Brooklyn, Usa

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 Jasia Ka, Curtis Zunigha, Nikole Pecore, and Jim Rementer. • LINKSJasia 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, searcha