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NOTICE: Candidates Sought for Trust Board Vacancy
Interested candidates should submit their letter of interest and resume to the Trust Board to be considered. Please send letters of interest and resume to mholley@delawaretribe.org This position shall remain open until filled.
Indigenous American Students’ Residency Status for Tuition Enacted by KS Legislature
The Kansas Legislature enacted a provision to allow particular students enrolling at a public institution of higher education in Kansas to have residency status for the purpose of paying tuition. This provision is in place from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 with anticipated annual renewal through the Legislature.
Students
Students who are enrolled as a member of the following Nations are eligible for residency status at Kansas public institutions of higher education, regardless of the location of their residence:
The Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
The Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska
The Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska
or
The following Indigenous Nations with historical connections to Kansas territories:
The Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma
The Cherokee Nation
The Chippewa
Comanche Nation of Oklahoma
The Delaware Tribe of Indians
The Kaw Nation of Oklahoma
The Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
The Oneida Nation
The Osage Nation
The Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
The Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
The Grand Traverse Bay Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians
The Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians
The Bay Mills Indian Community
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
The Michigan Bands of the Ottawa/Odawa
The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
The Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
The Quapaw Tribe of Indians
The Shawnee Tribe
The Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco and Tawakonie) of Oklahoma
The Wyandotte Nation
Institutions
Each state university, municipal university, community college or technical college in Kanas is directed by the Legislature to consider the Indigenous American students noted above as Kansas residents for the purpose of tuition.
With this being a new policy, it is anticipated that the list of Nations with historic ties to Kansas will be refined in subsequent years. If you are a Native Nation with historic ties to the Kansas land base, please contact Elaine Frisbie with the Kansas Board of Regents with your information and accompanying documentation articulating your Nation’s history in Kansas by email at efrisbie@ksbor.org.
Update For Delaware Veterans
VA is now exempting eligible American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans from copayments for health care and all urgent care visits received on or after January 5, 2022.
This policy implements Section 3002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020.
Veterans seeking copayment exemption should submit copies of VA Form 10-334 and official tribal documentation to begin receiving this new benefit.
The copayment exemption:
- Retroactively reimburses eligible American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans from copayments for health care and all urgent care visits received on or after January 5, 2022.
- Eliminates future copayment collection of copayments for health care and all urgent care visits for eligible American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans.
This new regulation intends to encourage American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans to seek medical care through VA. This regulation also makes health care more accessible and allows VA to better deliver care and health benefits these Veterans have earned through their service to our nation.
Copies of Veteran’ Tribal documentation and VA Form 10-334 can be mailed to:
VHA Tribal Documentation
PO Box 5100
Janesville, WI 53547-5100
Please do not mail original documents. Only copies should be mailed. If Veterans need to make copies of their documentation or need a printed copy of VA Form 10-334, they can request copies at their local VA medical center or clinic.
We are engaging all our VA partners, including tribal, federal, state and local communities, to ensure that all American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans know of this new policy and have the information they need to participate. To learn more, visit www.va.gov/health-care/copay-rates or call 1-800-MyVA411
ARPA Counseling Service Program Application Available Now
The Delaware Tribe of Indians ARPA Counseling Service Program is now open and accepting applications. Please see the application at the link below for details.
UPDATE: ARPA Work Training Aid Program Extended Until December 31, 2023
Application for Work Training Aid
The Delaware Tribe of Indians is pleased to offer assistance for individuals continuing their educational journey. This program is open for individuals pursuing vocational training. Please refer to the following criteria to determine eligibility:
Eligibility:
Aid is limited to areas that lead to certification or increase employability characteristics. Acceptable continuing education/vocational training programs include, but are not limited to:
- Technical Training/Certification
- Plumbing, HVAC Tech, Welding, Auto Mechanics
- Health Certification/Careers
- Sonography, Nursing, Dental Assistant
- Business Certification
- Computer and IT Support, Cybersecurity, Graphic Design, Legal Aide, Bookkeeping
- Applicant pursuing programs that are not listed above are encourage to apply. Special consideration may be taken depending on circumstances and need.
Only COMPLETE applications will be considered for assistance.
This program is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act and provided to you by the Delaware Tribe of Indians. Award recipients can receive up to $4,000 is assistance to be applied to the upcoming academic year, this is not to guarantee every recipient will receive the full $4,000 awarded amount. Application deadline: December 31, 2023.
