The Native Plants of the Lenape Nation (via Zoom)
February 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
With Clan Mother Shelley DePaul
Please join us for an in-depth discussion of the relationship between the Lenape Nation and the native plants of NJ and Pennsylvania. Clan Mother Shelley DePaul will discuss the protocols of respect for the plant community, spiritual associations and cultural practices with native plants, and how plants are gathered. The Lenape historically have approached plants and other living entities with respect and humility. Today, they apply these traditions to encouraging conservation landscaping and the reintroduction of native plants.
Clan Mother Shelley DePaul has served on the Council of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania since 2002 as Genealogical and Historical Researcher, Lenape Language Specialist, and Educator. She teaches Lenape Language classes and workshops and presents lectures and educational programs on Lenape History and Culture. She is an expert on Lenape horticulture and medicinal plant practices and has published three books on Lenape Language and Lenape Ethnobotany. She is a Pennsylvania State Certified teacher with an MA in History.