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Weli Kishku Lenapeok! Volume 28 Edition 1 DELAWARE NATION NEWS Anadarko, OK February 2020 / March 2020 DELAWARE NATION JOINS LAWSUIT PROTECTING OUR SOVEREIGNTY, PROTECTING OUR CITIZENS IN THIS ISSUE: Page 2-3 AND PROTECTING OUR EMPLOYEES Government & Business -by Wesley Boone Public Relations 2/14/2020 Page 4-5 On Thursday, February 13, 2020, Delaware Nation joined the Chickasaw, Cherokee and Choctaw Nation’s lawsuit to challenge Gov. Kevin Stitt’s Health & Education stance on gaming compacts. As your tribal leaders, we have the responsibility to protect our sovereignty, our citizens and our employees. Page 6-7 This is why we unanimously agreed to join in on this lawsuit and look forward to participating in this litigation. Department News & Services All exhibits concerning this litigation can be viewed on our website at delawarenation-nsn.gov. Page 8 Culture & Community Page 9 Gaming Compact Update: Judge Orders Mediation Between Gov. Stitt & Entertainment & Opinion Page 10 Oklahoma’s Gaming Tribes In Compact Dispute -by Wesley Boone Public Relations 2/11/2020 Advertisements
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A significant piece of Delaware Nation’s history was welcomed with ceremony and prayer on Governor Kevin Stitt addressed his response to the federal Indian gaming Gold River Casino located in Anadarko, Oklahoma Friday, January 17th at lawsuit January 23, 2020 10:30am at the Cultural Preservation building in OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- On Stitt contends the compacts expired act quickly to appoint a mediator participants in the mediation will be Anadarko. Read full story Tuesday, February 11, 2020, an on that date and that tribes have from the lists of names they submit prohibited from making any public on page 8. Oklahoma City federal judge been illegally operating Las Vegas- or to request new lists if he were statement or media release about ordered mediation between style Class III games since then. to find none of them acceptable. progress of negotiations unless they Governor Kevin Stitt and The issue is part of the governor’s Judge DeGiusti set up a series of have specific approval from the Oklahoma’s gaming tribes over efforts to get the tribes to pay deadlines, saying he wanted to judge, the order states. There are 38 gaming compact dispute. Stitt and the state higher exclusivity rates receive a joint report on the status federally recognized Indian tribes the state’s gaming tribes have been than the 4% to 6% rate they have of mediation proceedings within 21 in Oklahoma, 31 of which have fighting for months over whether been paying on Class III gaming days of the mediator’s appointment signed gaming compacts, according the tribes’ gaming compacts with machines and the 10% rate they and wants the mediation to be to the Oklahoma Indian Gaming the state expired on January 1st have been paying on table games. “completed or substantially Association. Gambling is offered or whether they automatically The state has received about $1.5 completed not later than March at 130 locations that “range from renewed for another 15-year term. billion in exclusivity fees from tribes 31, 2020.” While the tribes have an annex to a gas stop to full-scale The tribes contend the compacts since 2006, including about $148 continued to make exclusivity resort casinos,” the OIGA says on automatically renewed on January million in fiscal year 2019, alone. payments, Governor Stitt has its website. Stitt faced backlash 1st. Three of them filed a lawsuit in The federal lawsuit was filed by the advocated holding those payments from the Oklahoma Legislature OKC federal court on December 31, Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw in a trust until the compact dispute after he called on them to pass a bill 2019 asking Chief District Judge nations and has since been joined by is resolved. In his State of the State that would allow him to use rainy Timothy D. DeGiusti to issue a the Citizen Potawatomi, Muscogee speech, the governor called for the day money to bridge the education declaratory judgment in their favor. (Creek), Quapaw, Comanche, Legislature to approve possibly funding gap as he continues Delaware, Otoe-Missouria, Ponca using some state reserves to replace his fight against the tribes. The and Seminole Nations. Judge funds that would otherwise be lost governor says he plans to reject DeGiusti gave that group of tribes to education while the state awaits gaming payments until the matter DELAWARE NATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE and Stitt each until Friday, February a decision on whether the gaming is resolved in court. Democratic Deborah Dotson - President 14, 2020 to submit their lists of compacts expired or automatically lawmakers say Stitt should have Michael McLane - Vice President three proposed mediators. The renewed. Roughly $130 million realized his “unwinnable fight” judge stated that any other tribes annually in gaming revenue goes would result in missing education Ann Brower - Secretary or parties that desire to participate to fund education. Mediation funds. Barbara Nixon - Treasurer in the court-ordered mediation discussions between the governor’s Terry Williams - Committee Person should file required legal papers by office and participating tribes are to that date. The judge promised to be confidential, the judge said. All Reynolds French Sr. - Committee Person
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Delaware Nation News - February 2020/March 2020 KUTI - Page 1 Government & Business
