Native American Heritage Month highlights Lenape Nation’s enduring presence in Pennsylvania

November is National Native American Heritage Month in the United States, a time to celebrate the rich cultures, traditions, and histories of Native Americans and Alaska Natives. The month-long observance honors their contributions and raises awareness of their challenges and resilience, according to official U.S. government sources. The Hammonasset Indians were a group of Eastern Woodland people who lived along the coast of what is now Connecticut and whose name means “where we dig holes in the