The mural dedication included speakers and representatives from the county, city, Scranton Tomorrow, the Lackawanna County Visitors Bureau, and The University of Scranton, as well as artist Ben Miller, Delaware Tribe of Indians Chief Brad KillsCrow, and co-founder of the Lenape Center and Delaware Tribe member Curtis Zunigha. Traditional Lenape songs and dances were performed. Altogether, members from four tribes were present for the dedication: the Delaware Tribe of Indians, Bartlesville, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Anadarko, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation at Moravian Town, Ontario, Canada; and Munsee-Delaware Nation, Ontario, Canada.
More About the Mural and Lenape History
For more background on Lenape history, watch the 2022 keynote lecture of Curtis Zunigha, ”Forced Removal of the Lenape People: History and Homecoming.”
For more background on the mural, including the story it shares and the symbolism it includes, visit the Scranton Tomorrow website.
Watch a brief video narrated by Curtis Zunigha providing an overview of the mural’s story on the Lackawanna County Visitors Bureau website.