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Rising
Nation River Journey 2006 Moves Down the Delaware August 4 to 17
The
Rising Nation River Journey 2006, a three-week canoe trip
down the Delaware River, will again link the culture of the
Lena’pe Indian Tribe, the people and communities along the
Delaware and culminate in a reenactment of the signing of Penn’s
Treaty of Renewed Brotherhood on William Penn’s estate in Bucks
County.
The
first Rising Nation River Journey was held in August of 2002,
and like last time, the 2006 Journey will begin in Hancock, New
York and end in Morrisville, Bucks County.
The
mission of the Journey is “to bring like-minded groups and
communities together from the Upper Delaware River Region and
the Lower Delaware River region; and to work in conjunctions
with those groups to form partnerships, projects and programs
that move us toward our common goals of protecting and
celebrating Pennsylvania’s cultural identity, natural resources
and beauty; and to acknowledge our place in this Great Life as
Human Beings and as caretakers of this land, keeping in mind
what is in the best interest of the next seven generations.”
The
canoe trip portion of the Journey will last from August 7 to
17. The Treaty of Renewed Brotherhood will be signed at
Pennsbury Manor at noon on August 19.
The
Treaty will again be signed by the Lena'pe, environmental
groups, churches, historical societies, and sincerely committed
individuals, who wish actively to support the Lena'pe culture
and to help sustain their people, language, and way of life.
For
information on sponsorship opportunities, registration for the
canoe trip, schedule of activities along the Journey and more,
visit the
2006 Rising Nation River Journey webpage or call the Lena’pe
Nation Council at 215-257-0389.
From PA Environment Digest] |