Historic Huguenot Street is pleased to present a 5-week virtual Lunaape language workshop, which will be taking place every Wednesday August 12 to September 9 from 7:00 – 8:30 PM. These classes will take place via Zoom and will be hosted by Lunaape language teacher Karen Mosko.
Karen Mosko is from Nalahii (Munsee-Delaware Nation), Ontario, Canada. She has been learning Lunaape since 2004 and teaching predominantly unfunded Lunaape language classes in various locations since 2005. Her goal is to revitalize what the government considers a dead language.
The Lunaape language was spoken by the indigenous people of the same name of the Northeastern Woodlands, who lived/live in Canada and the United States. Their historical territory included present-day New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania along the Delaware watershed, New York City, western Long Island, and the Hudson Valley, including New Paltz.
This workshop is introductory and is geared towards beginners. Over the course of 5 weeks, Lunaape Language students will learn a Lunaape prayer, the alphabet system (vowels), a personal introduction, how to carry conversations, “today's date is…”, numbers 1-31, and medicine wheel teachings.
Although we encourage you to sign up the entire 5-week workshop, participating in all 5 classes is not a requirement. You can register for the first class, the first and the second class, the first, second, and last class, or whatever you feel comfortable doing! The more classes you sign up for, the more money you will save.
One class = $5
Two classes = $9
Three classes = $13
Four classes = $16
Five classes = $20
If you have any questions about the program or your registration, feel free to contact us at education@huguenotstreet.org