June, 2013
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Tribal Representatives Attend Opening of “Century Chest”
- One of the items found in the 100-year “Century Chest” time capsule opened at the First Lutheran Church in Oklahoma City on April 21 was this beaded garter.
NCAI Local Planning Meetings
- Chief Pechonick, Councilwoman Jenifer Pechonick, Anita Mathis, and Jana Roth at local planning committee meeting for National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), June 19, at Muscogee Creek River Spirit Casino in Tulsa. Tulsa will be hosting the NCAI 70th Annual Convention and Marketplace at the Tulsa Convention Center, October 13-18, 2013.
Operation Eagle
- Bruce Martin meets with high school students from Bartlesville High during Operation Eagle to discuss scholarship opportunities.
Happy 94th Birthday!
Happy 94th birthday to Mrs. Mary C. Falleaf (June 29th). Mary is the widow of deceased tribal member Numerous Falleaf and became part of the tribe many, many years ago as a young girl in 1935. She played a key role in founding Copan PowWow and over the years she has touched the lives and hearts of a great number of our Delaware people. Today she resides in Apache Junction, Arizona and is no longer able to make the long journey home to visit us but let us all keep this great lady in our hearts and prayers as we wish her a happy birthday and many more to come.
49th Annual Delaware Powwow, May 24-26, 2013
The 49th annual Delaware Powwow was held May 24-26, 2013 at the Falleaf Powwow Grounds near Copan, OK. We hope you all had a good time and will return next year for the historic 50th Annual Powwow!
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| Top row, l-r: Orange Fancy Dance featuring Jake Lawhead; tribal member Anna Pechonick; tribal member Bear Thompkins; tribal member Bucky Buck; Delaware War Mothers Princess Hayden Griffith. Bottom row, l-r: Delaware Color Guard; Kara House and Vincent Jackson leading the two-step; Grand Entry with Bruce Martin, Chief Pechonick, Jimmie Johnson. |
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| 2013 Powwow Princess Dava Daylight. |
Dena Marie Wayne Graduates
Greenville, NC
Graduated May 13,2013 from Nursing Program at Pitt Community College in Winterville, NC with and Associates Degree in Nursing with an Academic Status of Honor Roll. She has also passed her NCLEX making her a Nationally Certified RN. Dena is the granddaughter of Virginia Infield Johnson of Midwest City, OK, the great granddaughter of the late Ida Sarcoxie Infield of Bartlesville, OK and the great-great-granddaughter of the late Little John Sarcoxie.
Five Generations of the Ketchum Family
- Five generations of the Ketchum family. Lewis Ketchum (99 years old), Dee Ketchum, Kala Ketchum, Coleton Thomas, and Eli Thomas.
Back row, left to right: Carena Barsch (fiancee of Clay Sears), Hannah Sears, Annette Ketchum, Kala Ketchum, Coleton Thomas, Jake Sears, and DeAnn Ketchum; front row, left to right: Whitney Thomas, Dee Ketchum, Lewis Ketchum, holding Eli Thomas, and Clay Sears.
Hunter Perrier
- Hunter Perrier had the Grand Champion Heifer, Reserve Grand Champion Heifer, and Junior Showmanship at the 2013 Washington County Spring Livestock Show. Third grader at Bartlesville Public Schools and a member of the 4-H Beef Club. Son of Keven and Shannon Perrier, grandson of Delaware members Judy and Rick Forth, great-grandson of Janet and John Clanton, and great-great grandson of the late “Jack” Ketchum Hayes. Photo Dawn Baxstrom Photography.
Powwow Committee Needs Help!
A fund-rasier is being planned for the 50th Delaware Pow-wow, which is coming up in May 2014. The fund-raiser will be held October 19, 2013 at the Fred Fall-leaf Memorial Pow-wow Grounds, Copan, OK. There will be an auction, raffles, a hog fry, Halloween party, and a hayride. Starting at 3:00.
The Pow-wow Committee is looking for items to be used in the auction, hog fry and Halloween party. If you would like to help or have items to donate please call Lu Ann Hainline at 918-338-9907. We are hoping to have a great time and raise some money for the 50th Delaware Pow-wow. See you there!
NEO Student Crowned 2013 Miss Indian Oklahoma
Miami, Okla. – Monday, May 13, 2013 – Robynn Rulo, sophomore at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO) was crowned 2013 Miss Indian Oklahoma after winning Miss Indian NEO.
Miss Indian NEO, Robynn Rulo, was crowned 2013 Miss Indian Oklahoma on May 4 at the First Council Event Center in Newkirk, Okla.
Rulo is a sophomore at NEO from Pawhuska, Okla. Rulo plans on completing an additional year at NEO to earn a degree in Native Studies.
“I am so pleased with the way Robynn Rulo has represented Northeastern A&M College and the American Indian Center for Excellence as Miss Indian NEO,” said Claudia Little Axe, AICE cultural specialist. “She exemplifies how to be successful in the Native American world, in mainstream society, and in the educational setting. Ms. Rulo will do great things in the future, and I am so proud that I have gotten to work so closely with her.”
Rulo is a member of the Osage, Delaware, Quapaw and Shawnee tribes. She made the Deans’ Honor Roll and is a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Rulo serves as president of the AICE Advisory Club, treasurer of NASA, and she also served on a student panel for the Native American Student Transfer National Symposium in October.
“I’m humbled and honored to be representing my tribes as well as all other tribes within Oklahoma, as well as the Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women,” Rulo said.
She is a member of the Social Work Club and assisted with training of the female basketball team last year. Rulo is a student member of the Internal Evaluation Team for NEO’s Title III grant.
“It was an honor to watch Miss Robynn Rulo compete and win the title of Miss Indian Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women chose the theme for the pageant to be “Women Gathering Strength.” I believe Robynn is a perfect example of a woman who gathers strength, through her close relationship with her family, her dedication to her education, and her leadership skills demonstrate a woman who is dedicated to strengthening the preservation of her culture.”
The Miss Indian Oklahoma pageant is sponsored by The Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women. According to the website, the organization was founded under a state charter on April 17, 1972. A constitution was written with the stated purpose: “The advancement of the economic and social welfare of the American Indian; the development of education and cultural programs; preservation of Indian culture and traditions; and to portray the true image of the American Indian.”
Reprinted from press release from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, May 13, 2013.
Note: Robynn is the daughter of Dana Daylight of Pawhuska, OK. She is of Delaware, Osage, Shawnee, Quapaw decent. She currently attends NEO A& M College in Miami, OK, where she is a sophomore. Her hobbies and interests include: zumba, beading, sewing, concerts, Osage Ceremonial dances, Green Corn, stomp dances, powwows, Native American Church, sweats, and any cultural social gatherings. Robynn is on the Deans Honor Roll, a member of Phi Theta Kappa, and currently holds the highest GPA for Native American students at NEO.■
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