Black Creek Site Celebration and Pow Wow

VERNON — The Vernon Township Historical Society and the Nanticoke Lenni Lenape Indians of New Jersey will host the second annual Black Creek Site Celebration and Pow Wow at Maple Grange Park in Vernon on Sunday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The highlight of the event will be the Lenape drum and dance in full regalia, featuring the Red Blanket Drum Corps of the Nanticoke Lenni Lenape Indians of New Jersey. The event will also feature a Native American Pow Wow with continuous dancing and regalia, Native American art and jewelry, historic re-enactment camps by the New Jersey Black Powder Association, live wolves by Wolf Visions, small animal presentations by Space Farms, guided tours of the historic site, artifact displays, food and merchandise vendors, children’s crafts and games, handmade crafts and jewelry and entertainment for all ages. There is a suggested donation of $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens. Children under five are free. All entertainment, tours, and presentations inside the event are free. The Black Creek Site is listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places and is considered one of the most significant prehistoric Native American sites in the state. It’s only four Native American sites listed on the New Jersey Register. Artifacts recovered from the site, which will be on display, give evidence that the site was occupied from the Early Archaic Period (8,000 B.C.) to the Late Woodland Period contact with Europeans (1600s). The raindate is Sunday, Oct. 12. For information, call 973-764-8554 or visit: www.vernonhistoricalsociety.com.