Indigenous Artists Perform at Penn Treaty Park on 8/17

-Courtesy of Broad Street Communications

Phonetic pronunciation of nkwiluntàmën: KWEE-LU-NOM-IN

nkwiluntàmën: I long for it; I am lonesome for it (such as the sound of a drum), the innovative immersive sound installation by artist Indigenous artist Nathan Young at Pennsbury Manor (William Penn’s reconstructed estate on the Delaware River in Bucks County), will travel to Philadelphia for a free weekend event that will accompany live performances by native American composers from the project.

The program, developed in partnership with Fire Museum Presents, runs from 2-7 p.m. at Penn Treaty Park, a public park named for the 1682 Treaty of Shackamaxon, which established trade relations between British settlers and the Lenape (or Delaware) while formalizing the purchase of Pennsylvania land. This important story has been depicted in important museums, history books, paintings, and monuments, with particular attention placed on the work of William Penn as a peacemaker and friend of local indigenous leaders. For contemporary native communities, this treaty represents the beginning of removal from ancestral homeland and diaspora spanning two hundred years.

Nkwiluntàmën at Pennsbury Manor will be closing on June 27, 2025.

Event lineup:
2 p.m. Sound Installations by Nathan Young 

5 p.m. Remarks from Project Organizers, Pennsbury Manor Leadership

5:30 p.m. Nokosee Fields Trio, featuring Nokosee Fields (who appeared in Martin Scorsese’s film “Killers of the Flower Moon” last year), Ryan Nickerson, and Reed Stutz

Major support for “nkwiluntàmën: I long for it; I am lonesome for it (such as the sound of a drum),” has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, with additional support from Pennsbury Manor.

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