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Children’s Book Festival

Ada, OK, June 10, 2013 — Turning Pages Children’s Book Festival, as part of its goal to inspire future generations of authors and illustrators, has announced short story and book cover design competitions for elementary and middle school students in Oklahoma.
Turning Pages Children’s Book Festival is October 11-12, 2013 at the Pontotoc County Agri-Plex Convention Center in Ada, OK. For information on attending or getting involved in the Turning Pages Children’s Book Festival, visit www.turningpagesfestival.com.
Delaware War Mothers Princess

- Chief Pechonick recognizes Hayden Griffith, this year’s Delaware War Mothers Princess, at the April 1 Tribal Council meeting.
Chief Pechonick Meets Mohegan Tribe (CT) Chief Bruce Bozsum

- Chief Pechonick accepts a gift of tobacco from Mohegan Tribe (CT) Chief Bruce Bozsum at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York.
Wyandotte County Museum Visit

- Council members visit old stomp grounds in Wyandotte County, Kansas, guided by Doug Spangler of the Wyandotte County Museum.
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.