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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month and throughout the year, The Delaware Tribe of Indians and the Delaware Tribe Family & Children Services department encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making Washington County a better place for children and families. To that end we have placed 250 blue pinwheels (a symbol of National Child Abuse Prevention Month) near the entrance to our Bartlesville campus as a visual reminder of our commitment to helping families. By ensuring that parents have the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to care for their children, we can help prevent child abuse and neglect by creating strong and thriving children, youth, and families in our communities. Focusing on ways to connect with families is the best thing our community can do to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect.
2020 Census Update
As of April 7, Oklahoma has had only 40.5% response to the 2020 Census. It is important that American Indian and Alaska Native households be counted in the 2020 Census. You can respond by computer, mail or telephone. If you have not responded please do so. Be sure to consider the following when completing the Census.
Householder Question: For many reasons, it is important that American Indian and Alaska Native households be counted in the 2020 Census. This depends on the race of “Person 1” or the first person listed on the census form. If that person says he or she is American Indian, then the household will be counted as a Native American household. This does not need to be the head of the household.
Also important, “On the 2020 Census form, you can identify your race as American Indian and that you can in the name of your “enrolled or principal tribe.” Be sure to enter “Delaware Tribe”. If you just write Delaware, our tribe will not receive proper credit. The space for entering responses collects up to 200 characters and records up to six entries so you can enter more than one tribe. Make sure write in the official name of your tribe.
To respond to the 2020 Census online go to my2020census.gov to complete questionnaire online. If you need help completing your 2020 Census questionnaire, please call 1-844-330-2020.
Lenape Words to Use During the Coronavirus Pandemic
From the Lenape Talking Dictionary – http://talk-lenape.org
kshilënche – wash your hands
kshilënchekw – you all wash your hands
kshilënchèch – you will wash your hands
(not a command, just a statement of a future action)
mëtakham ktun ok kwikiyon – Cover your mouth & nose
kpilakhom kwikin – Clean your house
nutike – stay home or I stay at home…
nutikekw – you all stay home
nutikehënàch – we will stay at home
nutikehëna – we stayed home
Delaware Tribe of Indians Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Historical Society is proud to announce that the Delaware Tribe of Indians has been awarded a grant through the new Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program.
The Delaware Tribe of Indians has been awarded $6,500 for the development of a strategic plan for the Delaware Tribe Cultural Center through the help of a professional facilitator. The development of a comprehensive strategic plan is vital to the long-term success of any organization. A strategic plan will address the organization’s mission statement, long-range planning and an action plan for accomplishing its goals.
“The Delaware Tribe is pleased to receive this support from the Oklahoma Historical Society,” said Chief Chet Brooks. “Strategic planning is an integral part of building a strong cultural presence for our tribe. As such we will seek input from all our tribal members and other vital stakeholders to develop a ‘roadmap’ to our future.”
A total of just over $410,000 in grant funds will be distributed, with projects ranging from collections care and exhibit development to strategic planning and educational programming. “We are very pleased with how well this first cycle of the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program has gone,” said Nicole Harvey, grants administrator. “Both the variety of projects and the number of applications submitted show that this program is not only necessary, but a game changer for the future of collecting, preserving and sharing Oklahoma history in local communities across the state.”
The Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program is a grants-in-aid program offered by the Oklahoma Historical Society with a goal of encouraging the collection, preservation and sharing of Oklahoma history at the grassroots level in all parts of the state. Open to tribal and municipal governments and not-for-profit historical organizations located in Oklahoma and registered with the Oklahoma secretary of state, this grants program offers funding ranging from $1,000 to $20,000 for projects focused on collections, exhibits and programming. Applications for this annual program open in the fall and award announcements are made in January. For more information visit www.okhistory.org/grants.
The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society is to collect, preserve and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people. Founded in 1893 by members of the Territorial Press Association, the OHS maintains museums, historic sites and affiliates across the state. Through its research archives, exhibits, educational programs and publications the OHS chronicles the rich history of Oklahoma. For more information about the OHS, please visit www.okhistory.org.
2020 Census Information
BE COUNTED:
The U.S. Constitution requires a census every 10 years. The first census was in 1790. Census numbers determine funding for many of the Delaware Tribe’s vital services and programs. For each man, woman and child who doesn’t get counted, it’s a loss of about $50,000 in federal funding over a decade that helps our tribal programs and services.
HOW TO RESPOND:
By April 1, 2020 each home will receive an invitation to participate in the 2020 census. You will have three options for responding: online, by phone, or by mail.
Be sure to list everyone living in the household as of April 1, including all adults, children, extended family and nonrelatives.
If not all adults in the household are not tribal citizens, be sure to list the tribal citizen first on the survey. This helps
the tribe when applying for grants and other funding opportunities.
For each Delaware Citizen, mark your race as “American Indian“. It is important that you write “Delaware Tribe” in full as your tribal affiliation. If you just write Delaware, our tribe will not receive proper credit.
If you do not have access to a computer and want to report this way, there will be computers set up for your use at the Delaware Center and someone to assist you.
Your Confidentiality:
Your personal information is kept confidential. The Census Bureau is bound by federal law to protect your information, and your data is used only for statistical purposes. Your response will not affect your housing status, income guidelines or custody arrangements.
For more information, click HERE.
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