Registration open: This year’s Lenape Conference

Registration is now open for this fall’s “Homecoming 2025: The Lenape Speak,” the second annual conference focusing on Lenape culture. The conference is hosted by the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, and will be held at NCC’s Pocono campus.

Based on feedback from last summer’s inaugural conference, the 2025 event will be held over two days: Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8.

This event will feature Lenape speakers from across the United States and Canada, who will offer panel discussions and hands-on workshops on Lenape history, language, craft, horticulture, food sovereignty and justice, medicine, and storytelling. There will also be screenings of three documentaries, and the event will close with a celebration with social dances.

In addition to attending these sessions, attendees will have time to visit exhibition tables where they can learn from speakers one-on-one. Light breakfast, lunch, and Lenape-inspired dinner (Friday only) will be served.

The conference is open to the public. Attendees can choose to register for one or both days; a reduced fee for students is available, and educators at all levels are encouraged to attend.

The Lenape are the indigenous people of eastern Pennsylvania, southern New York, New Jersey, and Northern Delaware.

For additional information, including the program overview and session descriptions, and to register: ncceast40.org/lenape-conference.