Hadrien Coumans

Hadrien Coumans works with the enduring influence of ancestral legacy and cultural continuity on the formation of individuals, institutions, and Nations. Through his work in consultation and development, he advances historical and cultural understanding in contemporary practice, fostering engagement, the revitalization of living cultures, and healing.

•Advisor for Peace and Wellbeing

Appointed by Joe Baker, Lenape Elder.

•Deputy Director & co-founder of Lenape Center. www.lenape.center

•Associate Faculty Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, Irving Medical Center.

Selected lectures or speaking engagements:

The Auschwitz Institute, Brooklyn Public Library, Cardozo Law School Benjamin B. Ferencz Human Rights & Atrocity Prevention Clinic, Google, Governments of Australia, Germany and Canada, New York University, Brooklyn Law, Human Rights Watch, Pace School of Law, the United Nations.

Related Studies:

United States Institute of Peace:

Conflict Analysis Certification.

Mediating Violent Conflict Certification.

Land Property & Conflict Certification.

Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute: Training for Trauma Awareness and Resilience Certification.

Student of Kazakh Baqsy Arman Nurmukhanbetov.

Student of Lenape Elders, 1991 to present.

Student of the late Lakota Holy Man Chief Phil CrazyBull, 1993 to 2006.

Hadrien is a traditionally  adopted member of the Lenape, WhiteTurkey-Fugate family