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The Delaware Tribe’s Social Services Department will be offering digital ceramic space heaters in the months of December through February. These heaters will be for emergency situations, and the applicant must complete and submit an application and be income eligible according to the 2013 HHS Income guidelines. Applications are available in all locations on the Bartlesville campus, as well as at the link below. For questions regarding this program please contact Lacey Harris at 918-337-6521 or at lharris@delawaretribe.org.

» Download Space Heater Application Form

Congratulations to the recipients of Fall 2013 scholarship awards and academic achievement awards. We are proud of you!!

How to Find and Apply for Scholarships Outside of the Cherokee Nation

Bring a notebook, pens and support team!

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 • 5:30p.m. to 7:30p.m.

Delaware Tribe Community Room
170 NE Barbara • Bartlesville, OK 74006

Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilwoman, Cara Cowan Watts, in partnership with Bartlesville Schools Indian Education and the Delaware Tribe of Indians is presenting on “How to Find and Apply for Scholarships Outside of the Cherokee Nation.”

On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Delaware Tribe Community Room, 170 NE Barbara, Bartlesville, Cowan Watts will present detailed actions for students entering college and currently in college on how to find and apply for scholarships.

Cowan Watts will provide information for K-12 students on classes to take in 8th through 12th grade to prepare for college and scholarships, social media best practices for any age student and building your resume for success in college such as choosing a career path. Social media best practices are applicable to all ages. Younger students (4th through 12th) and their families are encouraged to attend. Cowan Watts will provide tips for finding scholarships and tools for improving your applications as well as managing your applications to ensure success. Presentation applies to younger students, college students, graduate students, teachers, mentors and student coaches.

For a copy of handouts and on-going scholarship opportunities via an email listserv for the Oklahoma Professional Chapter of American Indian Science and Engineering Society (OPC AISES), email Cara Cowan Watts at cara@caracowan.com.

Public is welcome. Topics are focused on Cherokee Nation citizens, but most information applies to all students and especially minority students.

Learn more about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers throughout the presentation for increased employment opportunities and to earn more money over your lifetime.

The event is free and open to the public. Families and their students as young as 4th grade are encouraged to attend as your Senior year is often too late to make key decisions on college prep curriculum in High School, testing strategies for the ACT and SAT tests, recommendation letter network and resume building. If you are in college or an adult hoping to return to college or even attend graduate school, much of the presentation will still apply to your preparation for finding and applying for scholarships.

For more information on-going scholarship, full-time jobs/career, summer camps, summer internships, research fellowships and other opportunities, email Cara at cara@caracowan.com. Ask to be added to the Oklahoma Professional Chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (OPC AISES) listserv. Facebook messages are not accepted.

For more information, contact Monica Britt at BrittMA@bps-ok.org. To learn more about the Delaware Tribe of Indians, go to https://delawaretribe.org.

DELAWARE TRIBAL SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

All children need a loving touch, kind words, safety, security, and a family. These aren’t optional in a child’s life. These are things that are needed for healthy development of children. These things make the difference between a life of success and a life of struggle.

That’s what you can do as a Foster/Adoptive Parent for Delaware children who, by no fault of their own, are in out-of-home placements. Did you ever wonder why somebody didn’t do something about that? Then you realized that you are that somebody! You can make the difference in the lives of Delaware children. The Delaware Tribal Social Services Department is recruiting foster parents for placement of Delaware children who have been removed from their parents, family member or caregiver for any number of reasons. Examples of these are substance abuse, abuse and neglect, domestic violence and a parent’s inability to handle the stressors of being a parent.

Contact our Social Services Manager, Lacey Harris, for more information on how you can make a positive difference in the lives of Delaware children (918-337-6590, or lharris@delawaretribe.org).

Our mission at Delaware Tribal Social Services is to protect children from abuse and neglect while strengthening and preserving families. However, without the help of people like you, Delaware Tribal members, and other Native Americans, these children often end up in the homes of complete strangers, leaving behind relatives, culture, and heritage.

Mark your calendars for the 26th Annual Oklahoma Indian Summer Festival, northeast Oklahoma’s premier intertribal Native American festival, scheduled Thursday-Saturday, September 12-15, 2013 at the Bartlesville Community Center at the corner of Cherokee Ave. and Adams Blvd. in Bartlesville, OK. All events are free and open to the public.

The Festival’s website is www.okindiansummer.org and is updated through the year with details of this multicultural exchange.

The juried art show features Native American and Western artists who exhibit and sell Friday through Sunday. Enjoy many activities scheduled throughout the festival including arts and crafts vendors, food vendors and an intertribal pow wow.

Northeast Oklahoma teachers: please begin preparing for the Youth Art Show! Items crafted by students in Green Country (northeast Oklahoma) from 4th to 12th grade will be on display throughout the festival. Green Country students in 9th-12th grade are eligible to participate in a $1000 scholarship for “Best of Show” for the school of their choice.

Interested teachers, artists, concessionaires and vendors should contact Jenifer Pechonick, festival director at jeniferp917@aol.com or 918-331-0934 for additional information.