{"id":366950,"date":"2026-10-07T16:14:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/366950\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T16:14:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:14:53","slug":"prospect-park-lenape-pow-wow-celebrates-indigenous-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/366950\/","title":{"rendered":"Prospect Park Lenape Pow Wow Celebrates Indigenous Tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hundreds gathered from as far as South Dakota for dance, song, drumming, food, and arts, continuing an event that started in the park in 1916.<\/p>\n

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Members of the Native American community gathered for the third annual United Lenape\/Lun\u00e1apeew Nations Pow Wow at Prospect Park.
\nPhoto by Lloyd Mitchell<\/p>\n

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by Lloyd Mitchell, Brooklyn Paper<\/p>\n

The third annual United Lenape\/Lun\u00e1apeew Nations Pow Wow returned to Prospect Park on Saturday and Sunday, bringing together members of the Native American community for a two-day celebration of Indigenous culture and Brooklyn\u2019s Native roots.<\/p>\n

Families and participants traveled from as far as South Dakota, North Carolina, and Wisconsin to take part in the event at the LeFrak Center at Lakeside. The Pow Wow featured traditional dance, song, and drumming, as well as Native artists, vendors, and food makers.<\/p>\n

\"DancersDancers perform during the third annual United Lenape\/Lun\u00e1apeew Nations Pow Wow at Prospect Park on Saturday, October 3. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
\n\"AA Native American family performs a drum circle during the United Lenape\/Lun\u00e1apeew Nations Pow Wow. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell<\/p>\n

The event also reflected Prospect Park\u2019s longer history with Indigenous cultural gatherings. Intertribal Pow Wows were previously held in the park from 1916 to 1972, and the tradition returned to Prospect Park in recent years after a decades-long hiatus.<\/p>\n

Lenape\/Lun\u00e1apeew are the Indigenous peoples whose ancestral homelands included what is now Brooklyn and the surrounding region. The Pow Wow provided an opportunity for Lenape\/Lun\u00e1apeew and members of neighboring Indigenous nations to gather, socialize, and celebrate their culture and traditions.<\/p>\n

\"DancersDancers get ready. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
\n\"dancer\"Photo by Lloyd Mitchell<\/p>\n

The modern United Lenape\/Lun\u00e1apeew Nations Pow Wow tradition was revived by \u00c9enda-L\u016dnaapeew\u00e1hkiing Collective founder George Stonefish, who organized the first event at the Park Avenue Armory in 2018. Prospect Park Alliance later held a culture fair with the collective and American Indian Community House in 2024 before hosting a full Pow Wow at the park in 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n\"dancer\"Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
\n\"dancer\"Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
\n\"dancers\"Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
\n\"dancerPhoto by Lloyd Mitchell
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Editor\u2019s note: A version of this story originally ran in Brooklyn Paper. Click here <\/a>to see the original story.<\/p>\n

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