News and Events
February 7, 2012
The 2012 AISES Google Scholarship will fund scholarships awards to American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and people of First Nations from Canada AISES members pursuing degrees in the computer science, computer engineering and related programming fields. The scholarship offers $10,000 USD total award for those studying in the US and $5,000 CAD for those studying in Canada and an all-expenses paid invitation to the 2012 Google Scholars' Retreat held in summer 2012 in Mountain View, CA. The retreat will feature opportunities to network with Googlers and other student scholarship recipients to build a community of peers with similar interests and backgrounds. There will also be workshops and panels to enhance their career development and skill sets. Deadline is February 29, 2012. Read more...
Jan 28 2012
Education and Community Services Now Available at Caney Office
The Delaware Tribe now has a satellite office in Caney, Kansas. Community Services/Education director Lacey Harris will be at the Caney office several days a week to better serve tribal members in the northern part of the tribe's service area. Read more...
Dec 28 2011
George Clifford Newbold Scholarship
Applications are available for the George Clifford Newbold Scholarship Fund dedicated to the memory of Cliff Newbold, an outdoorsman, raconteur, naturalist and gentleman who treasured his native background. It will be a renewable grant based on demonstrated achievement in your studies and the ongoing recommendation and evaluation of your professors. Preference will be given to those students of Lenni Lenape heritage and to those who are current New Jersey residents, however these factors are not a restriction to application. For more information, go to their web site at http://newboldscholarship.org/. Read more...
Dec 1 2011
New Trust Board members sworn in
New Trust Board members were sworn in at the last monthly Tribal Council meeting. Read more...
Dec 1 2011
Photos from the October 22, 2011 Halloween Party. Read more...
Nov 12 2011
Tribal budget figures, 1/1/2010 to 9/30/2011
The tribal financial documents for the 2010 and 2011 fiscal years are now available. Read more...
Nov 8 2011
Official results of the November 5, 2011 Trust Board election. Wayne Stull was elected chairman with 386 votes; DeAnn Ketchum, Verna Crawford, and John Sumpter were elected as Trust Board members with 478, 434, and 413, respectively. Read more...
Oct 222011
Please help us update our tribal rolls!
We are trying to update our tribal rolls, and we need your help! We do not have current information many individuals. We do not know if they have moved, passed away, or have simply lost touch with us. To make sure that they receive all their tribal benefits, we would like to be able to contact them. If you are on the list, or know anybody who is, please contact Shirley Moore at the Tribal Offices (smoore@delawaretribe.org). If you do not have access to email, please send written notice to the Delaware Tribal Offices, 170 NE Barbara, Bartlesville, OK 74006. We appreciate the help. Read more...
Oct 122011
Weather Alert radios ready to be distributed
The Alert Works EAR-10 Weather Alert Radios are ready to be distributed to our Tribal Members. If you previously recieved a radio and it is no longer working just bring it in to the Delaware Tribe Environmental Program office located in the Community Center Building at our Tribal Headquarters and you can recieve a new radio. Please take advantage of this program and be prepared for severe weather!!! Read more...
Oct 72011
Photos from Delaware Days 2011, held on September 23-24 at the Fall-Leaf Powwow Grounds northeast of Copan, OK. All photographs by Jim Rementer. Read more...
Oct 72011
Photos from Tribal Archives Project
Photos from the Delaware Library/Museum project, being digitzed by tribal members led by Anita Mathis. Tribal members are encouraged to donate or loan pictures, artifacts, or any other information on past tribal members, customs, dress, books, or activities. Objects can be donated or loaned as you prefer; they will be carefully handled and treated with great respect. To donate or loan material, please contact Anita Mathis at amathis@delawaretribe.org. Read more...
Oct 72011
Lifeline and Link Up offer low-cost phone service
The Lifeline and Link Up programs help to provide telephone service to low-income consumers living on Tribal lands for as little as $1 a month. Lifeline and Link Up, run by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), help eligible low-income consumers establish and maintain telephone service by discounting services provided to them by wireline and wireless providers. These programs are part of the Federal Universal Service Fund, or USF. For more information, go to http://www.fcc.gov/guides/lifeline-and-link-affordable-telephone-service-income-eligible-consumers Read more...
Oct 42011
Oklahoma City University dedicates 'Chickasaw Garden'
Haney Designs Statue, Chickasaw Nation Donates Garden A dedication ceremony for the Chickasaw Garden was held at Oklahoma City University Sept. 6. The garden was built over the course of the summer to provide an appropriate setting for a statue that was donated to the university by Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby. The statue, titled “Chickasaw Warrior,” was designed by prominent Native American artist Senator Enoch Kelly Haney, an OCU alumnus who also designed the statue that tops the Oklahoma Capitol building. Read more...
Oct 42011
VISIONS Program assists Native American famiies with children
The VISIONS program is a nation-wide program dedicated to assisting Native American, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian families who have children (0-26) with special needs. Read more...