For further information, please contact ARPA Assistant Manager Sarah Boyd by phone at (918) 337-6590 or by email at sboyd@delawaretribe.org
Lenape Words for Dancing
Check out the following list of Lenape words for different kinds of dances in preparation for the Pow Wow to be held at the Delaware Pow Wow Grounds May 26.
Has Your Housing Program Waitlist Information Been Updated?
If you have been placed on a waitlist with the Delaware Tribe of Indians Housing Program please email the Housing Specialist, McKenzie, at mloffer@delawaretribe.org with a current phone number, email, and mailing address to maintain your waitlist status.
If you are interested in applying for Housing, please scan the code on the flyer below or click here to access our Housing Program Application. Applications and ALL REQUIRED documents can be mailed to:
Delaware Tribe of Indians Housing Program
5100 Tuxedo Blvd.
Bartlesville, OK 74006
Strategic Plan For a Cultural Center
The Delaware Tribe Cultural Center will focus on the needs and wants of the tribal community. It will provide cultural education through classes, lectures, and training programs. It will also serve as a gathering space for presentations about history, culture, art, music, dance, storytelling, feasts, and ceremonial activities/events.
The Delaware Tribe of Indians Cultural Center is a function of the tribal government as authorized by its tribal membership. The Tribe will perpetually maintain a Cultural Center that will house a Cultural Resources Department. The Cultural Resources Department staff will work with the tribal administration to obtain the funding necessary to perpetually maintain the Cultural Center.
The department will consist of programs and functions organized, managed, and conducted by a staff of tribal employees and volunteers.
For more details, click on the link below for the full plan. Also presented is the Tribal Council resolution approving the plan.
Strategic Plan For a Cultural Center
COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program Application Now Available
The DTIs’ IHBG (Indian Housing Block Grant) COVID-19 Emergency Rental Housing Assistance Program is designed to assist low income Native American families with emergency rental housing related assistance. Assistance may include deposit and/or monthly rent, temporary lodging, lot/site rental for manufactured housing, and may also include utility charges, but DOES NOT include repairs or installation of items for the unit. Current residents of DTI affordable housing are not eligible for this assistance.
This program is limited to one-time assistance and is only to be provided during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency and is provided on an urgent basis and is temporary in nature and must be used in prevention, preparation and/or response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This assistance can only be provided to those families who have not yet received any similar assistance from the Delaware Tribe or other source. Special exclusions or restrictions on units built prior to 1978 apply, due to lead-based paint requirements. In no such case shall the term of the assistance or lodging provided exceed 100 days regardless of whether or not the entire $1,000 award has been exhausted. The Delaware Tribe reserves the right to recapture or award a lesser amount in such cases. If approved for assistance, the voucher will be mailed directly to the vendor, landlord or utility company.
INSTRUCTIONS: Please read carefully and submit a completed application with all required documentation. Incomplete applications will not be processed. Due to the flexibility of the program, applicants must submit documentation specifically related to their request for assistance. Applications may be submitted online with electronic documentation with some sections completed verbally over the telephone.
- Verification of Tribal enrollment with a federally recognized tribe for Head of Household OR Spouse, CDIB card, Tribal ID OR official correspondence from the Tribal enrollment office OR Bureau of Indian Affairs are all acceptable forms of documentation.
- Identification for everyone listed on the application. Choose one from this list: Driver’s License OR State Identification Card OR Birth Certificate OR Tribal ID Cards OR CDIB. Name changes may be documented by birth certificates, marriage certificates or divorce decrees.
- Social security card or numbers for everyone listed on the application.
- Income verification for everyone 18 yrs of age or older. Third party verification is preferred on the form provided. Check stubs, payment statements, prior year tax returns may also be used, and a transaction report from BIA for last 12 months if you own trust/restricted property. If paper copies are not readily available, a self-certification form may be used or verbal self-certification may be provided over the telephone or through email. All are acceptable forms of income verification.
- Copy of marriage license (if applicable).
- Copy of dwelling lease/rental agreement that is compliant with the Oklahoma Landlord-Tenant Act, and/or documentation from a hotel/lodging establishment, utility company, cooperative or municipality with the amount due. This documentation may be provided over the phone with a receipt to follow upon payment.
- Applicants shall provide a statement that you have not been awarded and received any other emergency rental or similar assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
>>>APPLICATION (PDF)
ATTENTION STUDENTS: COVID-19 Care Technology Assistance Application Now Available
ATTENTION STUDENTS
THE DELAWARE TRIBE OF INDIANS
WANTS TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR DISTANCE LEARNING!
Funds are available for technology and other items to assist with your distance learning needs.
Please see the attached application for details.
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