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The River People: Seasonal Life in the Hudson Valley Five Centuries Ago

  • Olive Free Library 4033 New York 28A West Shokan, NY, 12494 United States (map)

For countless generations, the Lenape People relied on the Hudson River and its tributaries for their survival.

Join us for this presentation by ethnoecologist Justin Wexler and learn about the day to day life of local Native Peoples five centuries ago.

Justin Wexler of Wild Hudson Valley is an independent scholar who has studied Hudson Valley indigenous culture, languages, and history for over twenty years. He regularly works with members of their displaced federally-recognized communities, hosting tribe members on visits to their ancestral homeland and helping to connect the past with the present.

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