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  Subject: Events

  Location: Wave Hill

  Start Date: October 21, 2025

  End Date: October 22, 2025

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Still Sacred Ground Lenapehoking 1625 2025

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Have you ever considered how streets or cities got their names or who lived here before European settlers arrived 400 years ago? This multi-museum installation provides that greater context for understanding the landscape and community life of the place previously known as Lenapehoking and known today as New York City. Through regional Indigenous maps created by Evan Pritchard that document the original inhabitants of New York and the Lady Chieftains: Saunksquas audio guide curated by Oleana Whispering Dove, discover their significant contributions to Lenapehoking and beyond. Still Sacred Ground: Lenapehoking 1625-2025 and the Lady Chieftains: Saunksquas audio guide is one of a four-part exhibition on view at cultural organizations across New York City. Each participating organization features their own different map installation providing specific details about the area they now call home. Other participating organizations include: Bartow Pell Mansion Museum South Street Seaport Museum Historic Richmond Town