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Dance Practice Thursday May 15 6-8:30 P.M.
Join the Cultural Preservation Committee in the FCS building from 6-8:30 P.M. Thursday May 15 for a meal followed by song & dance practice!
Cultural Night to be Held Thursday May 22nd
Join us Thursday night to celebrate our traditional Lenape social dances before Pow Wow begins. We will have supper at Ford Griggs camp at 6:00 P.M. The Cultural Preservation Committee will be furnishing meat. Please bring a covered dish. Following supper, we will make a pure fire to gather around for songs & social/stomp dances. See you there!
Benefit Gourd Dance To Be Held Saturday, May 3 at 2025 Delaware Pow Wow
There will be a Benefit Gourd Dance held at the 2025 Delaware Pow Wow on Saturday, May 3, 2025 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. For more information, see the flyer below or contact Kilan Jacobs at (918) 397-5495.
April 2025 Delaware Indian News Is Now Available
The April 2025 issue of the Delaware Indian News is now available online. To view the newspaper, click the link below:
» View April 2025 Delaware Indian News
For other issues of the Delaware Indian News, select Delaware Indian News in the top menu bar.
Cultural Preservation Committee to Hold Dance Practice March 27
Join the Cultural Preservation Committee in the FCS building for a meal followed by song & dance practice!
Thursday March 27, 6-8:30 P.M.
Wampum Bracelet Class to be Held April 11
Wampum Bracelet Class
Friday, Arpil 11
6:00 – 8:30 P.M.
The Cultural Preservation Committee is hosting another Wampum Bracelet Class. (New students only)
Open to 15 in-person students and 15 Zoom students.
For registration/questions, email: lenape.cpc@gmail.com
Please leave your name and if you would like to attend in person or via Zoom. Zoom participants will need to supply their own materials. (Supplies list provided upon registration.)
Located in the FCS Conference Room on DTI Tribal Campus
A meal will be provided before class begins.
*This class is for Enrolled Delaware Tribal Members*
Archaeological Field School & Tribal Specialist Training Offered at West Chester University
Join us at West Chester University for a 4-week cultural resources training and certification course!
This accredited course is based upon the Register of Professional Archaeologists (RPA) recommendations and will prepare participants for Secretary of Interior Certification.
Participants will learn about:
- Historic preservation laws
- Tribal consultation policies
- Cultural research techniques
- Archaeological field methods
Program Details:
- 10 seats available
- 4 week accelerated course (2 weeks virtual, 2 weeks in person)
- May 19 to 30 online
- June 2 to 13 on site
- Travel costs and all other expenses paid!
- All participants will earn 4 college credits
There is NO cost to tribal participants. Per Diem will be provided for the in-person session. All costs are funded through the National Park Service and National Park Foundation.
For more information, contact any of the following:
Katelyn Lucas, Delaware Nation Historic Preservation Officer, at 405-544-8115 or klucas@delawarenation-nsn.gov
Martina Thomas, Delaware Tribe of Indians Historic Preservation Director, at 918-883-0004 or mthomas@delawaretribe.org
Operation Clean House to be Held April 12
The Delaware Tribe of Indians will be a sponsor of this year’s Operation Clean House, to be held on April 12 from 8 A.M. to 2 P.M. For more details, please see the flyer below.
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