Circle Legacy Center

09/04/2026

🪶 Hey there Kin, Friends, Neighbors, and Colleagues! We're coming off our summer break and starting up our 2nd Friday programming next week!

🎥 ➡ Join us on Friday, September 11th, for a screening of the short film, "Cockacoeske’s Dilemma".
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

🪶Have you ever wondered how your life today might have been influenced by the things that happened to your ancestors? In this film, no enrollment card is needed to experience Virginia tribal history as you “walk in the ancestors' moccasins”.

🥣This event is free and open to the public. Bring a friend! As always 2nd Fridays are a community potluck, so if you’re able, please bring a dish or snack to share. To cut down on waste, we encourage you to bring your own place setting (plates, cups, etc.)
Donations welcome in-person or online.

📍Location: Community Mennonite Church - 328 W. Orange Street, Lancaster, PA 17603

06/07/2026

Relationships are central to Indigenous ways of knowing.

Last weekend, Jess, Maximo, MaryAnn and Lizzie started our three Sisters garden at Blue Rock Heritage Center

Just like the three Sisters, each of us have our own medicine and our communities are stronger when we bring them together. Come join us and learn about gardening or yourself.

06/05/2026

Hey there Folks! Come on out to Blue Rock Heritage Center's OPEN HOUSE this Sunday, June 7th, 1-3pm

We'll be hosting a CRAFT TABLE with Jess McPherson and Joanne McLaughlin
-So stop on by and learn more about:
Cornhusk dolls
Beading
GLOW in the DARK Petroglyphs and
Making Milkweed Cordage!

See you there!

06/04/2026

CLC is celebrating the good work of our friends and colleagues at Dickinson College for the development of these programs: The Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center and the Jim Thorpe Center for Futures of Native Peoples.

Thank you for all the care, time, and effort you've invested in developing respectful, comprehensive programs that bravely confront historical truths, promote generational healing, and ensure the sacred legacy of our ancestors is remembered, available to everyone, and honored for all time.

Please take time to watch this segment of IN FOCUS from WGAL to learn more:
https://youtu.be/Kvam6ymYPgk?si=TqUrZkQ_q72YgQEA

05/30/2026

Earlier this month along with CLC Board Secretary, Sandi Cianciulli, we welcomed, Lori Waselchuk to our 2nd Friday program. Sandi, along with our board president, MaryAnn Robins, are working with Waselchuk on a documentary about Indigenous Voices.

As always, our potluck was festive, fun (and delicious!) -and after sharing a meal, we were able to dive into various bodies of work that Waselchuk created over the last twenty+ years. One of the most potent aspects of Waselchuk's art is how she compassionately gives voice and presence to many people who would otherwise go unheard and unseen. We give a big THANK YOU to Waselchuk for documenting the valuable stories and lives of many people, and we look forward to witnessing how she will share the lives and stories of indigenous women in this next piece with Sandi and Mary Ann!

05/13/2026

The Susquehanna Valley has a rich and ongoing Indigenous history. Tag along as WGAL's Matt Barcaro and CLC's own, Jess McPherson, chat about Native Lands Park.

WGAL is marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by highlighting the Susquehanna Valley’s deep ties to American history.

05/10/2026

Leadership is a service, a commitment to education, advocacy, nurturing, and community building. It is seen and encouraged, cultivated in us as we grow. Today we honor our president and all of those who grew her into the the incredible community member we cherish. We are grateful to our friends and colleagues at Franklin & Marshall College for recognizing MaryAnn Robins with an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters for her career in service to the community. Congratulations, MaryAnn. We are so very proud.

(Photo credits to F&M College and our dear friend, Dr Mary Ann Levine.)

04/26/2026

We had a great day at Indian Steps Museum yesterday amongst the raindrops and lovely folks that gathered to celebrate the museum's opening day! Our president, MaryAnn Robins and vice president, Joann McLaughlin made an incredible array of traditional foods to sample- aided by some wonderful cornbread baked by one of our regular volunteers, Zephyr!

Former board member and dear friend to CLC, Hannah Keller, as well as two other volunteers Trella Dubetz and Ash also helped out for the day - serving up the delicious Three Sisters Soup, Jerusalem Artichoke and venison casserole, as well as wild rice, pumpkin mash, fruit and nuts, and some delicious sassafras, dandelion, and strawberry teas!

It was a wonderful day to be in community and celebrate the beautiful work that Indian Steps provides our region! Thanks to everyone who came out- we'll see you again soon!

04/24/2026

Join us in celebrating Indian Steps Museum on the opening of their 2026 season! Come enjoy all the fun things they have to offer and stop by our booth if you'd like to volunteer! We'd love to have you.

The Circle Legacy Center (CLC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and empowering Native Americans. Through a variety of cultural events and community projects,
We invite you to explore the rich cultural traditions of Native Americans by visiting us at Opening Day of Indian Steps Museum on April 25th, Saturday from 11-4.
Offering a native food sampling of the following:

Circle Legacy Center
Indian Steps Museum Opening Day
Indigenous Food Tasting Menu:
Venison, Sunchoke & Onion Casserole
Baked Beans
Pumpkin Mash
Squash Bread
Indigenous Fruits & Salads
Assorted Indigenous Teas (Hibiscus, Strawberry, Sassafras)

04/02/2026

2nd Friday is on it's way! RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CjkceXdJZ/