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The Lenape people, who lived in the area before the arrival of the Dutch settlers, are at the center of an exhibition in Amsterdam. They also want an apology from the Netherlands for its colonial past

On May 24, 1626, one of the most famous real estate transactions in history took place: the director-general of New Netherland, a colony of the United Provinces of the Netherlands located in the northeast of America, bought the island called Manhattan from the Lenni-Lenape Indians for sixty florins.

Here’s what you need to know before visiting Carnival’s private island, including the top things to do and places to eat.

Here’s what you need to know before visiting Carnival’s private island, including the top things to do and places to eat.

When Credibility Matters

Dutch textile designer and artist Claudy Jongstra is inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame. See her impressive body of work.

Parabola is a quarterly journal devoted to the exploration of the quest for meaning as it is expressed in the world's myths, symbols, and religious traditions, with particular emphasis on the relationship between this store of wisdom and our modern life.