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The 2020 Tribal Holiday Schedule, as voted on by Tribal Council, for Employees is as follows. The Tribal offices will be closed on these days and Title VI Elder Nutrition lunches will not be served.

Jan 01 New Year’s Day
Jan 20 Martin Luther King Day
Apr 10 Good Friday
May 25 Memorial Day
July 03 Day Before Independence Day
Sept 07 Labor Day
Oct 12 Indigenous Peoples Day
Nov 11 Veteran’s Day
Nov 26 Thanksgiving Day
Nov 27 Day After Thanksgiving
Dec 24 Christmas Eve
Dec 25 Christmas Day

Annual Delaware calendar produced by Jim Rementer.

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Positions are available at Delaware Child Development in various locations. To apply, visit http://delawarechild.org/careers

The Delaware Tribe of Indians is announcing the preparation and completion of its Annual Performance Report (APR) for the period 10/1/18 through 9/30/19. The APR covers the activities conducted with Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) funds under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) of 1996, as amended. In accordance with the NAHASDA Statute Section 404, and the regulations at 24 CFR Part 1000, sections 512 through 521, the APR is being made publicly available prior to submission to HUD. A copy of the APR is available for review at the Delaware Tribal Office located at 5100 Tuxedo Blvd, Bartlesville, OK 74006. The telephone number is 918-337-6572.

Public comments may be made via telephone, in person, or in writing. All comments should be submitted to the Delaware Tribe Housing Program by December 23, 2019.

SERVPRO of South Tulsa County, Edmond, and Stillwater/Guthrie installs an AED system at the Delaware Tribe of Indians Headquarters

June 18, 2019

Delaware Tribe of Indians staff is singing the praises of SERVPRO of South Tulsa County, Edmond, and Stillwater/Guthrie after SERVPRO’s recent donation of an Automated External Defibrillator’s (AED) to the tribe.

“Everybody is glad to have it and knows where it’s at and how to work it” say Delaware Tribal Manager Joe Exendine,“There is a sense of security and gratitude for having it in here.”

SERVPRO of South Tulsa County Emergency Preparedness Specialist Brady Deaton says that SERVPRO is happy to help not only after a disaster happens but to help towards preventing them.

“Servpro is in the business of helping people after a disaster has occurred so when we have the opportunity to help someone prevent a disaster ahead of time then that is even better, especially when that disaster is the loss of a human life” he said.

Tribe Title VI Nutrition Director Ronda Williams says that the AED helps with the safety of the Tribe’s elders.

“Our elders are 55 and up with our oldest being 95, when we have 75 to 85 of them in a room together you never know what could happen” she says. “This AED is going to really help us to create a safer environment.”

Exendine says that the device will be housed in the main dining area “where our elders meet consistently”

“As many elders as we service we have increased odds that we will need to use it. We feed 80 to 100 elders daily, and the likelihood that we could need it is higher in this area” he said.

The donation is the fifth in Servpro’s continuing series of Automated External Defibrillator’s (AED) presented to Oklahoma Schools and organizations. The donation to the Delaware, which is the first going toward a Native American Tribe, follows similar donations to Mounds, Wetumka, Community Care College in Tulsa, and Jennings schools.

“Partnering with the Delaware tribe has also given us a chance to learn about their rich heritage and culture. We look forward to working with them for many years to come” Deaton said.

“We are just really happy to work with the Tribe” said SERVPRO of South Tulsa County Emergency Preparedness Specialist Lacey Davis.“We like to take every opportunity to get in and help an organization create a safer environment.”

An AED is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias which lead to sudden cardiac arrest. Often confused with a heart attack, sudden cardiac arrest is a serious condition that in some cases may be fatal.

The AED device treats conditions through defibrillation, which allows the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm. More importantly AEDs are designed to be used by a layperson through simple audio and visual commands and is taught in many first aid, certified first responder, and basic life support level cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes.

Exendine says that tribal members are already learning how to use the AED.

“We have a dozen people trained in every corner of the tribe so to speak” he said. “And we are talking about putting one in each of the other two buildings. We are a service organization and we are here to provide services to the tribal members.”

While SERVPRO is primarily known as a Disaster Restoration Company, they endeavor to spend a lot of time with schools and businesses that can’t afford to have the necessary equipment to assist in an emergency.

Currently SERVPRO of South Tulsa plans to give away one AED per quarter. They have franchises in South Tulsa, Stillwater/Guthrie, and Edmond, and surrounding communities.

Schools interested in being considered for a donation or interested in a no cost emergency plan should contact Lacey Davis at lacey@servprosouthtulsa.com or by calling (918) 437-2095.

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For further information or to request interviews:

Lacey Davis: lacey@SERVPROsouthtulsa.com
Phone: 918-437-2095 Cell: 918-515-0334
Website: SERVPROsouthtulsacounty.com

Delaware Tribe of Indians: 5100 Tuxedo Blvd. Bartlesville, OK 74006

Joe Exendine, Tribal Manager
Phone: 918-337-6590
EMAIL: jexendine@delawaretribe.org

Ronda Williams, Nutrition Director
Phone: 918-337-6590
EMAIL: rwilliams@delawaretribe.org

Brady Deaton: bdeaton@servprosouthtulsa.com
Phone: 918.210.0405
Website: SERVPROsouthtulsacounty.com

Copyright © 2018 Servpro South Tulsa County, All rights reserved.

The September 2019 issue of the Delaware Indian News is now available online. To view the newspaper, click the link below:

» View September 2019 Delaware Indian News

For other issues of the Delaware Indian News, select Delaware Indian News in the top menu bar.

Effective September 15 2019 the LIHEAP Cooling Assistance session has closed. The LIHEAP Heating session will open October 15, 2019. For further information or to prevent a disconnection please contact the Delaware Tribe of Indians LIHEAP program at (918) 337-6590.

Three young Delaware women represented at the Intertribal Indian Club Of Tulsa Pow Wow on August 11, 2019. From L-R: Minnie Dombrovski, Oklahoma Indian Summer Princess; Quay Hosey, Miss Native America NSU; Anna Pechonick Pate, Delaware Pow Wow Princess.

NOTICE: REVIEW OF ENROLLMENT FILES

As some of you may know, the Enrollment Department has undergone some changes recently. The new Enrollment Director is Mitzi Houser and the Enrollment Clerk is Angela Jeffers. I have asked them to conduct a thorough review of our enrollment files. In doing so, they may find some documentation may be missing or incomplete. So over the next several weeks, we are asking that you please be patient and understanding if we ask you for additional or replacement documents to make your file complete. Our goal is to have a complete, stable, and accurate Enrollment Department. Thank you for your understanding.