Sept 282011
Tribe gets Indian Child Welfare Act grant
In September 2011, the Delaware Tribe of Indians was awarded an ICWA (Indian Child Welfare Act) grant for 2010-14 Child and Family Service Plan IV-B. The objective of the grant is to strengthen connections among families and promote healthy well being without substance use; to prevent child abuse and neglect by training programs that address the risk factors that can lead to child abuse/neglect and foster placement; and to enhance the continuum of services for parents and children by linking families to service opportunities. For more information about the program, please contact Shirley Moore at smoore@delawaretribe.org. Read more...
Sept 282011
Tribe gets Indian Community Development Block Grant
The Delaware Tribe of Indians submitted an Indian Community Development Block Grant through HUD for infrastructure that includes the enlargement of the retention pond, the expansion of the Elder Nutrition kitchen and the construction of parking lots and roads on June 15, 2011. Sherry Rackliff and Jade Johnson are going to oversee the administration of the project. The project was awarded to the Delaware Tribe of Indians on September 6, 2011. The amount of the award was $800,000. Read more...
Sept 282011
Curtis Zunigha speaks at Ribbons of Hope ceremony
Former Chief Curtis Zunigha offered an opening prayer at the "Ribbons of Hope" ceremony in Battery Park in New York City to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Read more...
Sept 282011
Journeyman walks his way into history
Peter Prusinowski has walked his way into history. Prusinowski's "Trail of Hope" journey -- which began on March 23 -- took him through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas to Oklahoma. During the last leg of his trek, he spent the night at the Delaware Indian powwow grounds, located around 17 miles northeast of Bartlesville. He finished out the adventure by walking to the Delaware Tribal Offices in Bartlesville, accompanied by one of his supporters, as well as Assistant Delaware Chief Chet Brooks. There, he was warmly greeted with a ceremony by area residents. Prusinowski set up a blog documenting his nearly five-month trek at http://trailofhopeblog.com. Read more...
Sept 282011
Michael Pace (Xinkwilënu), former assistant chief and part-time interpreter specialist for the Lenape Camp Trading Post at Conner Prairie Museum, was invited to go to Germany to take part in the Karl May Festival. His trip was funded by the organizers of the Karl May Festival in the German town of Radebeul. It was held on June 3rd and 4th. Mike was accompanied by his wife Ella on the trip. Jim Rementer also went along to take some photographs and to visit other places in Germany and Switzerland. We would like to thank our host Robert Goetzenberger and his family for his time and efforts to take us where we needed to be and hosting us. Read more...
Sept 282011
Looking for instructors, Bartlesville Fine Arts Academy
The new Bartlesville Fine Arts Academy, offering a variety of educational classes in Art, Music and Drama for kids ages 6 and up, is looking for instructors to teach Indian Heritage Arts classes at their new location on 4017 Price Road, Suite #6. Interested instructors should contact Mary Ann Hetrick at 918-397-2787 or BfaAcademy@msn.com. Read more...
Sept 282011
Delaware Indian Language of 1824
New Book: Delaware Indian Language of 1824, by C. C. Trowbridge. Edited by James A. Rementer After almost two centuries, Lenape Language Project director Jim Rementer has now edited and published Trowbridge's extremely thorough study in full. With well over a hundred pages devoted to verb forms alone, and extended word-by-word analyses of texts and common phrases, Trowbridge's work serves not only as a detailed grammar but also as an invaluable cultural record from a time when the Lenape community was on its journey from the Mid-Atlantic toward the west. These will be available through the tribal office at a special price to tribal members of $65.00 plus $6.00 shipping. Read more...
Sept 282011
New Book: This Is The Light I Breathe: Poems and Stories of Inspiration and Hope, by Dianne Ingle. Available on Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com, and Westbow Press.com. A book of inspirational poems and stories. The author is a Delaware Indian and a Registered Nurse, and the daughter of Katherine Perkins Worsham, descendant of Chief Charles Journeycake. Read more...
Sept 282011
Legal services offered by Don Mason
Don Mason, Jr., a tribal member and attorney, will be starting a divorce clinic. Those who have a Delaware roll number and reside in Tulsa, Washington, Nowata or Rogers County may apply. The clinic is open to those Delaware seeking an UNCONTESTED divorce with NO issues (custody, support, debt division, asset division) left to be litigated. Feel free to contact Mr. Mason at 918-344-828. Each application will be evaluated for acceptance on a case-by-case basis. Read more...
Aug 312011
Recycling now available at Tribal Offices
The Delaware Tribe of Indians Headquarters located at 170 NE Barbara Avenue in Bartlesville now has recycling capabilities. The Recycling bins are located on the north end of the parking lot west of the Community Center Building. There are two green and blue recycling bins and one green and yellow bin. For questions or comments please feel free to contact Jimmie Johnson in the EPA Office at the Tribal Headquarters 918-337-6590. Read more...
