DELAWARE

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The Delaware Tribe of Indians, sometimes called the Eastern Delaware, based in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, is one of three federally recognized tribes of Delaware Indians in the United States, along with the Delaware Indians based in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and the Stockbridge-Munsee Community of Wisconsin. More Lenape or Delaware people live in Canada.

Government and economic development

Paula Pechonick is the elected Chief, the first woman to lead the tribe. The Assistant Chief is Chet Brooks. They are headquartered in Bartlesville and have no tribal jurisdictional area. Their housing program covers Washington, Nowata, Rogers, Craig and Part of Tulsa Counties. Their annual tribal economic impact is $2 million.

The Delaware Tribe of Indians is located at 170 NE Barbara, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 74006.

Enrollment

Tribal membership is limited exclusively to descendants of Delaware people on the 1906 tribal rolls from Indian Territory. They based enrollment on lineal descent, that is, they have no minimum blood quantum requirements.

Culture

The Council of Lenape Elders works to sustain traditional dances, culture, and the tribal language and works with the Delaware Gourd Society. The tribe maintains a Delaware Center, on a 80-acre (320,000 m) parcel land in Bartlesville. Delaware artists are known for their wood carving and ribbon work skills.

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