Cleansing Before Tobacco Ceremony
Member of the Ramapough Lenape tribe cleansing participants of a tobacco ceremony before entering the ceremonial lodge.
Teepee at Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp - Ramapough Lenape Ceremonial Land.
The teepee is not a traditional structure for Ramapough Lenape people, however it was erected symbolically on their ceremonial land when donated to the camp as a temporary structure. As the Ramapough have been kept from constructing a long-house ceremonial structure by the Township of Mahwah's zoning regulations, these temporary structures have been donated in solidarity and used for meetings, ceremonies and cultural gatherings.
Ramapough Lenape Drummers
Ramapough Lenape drummers after a ceremony at Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp.
Giving Gifts
Ramapough Lenape Tribe Member Mud Turtle giving a gift to a friend and neighbor of Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp, Christina Dioguirdi Scott
Water Ceremony Teachings
Grandmother Nancy of Algonquin heritage shared her knowledge and traditions of the Water Ceremony at Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp. All members of the public were invited to participate in the teachers, learn the water ceremony, and then pass it on to others to spread and continue this cultural tradition throughout the land, no matter what cultural background.
Ramapough Lenape Ceremonial Objects
Ramapough Lenape Ceremonial Objects outside of a ceremony being held in a teepee at Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp.