This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
For centuries, the land now known as Philadelphia was home to and cared for by native peoples. These include the Lenni-Lenape People of Lenapehoking and the Poutaxat (Delaware Bay). We recognize these Tribes' strength and history of resistance to colonization. We commit to honoring their history, presence, and future.
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This land was once called Lenapehokink, which, in the Lenape language, means “land of the Lenape.” This land has been and will continue to be honored by and cared for by the Lenape ancestors, members in the present, and all Lenape members to come.
We acknowledge that we work, teach, and learn here and bear responsibility to engage meaningfully in relationship with the tribal community of the Lenni-Lenape people on their homeland.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art recognizes Philadelphia as part of Lënapehòkink, the ancestral homelands of the Lenape peoples. With gratitude and humility, the Philadelphia Museum of Art recognizes Philadelphia as part of Lënapehòkink, the ancestral homelands of the Lenape peoples.
Aramingo, Cohocksink, Kingsessing, Manayunk, Moyamesing, Passyunk, Pennypeck, Shackamaxon, Tacony, Weccacoe, Wingohocking, Wissinoming, Wissahickon—these and other Lenape place-names mark the map of present-day Philadelphia.
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