featured clips from The Lenape Talking Dictionary. The Lenape Talking Dictionary is the intellectual property of the federally-recognized Delaware Tribe of Indians in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The use of any written or audio material from this site shall require the advance-written permission of the Delaware Tribe of Indians.

This episode featured clips from the Al-Sarah & the Nubatones, Jomion & Los Uklos, and Arooj Aftab live performances on B-Side, produced by BRIC TV.

• TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3HOydwf

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