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Special Event

Event

Lenape/Delaware Heritage Days

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park

Fee:

Free.

Repeating Event

Days:

Every day

Dates:

July 27, 2024 to July 28, 2024

Time:

12:00 PM

Duration:

1 hour and 30 minutes

Type of Event

Cultural/Craft Demonstration
Exhibition/Show
Partner Program
Talk

The amphitheater is on the lower level at Overlook Park. Come early so you can get a seat in one of the folding chairs that will be under a shade tent.

Description

Lenape/Delaware Heritage Days

Join the Delaware Tribe of Indians, a federally recognized tribe based in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to experience the music, social dances, and history of the Delaware/Lenape people!
Commercial and Professional Photographers/Videographers will require a signed consent form from the Delaware Tribe of Indians to use their likenesses. Contact tribe@delawaretribe.org for more photo release information.

For questions about the event please contact the park. https://www.nps.gov/pagr/contacts.htm

When: Saturday, July 27 at 10:00 AM & 2:00 PM & Sunday, July 28 at 12:00 PM

Where: The amphitheater area at Overlook Park - 72 McBride Avenue Extension, Paterson NJ 07501

Learn more about the culture and language of the Delaware Tribe of Indians by visiting:
 

Reservation or Registration: No

Contact Information

National Park Ranger
973-523-0370

Image Gallery

Lenape Women in regalia with the dark basalt rocks of the chasm of the Great Falls in the background
Lenape Women in regalia with the dark basalt rocks of the chasm of the Great Falls in the background
A delegation from the Delaware Tribe of Indians are coming back home to the Paterson Great Falls to share their history and cultural heritage.
VIP Terry McKenna (cropped picture)