Members of the Ramapough Lunaape Nation filed a $50 million federal lawsuit against the makers of "Out of the Furnace" this week in Newark, N.J., alleging that screenwriters Scott Cooper and Brad Inglesby use too many details specific to the Ramapough people to be considered coincidence. "Any reasonable person would be highly offended by the false light in which the movie placed the people who are now, or were formerly, known as Jackson Whites," the lawsuit says. They were us," he said. Anyone who is interested in visiting Ramapo Mountains can print the free topographic map and street map using the link above. Every weekday we compile our most wondrous stories and deliver them straight to you. This crumbling little graveyard was saved from the undergrowth by concerned veterans. "The community is depicted as lawless, drug-addicted, impoverished and violent; and the members appear to be of some sort of racially mixed heritage," the lawsuit claims. We depend on ad revenue to craft and curate stories about the world’s hidden wonders. Neither Momoa, nor show producers Sarah Condon or Aaron Guzikowski, responded to request for interviews. m_gallery_json = "https://blog.nj.com/photogallery/8001122/17518145.json"; ", It never ends. Characters in the movie share the same last names as many people in the tribe, DeGroat and Van Dunk; live in the Ramapo Mountains of northern New Jersey and southern New York, use ATVs to travel among the mountain communities, and uses a historical term for the group that they say is derogatory: "Jackson Whites. Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. After years of desertion, the mansion met its fiery demise when vandals broke in and set the place ablaze. This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned. Woody Harrelson, Christian Bale and Zoe Saldana star in movie about family and justice. Trails vary in length from less than 1 mile to 10 miles and many trails continue beyond Ramapo Mountain State Forest into adjacent County and State lands. "You find a stone, and you come here and you say what it is you wish for, and put the stone down," he explained. However, Cotz said that parts of the show "remain very objectionable. The latitude and longitude coordinates of Ramapo Mountains are 41.1009292, -74.2259803 and the approximate elevation is 1,138 feet (347 meters) above sea level. The haunting remains of a beautiful old plant nursery founded in the 1850s. Copyright © Locality, LLC | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | About. On a bulletin board in the tribe's community center are pictures of star Jason Momoa, with people in the community. "We let the Continental Army use our land," Perry said. The "inbred" tag comes from the fact that many in the community share common surnames: DeGroat, Van Dunk, Mann. "They, at least, show how we have been polluted up here (by Ford Motor Co.) and show that the powers in the state, and other tribes, don't want us to get federal recognition because they don't want us putting a casino up here, which we have no interest in doing. The long house is constructed of tall, weathered logs, carved with freshly painted masks that symbolize the spirituality of man and its connection to the earth. m_gallery_title = "Ramapough Indian Chief talks about their history and negative myths"; The first neighborhood to implement the Garden City model in its suburban planning. Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Ramapo Mountains. "I met with Jason Momoa (who plays the tribe's main bad guy) and he seemed really interested in knowing something about us," Perry said. We even signed a legal document that said we wouldn't.". We used to walk through there, and find musket balls and grape shot and bayonets.". 114 trails with 48 photos Product, not people," Perry said. It is also available as a free app map on your phone using the Avenza Maps app, so be sure to download it here. The west side of the altar is for the spiritual, the east for the physical. Ramapo Mountain State Forest Mountain Bike, E-Bike, Hike, Trail Running, Horse trails near Ringwood, New Jersey. We welcome anybody to come here. Follow us on Twitter to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders. The pollution that Perry referred to is thousands of cubic yards of paint sludge and other chemical contamination from a closed Ford plant in Mahwah.