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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.

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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*

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

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.

The Delaware Tribe of Indians will hold a 5K race and Fun Run in honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People on May 3, 2025 in Bartlesville, OK.

The Fun Run will begin at 7:30 A.M. with a registration fee of $15
The 5K will begin at 8:00 A.M. with a registration fee of $25

All registrations come with a t-shirt!

Contact Shelby Kesler at skesler@delawaretribe.org or (918) 914-3118 for more information.

Digging For Tekënei Ulèpënàk (Wild Onions)

Saturday, March 22

The Cultural Preservation Committee invites you to join us in harvesting tekënei ulèpënàk (wild onions) in Copan, OK. We will meet at the Delaware Tribal Complex at 8:30 A.M. and carpool to our destination. This will be an approximately 3-hour trip. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Please dress appropriately for the weather and bring a small shovel and a bag/bucket.

We will be serving a tekënei ulèpënàk òk òòla (wild onions & eggs) dinner at dance practice on Thursday, March 27th.

Calling all Delaware Tribal parents & youth!

The Cultural Education Department wants YOUR input!

We are working to implement more youth-centered cultural classes and Native youth programming, and your feedback is crucial. Whether you are local or at-large, please take a few moments to complete our brief survey and help shape future opportunities for our youth.

Survey Link: https://form.jotform.com/250546063255151

Open until April 1, 2025

Need more info? Contact us at culturaleduc@delawaretribe.org

Your voice matters—let’s keep our culture thriving for the next generations!