President Meets With U.S. Bipartisan Legislation To Address Representatives in Washington DC To Missing And Murdered Indigenous Discuss Tribal Gaming Compact Issues People (M.M.I.P.) Announced -by Wesley Boone Public Relations 2/5/2020 - by State of Oklahoma House of Representatives Communications & Public Affairs January 29, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC -- On Wednesday, February OKLAHOMA CITY counts,” Bell said. “The take an additional hour of 2, Delaware Nation -- A bipartisan group creation of a photo database CLEET training that would President Deborah Dotson of House lawmakers will allow law enforcement focus solely on cultural met with Congressman filed legislation for the to obtain data critical to their competency and sensitivity Tom Cole, Congressman second half of the 57th success in locating missing training when interacting MarkWayne Mullin and Legislature to address persons in a timely manner.” with missing indigenous Congresswoman Kendra Oklahoma’s missing and House Bill 3345, or Ida’s people and their families. Horn in Washington DC murdered indigenous Law, authored by Rep. to discuss tribal gaming people. House Bill 3892, Mickey Dollens (D-OKC), “Like most issues, one of the compact issues and authored by Rep. Merelyn outlines the creation of the biggest barriers to helping the effects it will have Bell (D-Norman), would Office of Liaison under the with the crisis of missing and on our tribe. Governor require law enforcement Oklahoma State Bureau of murdered indigenous people Stitt’s demands for 25% to collect detailed Investigation for Missing is education,” Pae said. “My in exclusivity fee rates President Dotson with U.S. Representative Tom Cole biological information and Murdered Indigenous bills deal with educating would be a devastating about the missing child, Persons. The Office of the public when indigenous blow to Delaware Nation the person reporting the Liaison will consist of a people go missing and and the small tribes in child missing, and the missing person specialist educating law enforcement Oklahoma. President alleged suspect(s). “Too with significant experience about the needs of this Dotson’s meeting with many Native American working alongside tribal community. I appreciate Congressman Cole was families in our state have communities. “HB3345 is in my colleagues for shining a very productive one suffered loss and trauma honor of Ida Beard,” Dollens a light on this issue, and I stating that Cole was when a loved one went said. “Ida has been missing look forward to working aware of the situation and missing or was murdered, since June 30, 2015. Beard with many more to get this was paying close attention especially when that loved is a citizen on the Cheyenne legislation across the finish to it. President Dotson then one is a child,” Bell said. and Arapaho Tribes and her line.” Dollens, who held an met with Congressman “We must be intentional missing person case remains interim study on MMIP over Mullin stating that about preventing the open to this day. Ida is one the summer, feels confident Mullin knows how much next child from being of many Native American that this session will yield the tribes contribute to President Dotson with U.S. Representative Kendra Horn ripped from their family women and girls across the results for the Native the state and the public and community.” House country that has vanished American community. “My schools. Sovereignty was like our sovereignty is a U.S. Representatives and Bill 3893, authored without a trace and continues work on this issue began the topic of the meeting big issue and she would do we greatly appreciate their by Bell, would allow to vanish at alarming with a phone call from one President Dotson had with whatever she can to protect discussion in these matters. for the creation of an rates.” House Bill 2847, of my constituents,” Dollens Congresswoman Horn. it. It was an honor and Wanìshi! electronic repository of authored by Rep. Daniel said. “Since then, we have Horn stated that she feels pleasure to meet with these student photographs to Pae (R-Lawton), creates a added more lawmakers from ensure there is a current Red Alert System through both parties to this fight. I am photo of the child for the Department of Public hopeful that our momentum law enforcement to use Safety for when indigenous will continue, and we will in helping locate them people are reported missing. be able to provide our native when they are identified House Bill 2848, authored friends and families with as missing. “In missing by Rep. Pae, would require both resources and peace of Vice President Joins Meeting To Discuss person cases, every second law enforcement officers to mind.” Important Matters -by Wesley Boone Public Relations 2/5/2020 Citizens: For 2020 Census, answer “Delaware Nation” for Question #9
Vice President Michael McLane in attendance of meeting held by the Anadarko Chamber of Commerce ANADARKO, OK -- Vice President Michael McLane attended a Chamber of Commerce meeting on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 discussing a variety of topics including: healthcare, education, and even the upcoming census. Joining Mr. McLane for the Chamber of Commerce’s coffee and conversation that morning were Senator Darcy Jech and Representative David Perryman. Many thanks Representative David Perryman and Senator Darcy Jech to the City of Anadarko discussing matters at meeting for hosting the meeting in their council room.
