Lenape Symposium Schedule
The Division of Inclusion and Community Engagement is hosting a symposium in collaboration with the Delaware Tribe of Indians as part of the Welcome Home Project. The event takes place on August 8 and 9, in the Innovation and Discovery Center. Featured speakers are Ursinus faculty, staff, and students, as well as representatives of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, the Museum of the American Revolution, Fort Pitt Museum, and Pennsbury Manor.
Schedule
DAY ONE - Tuesday, August 8, 2023
| Time | Title |
| 8:15 a.m. – 9 a.m. |
Registration and continental breakfast |
| 9 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks Jeremy Johnson, Cultural Education Director, Delaware Tribe of Indians Heather Lobban-Viravong, Vice President for Inclusion and Community Engagement, Ursinus College Robyn Hannigan, President Ursinus College |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. |
Session One – Learning about the Lenape: Sovereignty, Federal Recognition, Who are the Five Tribes? Jeremy Johnson, Cultural Education Director, Delaware Tribe of Indians |
| 10:45 a.m. – Noon |
Session Two – Ursinus College building relationships with the Delaware Tribe of Indians and “The Welcome Home Project” Heather Lobban-Viravong, Vice President for Inclusion and Community Engagement, Ursinus College |
| 12:15- p.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch Wismer Center - Lower Dining Room |
| 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
Session Three – Panel: Partnering with the Tribes for Exhibits and Telling their Own Story? Moderator: President Robyn Hannigan, Ursinus College Jeremy Johnson, Cultural Education Director, Delaware Tribe of Indians, Michael Burke, Assistant Director, Fort Pitt Museum, Alan Gutchess, Director, Fort Pitt Museum, Doug Miller, Director, Historic Site Administrator, Pennsbury Manor R. Scott Stephenson, President and CEO, Museum of the American Revolution |
| 3 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. |
Session Five - Partnering with Indigenous Artists and Artisans Leslie Jerden, CEO, Teton Trade Cloth by Lenape |
| 4:15 p.m. – 6 p.m. |
Reception - Berman Museum Visit second floor gallery exhibition - “Where the Two Came to Their Father” - eighteen silkscreen prints from a portfolio preserving art from a Navajo war ceremony Deborah Barkun, Berman Museum of Art, Creative Director Lauren McCardel, Berman Museum of Art, Executive Director |
DAY TWO - Wednesday, August 9
| Time | Title |
| 8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
Registration and continental breakfast Innovation and Discovery Center (IDC) Lobby |
| 9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. |
Panel: Working with the Tribes for Educational Purposes Jeremy Johnson, Cultural Education Director, Delaware Tribe of Indians, Seamus Clune, Principal, Perkiomen Valley Middle School East Heather Lobban-Viravong, Ursinus College Vice President for Inclusion and Community Engagement Doug Miller, Director, Historic Site Administrator, Pennsbury Manor |
| 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m. –11:30 a.m. |
John Thomas Archives John Thomas, Elder, Delaware Tribe of Indians Lori Daggar, Associate Professor of History, Ursinus College |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
Collaborative Questions Session Tabling with presenters and attendees to make connections and have your questions answered |
| 12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Lunch Lunch will be available as a grab and go option. Attendees may want to eat together in the IDC, outside on campus, or take their lunch to go on their way. |
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