Tag: history

  • Native American Heritage Month – “Not November Yet”

    Native American Heritage Month – “Not November Yet”

    By: Ty “Dancing Wolf” Ellis, RNJCC Strategic Advisor November is known as Native American Heritage Month; and during this month, there is of course a high demand of presentations, lectures, teachings, performances, and correcting history of Indigenous People throughout all of Turtle Island. Let us start by saying that this is very appreciated, as our…

  • Reconnecting With Nature: The Nature Portrait

    Reconnecting With Nature: The Nature Portrait

    By: Ty “Dancing Wolf” Ellis, RNJCC Strategic Advisor As someone who is strongly passionate about advocating for Youth voices, I like to provide the Indigenous Youth of our communities the opportunity to be together. For generations, having the support of one another is that we had. Our families have stayed a tight knit community through…

  • “And The Corn Remembered The Land”: Utilizing Indigenous Ingredients

    “And The Corn Remembered The Land”: Utilizing Indigenous Ingredients

    By: Ty “Dancing Wolf” Ellis, RNJCC Strategic Advisor Food sovereignty is among one of the top priorities as far as Indigenous People are concerned. And in a time where the markets are continuously fluctuating, relearning and reconnecting to the ways of utilizing what the Earth provides becomes critical. Not onlydoes it bring us closer to…

  • Three Weeks in Chile: From Anthropological Insight to Personal Journey

    Three Weeks in Chile: From Anthropological Insight to Personal Journey

    By: Sam Scalio, Outreach & Engagement Intern I recently had the opportunity to visit Chile to conduct anthropological work with a team of students under the purview of Dr. Maria Rosado of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences at Rowan University. As a Rewild NJ Intern, many connections and ideas came to mind over…

  • Reconnecting with Lenapehoking: We Are All Keepers of This Land Now!

    Reconnecting with Lenapehoking: We Are All Keepers of This Land Now!

    By: Ty “Dancing Wolf” Ellis, RNJCC Strategic Advisor Lenapehoking is what the Lenape traditionally & currently still call these lands; a territory in which New Jersey is the only state that is entirely within (next to the partial inclusion of Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York). With generations of forced erasures of culture and the removal…