Delaware Nation News - February 2020/March 2020 NISHA - Page 2 Government & Business
USDA Creates New Partnership to Expand Opportunities to Tribal Nations - by United States Department of Agriculture January 17, 2020
STILLWATER, Okla., Tribal Nations to request new tribal liaison position January 17, 2020 – disaster declarations and and FSA agreed to provide The U.S. Department apply for federal benefits locations and workspace for of Agriculture Farm and programs. the liaison. Service Agency (FSA) in Oklahoma announced “Oklahoma weather keeps “Oklahoma is in a unique a partnership with the everyone on their toes with position to provide Department of Homeland the possibility of floods, leadership and direction with Security (DHS) and drought, tornadoes, and this expanded focus,” said Federal Emergency wildfires,” said Scott Biggs, Biggs. “With 39 Federally Management Agency State Executive Director Recognized Tribes within (FEMA) that will bring for FSA in Oklahoma. our state we have the ability expanded opportunities to “Partnerships like this, help to demonstrate the positive Tribal Nations across the everyone who is affected impacts partnerships like this state. by the next unpredictable can have on others across the natural disaster.” country.” Recent federal legislation created new opportunities Based on the new legislation, for Tribal Nations to FSA and FEMA leadership receive federal assistance. worked together to create The 2018 Farm Bill and a new position based in The Disaster Recover Oklahoma. In December Reform Act of 2018 allows of 2019 a Memorandum of USDA, DHS and FEMA Agreement was entered, to work directly with in which FEMA created a
In the District Court of the Delaware Nation Anadarko, Oklahoma
The following cases are scheduled at the District Court of the Delaware Nation at the Delaware Nation complex, Anadarko, Oklahoma, before District Judge Shannon Prescott and the docket shall begin at 10:00 a.m.
