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The Veterans Committee is soliciting donations for a “Veterans Memorial” to be erected on the Bartlesville campus. Donations can be sent to:

Delaware Tribe of Indians
5100 Tuxedo Blvd
Bartlesville, OK 74006

Please make checks out to “Delaware Tribe/Veterans Committee” and put “Veterans Memorial Fund” on the memo line.

On Thursday, August 17th, the Shawnee Tribe and Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc. (OILS) held a clinic at the Shawnee Tribe Community Building, 108 Eight Tribes Trail, Miami, Oklahoma, with any claims regarding the Cabell vs. Salazar class action lawsuit (Cabell).

Delaware Tribe of Indians Enrollment Director Chris Miller was in attendance. He pledged to get as much information as he can to pass on to Delaware tribal members.

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DELAWARE DAYS

Friday and Saturday, September 29 and 30, 2017

Fred Fall-Leaf Memorial Powwow Grounds

Ford Griggs Camp

Potluck dinner Friday evening at 6:00 pm

Please bring a dish to share

Delaware Cultural Preservation Committee will furnish meat for a Saturday evening feed. Please bring a side dish. Dinner at 6:00 pm

ALL NATIVES AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE INVITED!!
SOCIAL DANCES, STOMP DANCES
LADIES BRING YOUR SHAWLS
BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS
ALL LEADERS AND SHELL SHAKERS WELCOME

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TO ALL THOSE INTERESTED

Must send letter in advance stating why you want to be on the Trust Board and Qualifications/Resume

Letter must be sent to

Mary Jo Peterson
Trust Board Chairman
5100 Tuxedo Blvd
Bartlesville, OK 74006

Those interested must be available to attend the Trust Board Meeting on August 22, 2017. Trust Board meetings must be attended the 3rd Wednesday of every month.

FLYER

53rd ANNUAL DELAWARE POW-WOW
May 26, 27 and 28, 2017

Fred Fall-Leaf Memorial Campgrounds
3 Miles East of Highway 75 on Road 600

Head Singer: Junior Flores
Head Man Dancer: Simon Washee
Head Lady Dancer: Nicole Ponkilla
Master of Ceremonies: Brad Kills Crow & Neil Lawhead
Arena Directors: Dude Blalock & Chris Soap
Host Gourd Dance Groups: Lenape Gourd Dance Society and Osage Gourd Dancers
Host Northern Drum: Red Land Singers
Color Guard: Lenape Color Guard
Stomp Dance MC: David Tyner

2017 Delaware Pow-Wow Princess: Audrey Gay

Schedule of Events

Gourd Dance

Friday: 6:00p.m.–8:00p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: 3:00p.m.–5:00p.m. and 6:00p.m.–8:00p.m.

Dance Contests

Friday, Saturday & Sunday: 8:00p.m. til close

Stomp Dance

Friday and Saturday nights following the pow-wow

ALL SPECIALS ON SATURDAY & SUNDAY AFTERNOONS FROM 1 :00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Bet Football Game—Men against Women—Saturday at 11:00 a.m. area between the Markley Camp and Fred Fall-Leaf’s Home
Sunday Morning Church Service- 10:00 a.m. at the arena
Winners announced and prize money paid out at the end of the Pow Wow on Sunday night.
Winners must be present and in dance clothes to receive prize payout.

ANYONE SELLING MEAT PIES OR OTHER FOOD ITEMS WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS OR THEFT!

No chairs may be setup around the arena until Friday, May 26th at approximately 10:00 a.m.
AN ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE WHEN IT IS TIME

FOR ARTS & CRAFTS INFORMATION call Elaine Clinton—918/914-9347

For More Information call Lu Ann Hainline—918/766-3894

Free Parking Free Admission

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
Dedicated to Promoting Tribal Self Determination & Sovereignty
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
ATNI Climate Change Internship Program

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May 11, 2017

At the close of a three-day collaborative meeting at Grey Towers National Historic Site, the Delaware Tribe of Indians and Delaware Nation executed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Forest Service Eastern Region for the reburial of ancestral human remains on national forest lands throughout the Eastern Region.

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» STORY ON U.S. FOREST SERVICE TRIBAL RELATIONS BLOG

Remember that Fall scholarship applications are due by August 1. No exceptions.

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Look what is available now! Delaware car tag forms are in the lobby at the Tribal Headquarters, or can be downloaded below.

» LICENSE PLATE APPLICATION

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

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