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A map at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia shows the forced migration of members of the Lenape Nation. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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More than 1,000 miles from his ancestral homeland, Curtis Zunigha’s gravelly voice managed to drown out the incessant static of a phone line.
All the way from Bartlesville, Oklahoma, you could hear Zunigha’s passion for the countless stories he carries with him of his people, the Lenape.
He was here.
And if He was here, then she desperately needed not to be.
The nondescript white man with his strange dark eyes, always dressed in a nondescript military uniform topped off by a black beret.
Cat and mouse.
Cat and mouse.
He had dogged their steps since they landed on Fenwick Island. She had ceded to the wisdom of Lenape and Nanticoke family who’d said she needed to keep moving, but she was fairly certain now that posting up on Fenwick Island was not it. Her dreams and nightmares had led her to this godforsaken place but every cell in her body urged her to leave. Being a Philly girl put her at a distinct disadvantage out here in East Giblip Delaware during this supernatural apocalypse and she didn t like it.
March 7, 2021
Members of the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware Elders Council shown are (l-r) Theo Braunskill, Doris Driggus-Cooper, Julia Cuyjet-Davis and Joyce Brown. Braunskill will be participating in the First Women of the First State program March 20. SUBMITTED PHOTO
During March, the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will offer two livestreamed virtual programs in commemoration of National Women’s History Month, an opportunity to honor and celebrate women’s lives and historic achievements.
Programs are free and open to the public. For more information and registration instructions, go to history.delaware.gov/2021/02/15/hca-womens-history-month-2021.
The First Women of the First State is set for 2 p.m., Saturday, March 20, via Zoom. Theo Braunskill, Elders Council member of the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware, Old State House Museum Site Manager Nena Todd, and division Curator of Education Vertie Lee will discuss the role of women past and pr