COURT DOCKET
Monday March 2, 2020
Case No. Case Name Lawyer(s)
CRM-06-A17 DELAWARE NATION VS STEVIE STEPHENSON LESLIE TAYLOR, AG
CRM-11-001 DELAWARE NATION VS CLAYTON TAYLOR LESLIE TAYLOR, AG
CRM-16-109 DELAWARE NATION VS JUDICE FLUTE LESLIE TAYLOR, AG
CRM-18-008 DELAWARE NATION VS ROSE MCKINNEY (SILVERHORN) LESLIE TAYLOR, AG
CRM-20-002 DELAWARE NATION VS MELODY TSOODLE QUOETONE LESLIE TAYLOR, AG
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Casino Oklahoma (Hinton, Oklahoma) - Human Resources Director Susan Taylor, Employee of the Quarter Kori Cameron and Casino Manager Joe Gragg
Delaware Nation News - February 2020/March 2020 NAXA - Page 3 Health & Education
Administration on Aging food program is available to individuals that meet the following Delaware Nation Administration on requirements: • Must be Native American with a CDIB card • 55 years or older Aging Menu For March 2020 • Have a disabled child no matter what age • Receive 24/7 care • Spouse of individual that is not Native American can eat with them if they are Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 55 or older. 3/2/2020 3/3/2020 3/4/2020 3/5/2020 3/6/2020 • Pinto Beans • Pulled Pork • Polish • Baked • Sausage • Meat Pies Sandwich & Sausage Chicken • Pancakes • Bread Chips • Sauerkraut • Baked • Milk/Juice • Dessert • Pea Salad • Bread Potatoes • Dessert • Dessert • Bread New Rates Posted Below for 2020. • Dessert Just a reminder! You must have at least a 3/9/2020 3/10/2020 3/11/2020 3/12/2020 3/13/2020 • Goulash • Chicken Strips • Pork Roast • BBQ Ribettes • Spanish 3 to 6 month insurance policy in place • Garlic Bread • Mashed • Hominy • Ranch Omelet • Dessert Potatoes • Fry Bread Potatoes • Toast to register or renew a vehicle. • Gravy & Rolls • Dessert • Dessert • Milk/Juice DELAWARE NATION TAX COMMISSION • Dessert 3/16/2020 3/17/2020 3/18/2020 3/19/2020 3/20/2020 MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS • Chicken • Beef Tips & • Meat loaf • Pork Chops • Oatmeal 1% EXCISE TAX ON FACTORY DELIVERED PRICE • Spinach & Gravy • Mashed • Spanish Rice • Sausage OF ALL BRAND NEW VEHICLES Pasta shells • Rice Potatoes with • Bread • Toast • Bread • Rolls Gravy • Dessert • Milk/Juice MSRP Price: • Dessert • Dessert • Bread More $0.00 $2,500.00 $5,000.00 $7,500.00 $10,000.00 $12,500.00 $15,000.00 • Dessert Than 3/23/2020 3/24/2020 3/25/2020 3/26/2020 3/27/2020 But Less $2,499.99 $4,999.99 $7,499.99 $9,999.99 $12,499.99 $14,999.99 or More • Navy Beans • Liver & • Italian • Ham Salad • Haystacks Than w/Ham Onions Chicken Sandwich • Biscuits 2020 $27.00 $40.00 $61.00 $96.00 $122.00 $149.00 $202.00 • Meat Pies • Mashed • Egg Noodles • Potato Soup • Milk/Toast • Bread Potatoes with • Bread • Dessert *2019 $27.00 $35.00 $53.00 $83.00 $106.00 $130.00 $165.00 • Dessert Gravy • Dessert *2018 $27.00 $31.00 $46.00 $72.00 $92.00 $112.00 $143.00 • Bread *2017 $27.00 $27.00 $40.00 $62.00 $79.00 $96.00 $124.00 • Dessert **2016 $27.00 $27.00 $33.00 $53.00 $67.00 $82.00 $107.00 3/30/2020 3/31/2020 4/1/2020 4/2/2020 4/3/2020 • Baked • Soft Tacos **2015 $27.00 $27.00 $28.00 $45.00 $57.00 $69.00 $91.00 Potatoes • Ranch Beans **2014 $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 $37.00 $47.00 $57.00 $77.00 • Broccoli & • Dessert ***2013 $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 $31.00 $39.00 $47.00 $65.00 Cheese • Bread ***2012 $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 $31.00 $37.00 $55.00 • Dessert ***2011 $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 $43.00 ***2010 $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 $34.00 Over 12 $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 $27.00 Delaware Nation Administration on Renewal Rate when MSRP is over $15,000: Aging Menu For April 2020 • *2nd – 4th Yr. Flat Renewal Rate of — $87.00 • **5th – 7th Yr. Flat Renewal Rate of — $77.00 • ***8th Yr. and over (Current Motor Vehicle Registration Rates in effect) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Other Fees: 3/30/2020 3/31/2020 4/1/2020 4/2/2020 4/3/2020 • Duplicate Registration $10.00 • Stew & Pea • Baked Potato • Breakfast • Duplicate Title $10.00 Salad • Salad Casserole • Lost/Stolen Tag $10.00 • Crackers • Dessert • Milk/Juice • Lost/Stolen Decal $5.00 • Dessert • Transfer Title $10.00 • Lien Entry $10.00 4/6/2020 4/7/2020 4/8/2020 4/9/2020 4/10/2020 • Notary Fee $0.00 (Tribal member) • Butter Beans • Meatloaf • Pork & • BBQ Chicken • Sausage • Returned Check Fee $35.00 • Cornbread • Mashed Diced Potatoes • Scallop • French Toast • Personalized Tag $22.00 *As of APRIL 1, 2010, the • Hash Browns Potatoes with • Fry Bread Potatoes • Milk/Juice • Transfer Personal Tag $10.00 penalty