By Mark Di Ionno | The Star-Ledger
April 19, 2015
“On a low-lying bank of the Ramapo River are the tribal
ceremonial grounds and long house of Ramapough Lunaape people. The long house
is constructed of tall, weathered logs, carved with freshly painted masks that
symbolize the spirituality of man and its connection to the earth.
Closer to
the river is the tribe's altar; a bow-shaped wall of stones that grows each
time a person adds another rock. Dwaine Perry, the elected chief of the
Ramapough Lunaape, explains that each of the thousands of rocks represents a
prayer…”
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