Delaware Tribe of Indians
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 10,500 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States ( Oklahoma) |
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| Languages | |
| English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Native American Church, traditional tribal religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Lenape tribes, other Algonquian peoples |
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 Nation based in Anadarko, Oklahoma and the of Wisconsin. More Lenape or Delaware people live in Canada.
The new Principal Chief elected 1 Nov 2014 is Chester “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.
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.
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 m2) parcel land in Bartlesville. Delaware artists are known for their wood carving and ribbon work skills.
The historically Algonquian-speaking Delaware refer to themselves as Lenni Lenape. At contact, in the early 17th century, the tribe lived along the Delaware River, named for Lord de la Warr, territory in lower present-day New York state and eastern New Jersey, and western Long Island
The Delaware nation was the first to sign a treaty with the new United States. They signed the treaty on the 17th September 1778. Despite the treaty, the Delaware were forced to cede their Eastern lands and moved first to Ohio, later Indiana(Plainfield), Missouri, Kansas, and Indian Territory. The ancestors of the Delaware Nation, following a different migration route, settled in Anadarko. Other Delaware bands moved north with the Iroquois after the American Revolutionary War to form two reserves in Ontario, Canada.
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