for late fees after the • Dessert Gravy • Dessert • Rolls • Farm Tag $27.00 30 day grace period will be • Rolls • Dessert * Good Friday • Motorcycle Tag $27.00 $1.00 per day. • Dessert • Active Military 1/2 REGISTRATION 4/13/2020 4/14/2020 4/15/2020 4/16/2020 4/17/2020 • Mobile Homes 1/2 REGISTRATION • Chicken Tinga • Smoked • Beef Tips * Easter Meal • Breakfast • Travel Trailers 1/2 REGISTRATION Sandwich Sausage/ • Egg Noodles • Ham & Burrito’s • Veteran Tag 1/2 REGISTRATION • Chips Carrots/ • Bread Dressing • Milk/Juice • Handicap Tag 1/2 REGISTRATION • Dessert Cabbage/ • Dessert • Mashed • Commercial Tag 1/2 REGISTRATION Onions Potatoes with • Mail Fee for New Tag $5.95 • Cornbread Gravy • Dessert • Bread • Dessert 4/20/2020 4/21/2020 4/22/2020 4/23/2020 4/24/2020 • Brown Beans • Chicken Soup • HB Gravy • Chicken Fried • Bacon • Hash Browns • Crackers • Skillet Bread Steak • Biscuits with • Cornbread • Dessert • Dessert • Mashed Gravy • Dessert Potatoes with • Milk/Juice Gravy • Bread • Dessert 4/27/2020 4/28/2020 4/29/2020 4/30/2020 5/1/2020 • Enchiladas • Liver & • Pork Chops • Open Faced *Closed for St. • Pinto Beans Onions • Spanish Rice Roast Sandwich Tammeny Day • Dessert • Mashed • Bread • Dessert Potatoes with • Dessert Gravy • Bread • Dessert
Delaware Nation News - February 2020/March 2020 NEWA - Page 4 Health & Education
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - by David Komalty Air Quality Coordinator December 12, 2019
What causes carbon wood, gas, or coal furnaces Your healthcare provider will monoxide poisoning? • Malfunctioning gas clothes determine further treatment CO is a colorless, odorless dryer for carbon monoxide gas made when fuel burns. • Wood burning fireplace, exposure. Emergency Fuels include wood, gas log burner, or any medical treatment may gasoline, coal, natural gas, unvented space heater include oxygen therapy. or kerosene. Breathing in • Gas or fuel-burning carbon monoxide fumes appliances in cabins or Can carbon monoxide prevents the body from campers, barbecue grills, poisoning be prevented? using oxygen properly, pool or spa heaters, or Important steps to protect which can harm the ceiling-mounted heating against carbon monoxide brain, heart, and other units poisoning include: organs. People with health • Fires • Have your furnace and problems, such as heart fireplace cleaned and and lung disease, are at What are the symptoms checked before each heating greater risk for harm. of carbon monoxide season. Infants, children, pregnant poisoning? • Only use fuel-burning space women, and older adults These are the most common heaters in well-ventilated are also at greater risk. symptoms of carbon areas. Electrical space monoxide poisoning: heaters pose no danger of Most carbon monoxide • Headache carbon monoxide poisoning, exposures happen in • Dizziness unlike those that burn fuels, the winter. The most • Weakness such as kerosene. common source of CO • Nausea and vomiting • Do not start or leave cars, poisoning is unvented • Rapid heartbeat trucks, or other vehicles space heaters in the home. • Shortness of breath running in an enclosed area, An unvented space heater • Seizures such as a garage, even with uses combustible fuel and • Chest pain the outside door open. indoor air for the heating • Cardiac arrest • Do not use portable heaters process. It vents the gases • Loss of hearing or lanterns while sleeping in it makes into the room, • Blurry vision enclosed areas, such as tents, instead of outdoors. A • Disorientation campers, and other vehicles. space heater that is not • Loss of consciousness or This is even more important installed right or not coma at high altitudes, where the working properly can • Respiratory failure risk of carbon monoxide release carbon monoxide • Death poisoning is increased. and other toxic fumes into • When using a gas-powered the room and use up much How is carbon monoxide generator for electricity, be of the oxygen in the room. poisoning treated? sure to keep it a safe distance If your child or other away from the home. Most space heaters use family members have any • Install CO detectors in your kerosene or natural gas symptoms of CO poisoning, home to warn you if CO for fuel. Newer models stay calm but act quickly: levels begin to rise. have oxygen sensors that • Leave the area and get fresh shut off the heater when air right away. Turn off the Seek medical attention right the oxygen level in the carbon monoxide source, away if you think you or a room falls below a certain but only if you can do so member of your family has level. Older models do not quickly and safely without carbon monoxide poisoning. have this safety