Native Americans from the Lenape Nations marched and performed at the 4th Annual Downtown Ashtabula Multi-Cultural Festival. United Eastern Lenape Nation Chief Quiet Wolf told about his and other clans and about the Lenape people.

They marched in the annual parade down Main Ave. in Ashtabula, Ohio.

Native Americans from the Lenape Nations marched in the 4th Annual Downtown Ashtabula Multi-Cultural Parade

Chief Quiet Wolf of Native Americans from the Lenape Nations blessing

They blessed the event with a drum circle and dance performance.

Chief Quiet Wolf blessing the Festival

Native Americans from the Lenape Nations drum circle and dance

The Rapid Rivers Drum has been around since 2003 with head drummer Peaceful Panther.

More drums and dance

Clan Mother Mourning Dove introduced Chief Quiet Wolf at the Ashtabula Festival.

Clan Mother Morning Dove and Chief Quiet Wolf

More drums and dance

Chief Quiet Wolf explained the drum they use and the 12 laws of Peace inscribed on the drum. The laws are Respect, Harmony, Patience, Honor, Courage, Oneness and so on and each has a negative attribute counterpart (such as impatience) to be used as a teaching tool.

Chief Quiet Wolf told what the role of the Clan Mother is in the Lenape nation.

Lenape Nation Clan Mother Morning Dove and Chief Quiet Wolf

Clan Mother Morning Dove said her role as Clan Mother is to watch over and help the Clan Mothers of the Turtle, Wolf and Turkey Clans. They told how their names were chosen.

Clan Mother Morning Dove told how names were chosen for outsiders and of the 4 sacred herbs.

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Native Americans from the Lenape Nations Downtown Ashtabula Multi-Cultural FestivalJuly 26, 2014

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Downtown Ashtabula Multi-Cultural Festival
July 26, 2014