Lenape Descendants Reflect on Reclaiming Indigenous History, America’s 250th, and More

Andy Jacobs remembers visiting Sam’s Point in Minnewaska State Park for the first time, where Lenape people lived for generations. She recalls it as an emotional moment.Lenape communities were native to what is now New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey before they were forcibly removed or displaced by war, colonization, and broken treaties. As America prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Indigenous leaders are calling for their stories to be included.Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar spoke with Andy Jacobs from the Delaware Nation in Ontario, Canada and Michelle Kelly-Woodard from the Delaware Nation in Anadarko, Oklahoma — both members of a Lenape women’s group focused on preserving and sharing Indigenous history and traditions.