feature. endangering yourself or Because of these safety others. Information Provided problems, some states ban • Call 911 or your local by: https://www. unvented space heaters. emergency medical service hopkinsmedicine.org/health/ (EMS). conditions-and-diseases/ Other common sources of • If someone has stopped carbon-monoxide-poisoning carbon monoxide include breathing, get him or her the following: fresh air, immediately start • Malfunctioning cooking CPR, and do not stop until appliances he or she breathes on his or • Tobacco smoke her own, or someone else • Clogged chimney can take over. If you can, • Auto exhaust or idling have someone call 911 right vehicles away. If you are alone, do • Malfunctioning water CPR for 2 minutes and then heater call 911. • Malfunctioning oil,
Delaware Nation News - February 2020/March 2020 PALENAX - Page 5 Department News & Services
Early Childhood Center Update - by Brenda Lisenbery ECRD Director 2/6/2020 I am so excited to see all the work and progress on the Early Learning Child Care Center! We are now to a point where all the hard work and planning can be seen. From the beginning everyone involved has put in much effort to Delaware Nation LIHEAP Program make this dream a reality. Delaware Nation’s LIHEAP Program is now accepting applications for heating assistance. From completing surveys, The program’s heating season operates from 10/01/19 thru 03/15/2020. Starting 03/16/2020, visiting other centers, to Delaware Nation’s LIHEAP Program will accept applications for cooling assistance. The drawing the building plans Construction site of new early childhood center application, along with guidelines, can be found on the Delaware Nation website, requested there are many people by mail, fax, email or in person in the Social Services Office at the Delaware Nation involved that want to see roads are being completed to Delaware Drive. This Complex. For all questions, please call (405)247-2448. this project be successful. simultaneously with the will improve the flow of I am happy to report building. Our main entrance traffic once the center is that the infrastructure onto Turtle Drive will be operational. Thank you is 95% complete. This from Petree road. Once on for all your support on this Delaware Nation Future Graduates is plumbing, electrical, Turtle Drive you will turn project. Seniors, as graduation soon please pay close attention timely payments to the and fiber optic that runs left onto Delaware Drive approaches, it is important to application deadlines college/university. Please from their source to the to reach the Early Learning “The way to get started is to get a jump start on what and necessary supportive remember applications are point where they will Child Care Center. Hardees to quit talking and begin comes next! Delaware documents. not considered complete enter the building. The West will also be connected doing.” - Walt Disney Nation’s Social Service until all supportive Departments offers Higher The Higher Education documents are received and Education Programs and Program is intended to assist pending applications do not a Vocational Training full time students pursuing reserve funds. This program Program to help fund your an undergraduate degree operates on a first come, first career aspirations. All of from an accredited college/ serve basis. our program information university. The deadline and applications can be for the academic year (fall Continuing Higher Education found on the Delaware 2020/spring 2021) is JUNE students, DON’T FORGET, Nation website www. 1st. Please be sure to submit once again it will be time to delawarenation-nsn.gov the application portion submit an updated Higher or can be mailed, emailed BY June 1st. All required Education application and or faxed to you by one supportive documentation supportive documents for of our Social Services can be submitted after the the new academic year (fall Assistants. Please be sure application is received, but 2020/spring 2021). The to look over the program we advise that the supportive application deadline is Health Fair Participants receiving gifts and information from Delaware Nation’s booth criteria to see which documents be submitted JUNE 1st. one best matches your before the start of the fall Tribal Affiliated Health Programs educational needs. Also, semester in order to process Brought Good Health And Lifestyle Tips April is Child Abuse Awareness Month At Heart Health Fair According to the were neglected, 1,439 were Department, plans activities - by Wesley Boone Public Relations 2/21/2020 Oklahoma DHS FY 2019 abused, and 1,225 were to promote and support child report, there were 15,809 