Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The symposium began with a day at Princeton Public Library focusing on “Lunaape Books” and “Local Histories."
This event continues and deepens ongoing relationships with Lunaapeewak from Munsee-speaking tribal nations as they gather on their own traditional territory, Lunaapahkiing, with students, staff, fellows, and faculty from Princeton and IAS. This year’s theme was “Reconnecting with Lunaape Land, Language, and History.” The 2025 symposium sessions took place: Oct. 16: Princeton Public Library; Oct. 17: American Museum of Natural History, New York City; Oct. 18: The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Princeton, and The Seed Farm at Princeton.
Session 1: Community Updates from Language Keepers
Velma Noah-Nicholas (Eelunaapeewi Lahkeewiit)
Ian McCallum (Munsee-Delaware Nation)
Kristin Jacobs (Eelunaapeewi Lahkeewiit)
Nikole Pecore (Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians)
Presented by the Effron Center for the Study of America, Princeton University and co-sponsored by the Princeton University Office of the Provost, Program for Community-Engaged Scholarship (ProCES), Program in Linguistics, SPIA in NJ, and The Seed Farm at Princeton; Princeton Public Library; the American Museum of Natural History; and the School of Historical Studies and the Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Collaborative Research at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.
Presented with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this programming do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This event was recorded on October 16, 2025.
For information on past and upcoming Lunaape events at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, visit: https://www.ias.edu/hs/lunaape-ias-events
The symposium began with a day at Princeton Public Library focusing on “Lunaape Books” and “Local Histories."
This event continues and deepens ongoing relationships with Lunaapeewak from Munsee-speaking tribal nations as they gather on their own traditional territory, Lunaapahkiing, with students, staff, fellows, and faculty from Princeton and IAS. This year’s theme was “Reconnecting with Lunaape Land, Language, and History.” The 2025 symposium sessions took place: Oct. 16: Princeton Public Library; Oct. 17: American Museum of Natural History, New York City; Oct. 18: The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Princeton, and The Seed Farm at Princeton.
Session 1: Community Updates from Language Keepers
Velma Noah-Nicholas (Eelunaapeewi Lahkeewiit)
Ian McCallum (Munsee-Delaware Nation)
Kristin Jacobs (Eelunaapeewi Lahkeewiit)
Nikole Pecore (Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians)
Presented by the Effron Center for the Study of America, Princeton University and co-sponsored by the Princeton University Office of the Provost, Program for Community-Engaged Scholarship (ProCES), Program in Linguistics, SPIA in NJ, and The Seed Farm at Princeton; Princeton Public Library; the American Museum of Natural History; and the School of Historical Studies and the Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Collaborative Research at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.
Presented with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this programming do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This event was recorded on October 16, 2025.
For information on past and upcoming Lunaape events at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, visit: https://www.ias.edu/hs/lunaape-ias-events
