Lenape Consultant, Manahatta

Curtis Zunigha is an enrolled member of the Delaware Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma. (www.delawaretribe.org). He is director of Cultural Resources at the tribe and has served for over 30 years in many capacities of culture and community. Curtis was elected from 1994–1998 as chief of the Delaware Tribe of Indians. The Delaware are originally known as Lenape in their traditional language and culture. Mr. Zunigha is co-founder and co-director of the Lenape Center, a nonprofit corporation based in New York City which promotes the history and culture of the Lenape people (a.k.a. Delaware Indians) through the arts, humanities, and social identity. (www.thelenapecenter.com). As a tradition-bearer of the Lenape culture he has proficiency in language, history, customs, singing and leading Lenape social dances.