The Town of Laurel, DE, and the Nanticoke Indian Association recently held a traditional blessing ceremony and ribbon cutting for the newly developed Tidewater Park in downtown Laurel, DE. Ed Lewandowski, a community development specialist with Delaware Sea Grant at the University of Delaware and the project lead for the park, shared this report from the event, which marked a significant milestone in efforts to enhance recreational spaces, advocate for Indigenous people’s history, and promote environmental stewardship in western Sussex County, DE.