Aug 192011
Gates Millennium Scholarships offered
The Gates Millennium Scholar Program will select 1,000 talented students each year to receive a good-through-graduation scholarship to use at any college or university of their choice. Gates Millennium Scholars are provided with personal and professional development through our leadership programs along with academic support throughout their college career. The 2011-12 GMS Application period is now closed. Please review the following information for eligibility criteria and visit www.gmsp.org in September 2011 for the 2012-13 application. Read more...
Aug 192011
Opportunities for Native American graduate students
The American Indian Graduate Center, Inc. announces the availability of fellowships and loans for service to American Indian and Alaska Native undergraduate and graduate students. To find out more information and eligibility requirements about various programs, please visit www.aigc.com to view programs listed under scholarships and fellowships. In addition, there are links to other scholarships on the site. Read more...
Aug 32011
Video excerpts from May 2011 Delaware Tribe NAGPRA Summit
The first Delaware Tribe NAGRPA Summit was held on Friday, May 27, 2011, at the Delaware Community Center, Bartlesville, OK. The summit was entitled "Delaware Burial Practices in the Archaeological Record." Video excerpts of the five presentations are given on this page. Read more...
July 212011
Delaware Tribe Housing Program seeks families in need of housing
The Housing Program uses Delaware preference when evaluating placement on the waiting list. Delaware Tribal members are strongly encouraged to apply. The Delaware Tribe Housing Program is currently seeking low-income Native American families in need of housing. Currently, the Housing Program has vacancies available in the Rental Program in Rogers and Washington Counties. We also have several rental units coming available in the Chelsea and Claremore areas, including units at the elder complex at Delaware Acres. The Housing Program is also in the process of purchasing additional units within our service area. The location of these units is based on the need of our people within the local communities. We are asking that if you, or someone you know, are interested in the possibility of receiving housing assistance to contact the Housing Program so that an application may be sent to you. Applications are available at the office at 6 Northview Drive, Chelsea, OK. Feel free to contact the Housing Program office for more information regarding our housing programs or for help if assistance is needed in completing the housing application. Read more...
July 212011
Ketchum Institute of American Indian Studies formed
Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesville has established the Ketchum Institute of American Indian Studies, which will be directed by Chief Dee Ketchum. The purpose of the Institute is to further the development of American Indian Studies at the University. Anyone interested in making contributions to the OKWU Ketchum Institute may acquire further information at www.OKWU.edu or by calling 918-335-6225. Read more...
July 212011
You are invited! Have lunch with the elders
If you haven't been to lunch with your elders lately you're missing out. We have a new cook, Archie. He has three years of culinary arts school and worked two years at Outlaws restaurant. He is Delaware and the son of Donna Young. Lunch is served at 12 noon, Monday through Friday. After lunch we have card games on Tuesday and Bingo on Thursday, and yes there are prizes. The other three days we offer chair exercises in the mornings at 10:30. More activities will be added as we grow. Suggestions for other projects are welcome. This is a Title VI program for Native American Elders, 60 and over. Native Americans under 60 and other guests can come eat for a small charge. Donations are appreciated. Read more...
July 172011
Historic Preservation Grant, Archaeological Research on Southwest Missouri Delaware
Our recently awarded Historic Preservation Grant from the National Park Service is allowing us to (finally!!) carry out much-needed archaeological work on what remains of the historic Delaware villages in southwest Missouri (ca. 1821-1830). Part of the funding in the grant will provide travel accommodations for interested tribal members who would like to volunteer as part of the survey and cemetery work.Please help get the word out for any and all that are interested in participating!! Read more...
June 142011
American Indian Nurse scholarship
The NSCDA (Colonial Dames), an organization that is much like the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), sponsors a scholarship for $1,000 per semester, and is available for the semester in nursing school, not for basic nursing, for any Indian student of any tribe. The Delaware nursing candidates have not been applying for this scholarship and we would like to have our students take advantage of the scholarship. Read more...
Jan 242011
"Traditions carried on: Delaware woman passes on art of beadwork"
Annette Ketchum began learning bead work out of necessity. Her husband, former Delaware chief Dee Ketchum and their children needed dance sticks and beaded handles for their eagle feather fans to take to a powwow. Today Ketchum has made two bandoliers, which cross over the shoulders like a sash. She also sews the traditional clothing for her family, as well as beaded dance sticks, otter hats, tulip purses and more. Ketchum has been working to pass on the skills she learned first from her grandmother to the younger members of the tribe. She began teaching her grandchildren to string beads when they were four, she said, and by the time they were six, they were using a needle. She hopes to complete her third bandolier soon, so she can pass them on to her three grandsons someday. Meanwhile, the need for new clothes for the powwow will keep her busy sewing and repairing, she said. Read more...
Dec 142010
Chief Pechonick meets President Obama (PDF)
Chief Pechonick was invited to attend the 2010 White House Tribal Nations Summit, where she met President Obama and members of his administration. Read more...