both. Every year in April, abuse awareness all month ANADARKO, OK -- Health Representative live an active and healthy victims of child abuse or Delaware Nation’s Indian long. Stay tuned for the next On Friday, February 21, Ambrea Marshall and Tribal lifestyle. McAlister’s neglect in Oklahoma. Of Child Welfare Program, newsletter for pictures and a 2020, Wichita & Affiliated Care Assistant Rebecca provided a delicious lunch these children, 13,145 within the Social Services story!! Tribes' Health Programs Arnold set up a booth for participants and raffle hosted a Heart Health that provided participants prizes were given out to lucky Fair in the Iscani Gym with Community Garden guests. Delaware Nation located at the Wichita information, tote bags and would like to thank Wichita Just a Friendly Reminder Housing Authority. kneeler cushions, as well as & Affiliated Tribes' Health Please be sure to submit receipts for any Tribal Assistance Program Booths were set up with general information on good Programs for allowing us to received for the Fiscal year 2020. Receipts must be received in order to health information, blood health. Individuals from participate in this event and be eligible for TAP next year! pressure screening, BMI different programs grabbed we hope everyone left with screening, prizes and the mic for brief speeches good health information! much more. Delaware providing information on Wanìshi! Nation's Community their services and how to
2 Bougie Chicks is ALL about size inclusivity! We bring you fashion from a Small to 3x! Living your Best Life in EVERY size! To support and purchase items please visit the Community Health Rep Ambrea Marshall and Tribal Care Assistant Rebecca Arnold Shear Lace Boutique in Blanchard, Oklahoma and/or follow online 2 Bougie Chicks and Shear Lace Boutique on facebook and Instagram. Historic Preservation Update Shear Lace Boutique holiday hours: - by Erin Paden Historic Preservation Director 2/14/2020 Sunday 12-3, Monday 10-3, Tuesday 10-6, Wednesday 10-6, Thursday 10-7, Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-4 Hello, my name is Erin are actively working on can be displayed digitally Paden, the director of plans to display museum for the tribal community. In Historic Preservation. pieces in the new child- early March, we will attend 2 Bougie Chicks are Two sisters who love Fashion! In 2019, Delaware Nation tribal I have been with the care facility and possibly training courses for museum members Ofelia De La Rosa & Victoria De La Rosa-Feliciano, co-owners decided to Delaware Nation since in the Gold River Casino record keeping and curation begin their distinct fashion ideas which forms the perfect union that is 2 Bougie Chicks. June of 2019. My staff and Casino Oklahoma. We in Broken Arrow offered From sleek monochromatic clothing layered with statement pieces of accessories and I, (Dana Kelly, are also currently engaged by the Oklahoma Museum brings the two sisters taste to create amazing outfits. If you want a boutique look or archivist/106 assistant, in photographing all of the Association. a work to night out look, 2 Bougie Chicks has something you will love! and Gina Smith, librarian) museum artifacts so they
Delaware Nation News - February 2020/March 2020 KUTASH - Page 6 Department News & Services
Delaware Nation Opens New Historic Preservation Office - by Wesley Boone Public Relations January 14, 2020
Inside the Joan Subieta Memorial Library within Tamanend Building Delaware Nation Gift Shop Delaware Nation Gift welcomes all to come Shop is your official and browse. Gift shop is destination for tribal located in the Joan Subieta merchandise. We offer a Library located within the Delaware Nation Historic Preservation Office located in Allentown, PA variety of items, including: Tamanend building of short sleeve t-shirts for all the Tribal complex, in ages, baseball style shirts, Anadarko, Oklahoma. ALLENTOWN, PA hoodies, hats, tote bags, Orders are also accepted — Delaware Nation is throw blankets, Pendleton over the phone. Shipping and pleased to announce that scarfs, lanyards, tribal handling are not included our Historic Preservation stickers, award winning in the pricing and will vary Office will be extending to documentaries and based upon location. We Allentown, Pennsylvania. more! The gift shop is gladly accept cash/money The Museum of Indian under the guidance of orders or credit/debit cards, Culture in Allentown the Historic Preservation Samsung Pay and Apple added an additional Office Department and Pay. No checks accepted. service that will now be offering with the opening of a Historic Preservation Office in partnership with Delaware Nation.
