Archaeological Research on Southwest Missouri Delaware

In July 2011, the Historic Preservation Office was awarded a Tribal Historic Preservation Grant by the National Park Service. Funding from this 18-month grant will support much-needed archaeological research on the early 19th century Delaware villages in southwestern Missouri. The grant will also support the travel for tribal members who would like to volunteer to participate in the field work that will be carried out in the Fall of 2011 by the Center for Archaeological Research at Missouri State University (CAR-MSU). The results of this archaeological field work will allow us to better document the Delaware settlements and cemeteries in southwest Missouri and nominate them for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.

Please contact our office (bobermeyer@delawaretribe.org) if you would like to volunteer.