To tonights program and thank you so much for being here. My name is marcia eli i come to you from the center for brooklyn history at the Brooklyn Public Library and bpl presents, which is the librarys arts and culture arm that brings you so many programs and conversations like tonights as well as musical performances family and children events literary and philosophical discussions and so much more tonights program the history of lenape forced removals is one part of a much larger and farraging initiative that bpl is honored to be presenting in partnership with and with the wisdom and leadership of the Lenape Center. Titled will not be hoking. This Initiative Includes new yorks first ever la not be curated exhibition of lenape cultural arts, which is now on view at bpls Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education center as well as many future programs on topics like the myth of the purchase of manhattan. Seed remitriation well have poetry readings and theres an upcoming published a
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That bpl is honored to be presenting in partnership with and with the wisdom and leadership of the Lenape Center. Titled will not be hoking. This Initiative Includes new yorks first ever la not be curated exhibition of lenape cultural arts, which is now on view at bpls Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education center as well as many future programs on topics like the myth of the purchase of manhattan. Seed remitriation well have poetry readings and theres an upcoming published anthology of essays on lownape history. Its quite ambitious. I am humbled. To represent my bpl colleagues who have led this ambitious effort. Its truly my honor to introduce tonights discussion on their behalf. In a few moments youll hear three perspectives on a history that has too long been overlooked misrepresented and lied about for 10,000 years the not be lived and will not be hooking an area that includes parts of what are now the states of pennsylvania, connecticut to york and delaware. And through wa
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