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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

WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS BUILDING

SATURDAY, MARCH 22ND, 2014

DEWEY, OKLAHOMA

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT

DR. BRADLEY COBB
4037 Nowata Road
Bartlesville, OK 74006
918-333-8989

FULLER PDQ
219 Ash St. Hwy 169
Nowata, OK 74048
918-273-3694

LENAPE SMOKE SHOP
12042 US 75
Dewey, OK 74029
918-534-3502

PREFERRED HOME REALTORS
1757 SW Frank Phillips Blvd
Bartlesville, OK 74003
918-333-4647

For more information, please call 918.914.3358

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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

OKLAHOMA CITY – Chief Ron Sparkman, The Shawnee Tribe, Barry Switzer, Entrepreneur and Former Head Coach, University of Oklahoma and Bob Burke have all accepted appointments to serve as members of the Board of Directors of the Native American Cultural and Educational Authority (NACEA), a state agency established to develop The American Indian Cultural Center and Museum (The Center) located on the Oklahoma River, east of downtown Oklahoma City. Speaker T .W. Shannon, appointed Chief Sparkman to fill one of the seven American Indian seats. Governor Mary Fallin appointed Coach Switzer and Bob Burke to fill two of the seven business community seats on the 17-member Board of Directors.

“I am pleased and grateful to Chief Sparkman for his willingness to serve on this board. All Oklahoma citizens benefit when The American Indian Nations in Oklahoma and State leaders work together to create an economically prosperous and culturally enriched state.”

Chief Sparkman has served as Chief of the Shawnee Tribe for 13 years. He served in the Oklahoma 45th Division from 1955 to 1961 and was honorably discharged with a rank of Sargent E-5. He was a supervisor for Crane Manufacturing Company for ten years and then continued his career as the Executive Director of Community Action for Ottawa, Craig and Delaware Counties in Northeast Oklahoma in 1964. He served as the Executive Director of the Picher Housing Authority until 1974. Since 1974, he has been the Motor License Agent for the Oklahoma Tax Commission in Ottawa County Oklahoma. He is the President of the Inter-Tribal Council, which is comprised of American Indian Tribes in NE Oklahoma (Shawnee Tribe, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe, Miami Tribe, Modoc Tribe, Ottawa Tribe, the Peoria Tribe of Indians, the Quapaw Tribe, the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe and the Wyandotte Nation). Sparkman was born in central Ottawa county on his families original allotment land. Chief Sparkman says, “I look forward to serving on the Native American Cultural and Education Authority board. I feel this is a very ambitious project for Oklahoma City, as well as the State of Oklahoma. This facility will greatly enhance the public’s knowledge of the thirty nine Tribes that occupy Oklahoma.”

“I am appreciative to both Coach Switzer and Dr. Burke for their enthusiasm to serve on the board. Each is an exceptional individual committed to ensuring the world is aware of our remarkable Oklahoma accomplishments and the state’s unique history, ” says Governor Mary Fallin.

Switzer is the former head coach of the University of Oklahoma and the Dallas Cowboys where he was one of only two coaches to win National Championships in both the NCAA and NFL. Mr. Switzer is an accomplished businessman and author who has been involved with many civic and charitable affairs including serving as Honorary Head Coach of the Oklahoma Special Olympics for the past thirty years. Switzer says, “ I can’t think of a more worthwhile project than this cultural center for the people of Oklahoma and our visitors.”

Burke is founder of Bob Burke Law. Dr. Burke has written more historical non-fiction books than anyone else in history, including 117 titles about Oklahoma. In 2011 as part of Governor Fallin’s reform, he re-wrote the entire workers’ compensation law (Title 85) in Oklahoma that resulted in passage of SB 878. Dr. Burke offers his expertise in workers compensation law by speaking at more than 100 Continuing Legal Education seminars. Dr. Burke served as Secretary of Commerce under the administration of Oklahoma Governor David Boren and served on the board for the Oklahoma Historical Society as well as many other professional associations and memberships. Burke offers, “This project is long overdue and will be a great addition to help share Oklahoma’s interesting history.”

The Chairman of the NACEA Board, Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby, welcomed all three appointments stating, “The dream is about to become a reality and now more than ever we appreciate the leadership and commitment from tribal and business community leaders to ensure this becomes a place of pride for all Oklahoma Citizens.”

About the NACEA

The Oklahoma Legislature created the Native American Cultural and Educational Authority, (NACEA) to oversee the construction and operations of The American Indian Cultural Center and Museum for the purpose of generating awareness, understanding and appreciation of the history of tribes and their relationship to Oklahoma today. The 150,000-square foot Center on 240 acres at the crossroads of Interstates 35 and 40, two of the busiest highways in the country, will serve as a living and interactive historical and cultural center exploring Oklahoma American Indian cultures and heritage.

During this spring semester the University of Oklahoma will offer Native Peoples of Oklahoma, a free online course on the cultural traditions and current conditions of the Native American tribes who live in Oklahoma.

The course was originally taught in a traditional classroom setting for more than a decade by a since retired professor, now Dr. Daniel Swan and Dr. Joshua Nelson are reviving the course and presenting it online through Janux, OU’s interactive learning community.

“The online course will broaden the ability of those outside of Oklahoma, as well as within the state, to better understand its Native population,” states a release from the university.

For more information, go to https://janux.ou.edu/landing/course.anth1613.html

The Indian Arts and Crafts Board will host a juried art and craft competition for Indian youth at each of its three regional museums in the spring of 2014. The theme of the competitions will be “Where do we come from? Where are we going?”

The competitions will be open to enrolled members of federally recognized Tribes between the ages of 13 and 18. Official written documentation to verify the youth’s enrollment in a federally recognized Tribe and written parental or guardian permission will be required.

The competitions will provide Indian youth with a realistic juried art show experience; encourage the development and expansion of their production and marketing skills; and enhance youth interest in culture, history, and the possibility of an artistic career. All submissions of work will be judged by an independent jury of artists, artisans, and art professionals. Awards will be distributed in the amount of$100 for each first place, $75 for each second place, and $50 for each third place.

The three museums operated by the IACB: the Sioux Indian Museum, Rapid City, SD; the Southern Plains Indian Museum, Anadarko, OK; and the Museum of the Plains Indian, Browning, MT; will serve as venues for the exhibition of a limited selection of submitted works.

In addition, the IACB will feature the selected works in promotional brochures to complement the exhibitions. Each work awarded first place will also be featured on an IACB museum poster, the IACB website, and in IACB promotional and educational materials.

All artwork must be submitted by March 1, 2014. Winners will be announced in April 2014. Exhibitions of selected works will be held at each of the IACB museums from April 15-May 31, 2014.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES AND PROCEDURES, PLEASE CONTACT:

Conor McMahon, Chief Curator, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, 605-394-2381

If you are a veteran and a Delaware tribal member, the Enrollment Department wants to hear from you.

We want to expand our veteran’s services and to let you know what is available. To do so, we need to create a list of all our veterans and get a little basic information.

If you are willing to participate, download and print the form below. If you wish, you can fill it out online and then print it; otherwise just write it your information. You can bring it into the tribal offices or mail it to:

Delaware Tribe of Indians
ATTN:Veterans Services
170 NE Barbara
Bartlesville, OK 74006

Wanishi!

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