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Participants in the “Choose to Lose” program will weigh out from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on June 3, 4, or 5, 2014. These weigh outs-must be witnessed by a member of the Wellness Council, or their designee, and signed off by both the participant and the witness. The same scale used for the weigh-ins will be used for the weigh-outs.

Choose to Lose is a weight loss program sponsored by the Delaware Tribe of Indians, the Wellness Council, and the Delaware Health and Wellness Center. This program is open to all members of the Delaware Health and Wellness Center, age 18 and over. For Delaware Wellness Center membership information, call 918-337-6590. For information on Choose to Lose, please call Bonnie Jo Griffith, 918-331-3805 or email her at bjogriffith@aol.com.

Prizes will be awarded to the three participants obtaining the largest percentage of weight loss. The person having the highest percentage of weight loss will receive a $200 cash award. The participant with the second high percentage of weight loss will be awarded $100 cash, with the third highest winning $50. Winners will announced at noon on June 6.

The Delaware Health and Wellness Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It is located at the Tribal Complex at 170 N.E. Barbara, Bartlesville, OK.

Even participants who don’t fall in the money ranking will be winners if they lose weight. Choose to Lose and enjoy this time of healthy activity and eating. Hopefully after eight weeks each of us enrolling in this program will have developed healthy living habits, which are worth much more than the monetary awards. Join us as we encourage everyone to join in and possibly get a bit of extra cash in their pockets. Most importantly though, let’s all be encouraged to get healthy and help end the cycle of diabetes and obesity among Natives. We can do this!! CHOOSE TO LOSE!

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By Bonnie Jo Griffith
Co-Chair, Wellness Committee

A new film about the Lenapes in Indiana is being given a special showing at the Delaware Community Center on May 21, 2014, at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm. This project was undertaken by film students at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, with the full cooperation and support of the Delaware Tribe of Indians tribal government and Conner Prairie Interactive History Park.

The Lenape on the Wapahani River is an immersive learning project at Ball State University. Funded by the Hamer and Phyllis Shafer Foundation, the project seeks to provide educational resources about the Delaware (or Lenape) Native Americans during their time in East Central Indiana from the 1790s through 1821. Partnering with the Delaware Tribe of Indians and Conner Prairie Interactive History Park, the documentary and associated website provide a rich and detailed look at this often overlooked story about the Delaware Native American experience in Indiana.

To learn much more about the project, please visit their web site at www.lenapeonthewapahani.org.

Gaffer Andrew Bultemeier, Cinematographer R. Aaron Webster, Director Kayla Eiler, and 1st Asst Camera Kathie Green prepare for interviews on Bartlesville campus.	Field Audio Specialist Ben Kruis, Gaffer Andrew Bultemeier, 1st Asst Camera Kathie Green, and Director Kayla Eiler.
Crew films during Delaware Days, September 2013.	Curtis Zunigha, Director of Cultural Resources Anita Mathis, and Chief Paula Pechonick answer questions at premiere showing at Ball State University, April 2014.
Executive Director Alina Beteringhe answers questions with Kayla Eiler.	Executive Producer Kelli Huth talks with Tribal Manager Curtis Zunigha.
Curtis Zunigha with executive producers Chris Flook and Kelli Huth.	Filmmakers (right) and tribal officials answer questions at the premiere at Ball State University.

Flyers

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Delaware Nation would like to provide a Lenape Language program that best suits Delaware Nation citizens and descendants as well as the Delaware Tribe of Indians. Delaware Nation will use your feedback for a grant application and for the development of future programs.

The survey, which can be downloaded below, can be completed and mailed to the Delaware Nation Complex, scanned and returned to nickykaymichael@gmail.com, or called in to Nicky Michael, Language Manager or Lauryn French Language Assistant at 405-247-2448 ext 1406. Because the grant application is due on April 11, they would prefer a call-in or email.

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Congratulations to the recipients of scholarships for the spring 2014 semester. We are proud of you!

Ever thought about being a foster parent? Didn’t know where to start?

Come to the 2014 Tribal Foster & Adoptive Family Recruitment Fair on May 3, 2014 between 9:30 am and 2:00 pm.

It will be held at the Delaware Community Center, 170 NE Barbara, Bartlesville, OK.

The Fair is co-sponsored by the Delaware Tribe of Indians and Osage Nation.

Guest Speaker: Daryle Conquering Bear. Door prizes and children’s activities. Lunch is provided. Click on the flyer below for details.

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The April 2014 issue of the Delaware Indian News is now online. Tribal members should receive their copy in the mail by April 1.

To view the newspaper in PDF format, please click here.

Bartlett & West, an engineering company new to Bartlesville,  sponsored a special viewing of the movie “The Cherokee Word For Water” at the Bartlesville Community Center on February 7, 2014. The film is a feature-length motion picture inspired by the true story of the struggle for, opposition to, and ultimate success of a rural Cherokee community to bring running water to their families.

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• Charlie Soap, husband of the late Wilma Mankiller, is joined at the screening by (left to right) Assistant Chief Chet Brooks, Tribal Manager Curtis Zunigha, Chief Paula Pechonick, Councilwoman Jenifer Pechonick, Tribal Accountant John Moore, and Councilwoman Verna Crawford.

BARTLESVILLE WOMEN’S INDIAN CLUB presents
62nd ANNUAL WILD ONION DINNER

DINE IN OR CARRY OUT

Serving Food 11am-7pm & Entertainment 12pm & 5pm

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SATURDAY, MARCH 22ND, 2014

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SPECIAL COMMUNITY MEETING FOR DELAWARE TRIBAL MEMBERS

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2014 1:00pm – 3:00pm

DELAWARE COMMUNITY CENTER – FORSYTHE HALL

Consultation with Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian
For the exhibit “NATIVE NEW YORK: WHERE NATIONS RISE”
(opening October 2016 at NMAI in New York City)

Public comments regarding Lenape (Delaware Indian) history, culture, and identity will be solicited by museum staff historians.

TRUST BOARD WORKSHOP

To review and plan format for Trust Board investment portfolio

Public meeting, open to all tribal members

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
6:00 PM

Forsyth Hall, Delaware Community Center
5100 Tuxedo Blvd, Bartlesville, OK