In a formal partnership with Delaware Nation, the Museum of Indian Culture will now house an additional Historic Preservation Office for Delaware Nation. This Delaware Nation Housing Department PA office will facilitate Historic Preservation Assistant Katelyn Lucas and Delaware Nation’s access President Dotson The Delaware Nation Housing Block Grant The Delaware Nation to ancestral homelands, Housing Department is in accordance with the Housing currently has and allow us to more foster public awareness of sites such as cemeteries located at the Delaware Native American Housing seventeen homes that are efficiently respond to Lenape histories, as well and ceremonial locations, Nation Complex in Assistance and Self- maintained and operated NAGPRA and historic as the diversity of thriving and the flora and fauna of Anadarko, Oklahoma. Determination Act (1996). with funding from the Indian preservation related Indigenous cultures today. historic importance to our It is the purpose of the (NAHASDA). Housing Block Grant. concerns in the region. tribe. Our office focuses Delaware Nation Housing Delaware Nation Housing Local relevant inquiries In honor of the opening on the historic oversight to provide assistance The Delaware Nation will soon begin Homeowner/ can now be directed of the office, on Tuesday of 18 states, 6 of which to low-income Native Housing provides assistance Tenant Education classes. to Delaware Nation’s January 14th at 6 pm, Barton our oversight encompasses American families with through the: Information will be added to attention through the Cartwright, Delaware the entire state while we preference given to • Housing Emergency Repair the Housing web page when office at the museum, Nation member, and Cathy oversee specific counties enrolled Delaware Nation Program classes become available. and receive immediate Cartwright presented in the remaining 12 states. members with safe and • Rental Assistance Program Please check back. response by our staffed Delaware Nation with a Lenape Our purpose is to protect affordable Housing with • Homeownership and Historic Preservation historical map. Accepting the archaeological sites which funds from the Indian Rental Program Assistant, Katelyn Lucas, map for Delaware Nation was might contain burials and during regular office President Deborah Dotson. associated funerary objects. hours. The Historic Preservation It is the mission of the If interested in serving on a Board or Committee, This partnership also Office of Delaware Nation is Delaware Nation’s Historic Apps Delaware Nation asks that you please send in your enables collaboration committed to the preservation Preservation Office to resumes so that we may have it on file in case of vacancy between Delaware Nation and protection of our history. protect, preserve, and in the future. Delaware Nation Executive Committee and the Museum of Through Section 106 perpetuate our story so on will choose from the applications on file those who best Indian Culture to increase reviews, consultation, and future generations may fit the position and will call them in for an interview at educational resources monitoring, we can protect continue to pass on the rich the appropriate time. ATTN: Delaware Nation Executive and opportunities in the our lands of tribal interest history and culture of the Committee, PO BOX 825, Anadarko, OK 73005. region, supporting the from physical destruction Delaware people. File museum’s mission to and or damage, our sacred
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Delaware Nation Obtains Historical Map - by Wesley Boone Public Relations January 17, 2020
IT director Joshua Farley and President Deborah Dotson after map welcoming ceremony
ANADARKO, OK — A significant piece of Delaware Nation’s history was welcomed with ceremony and prayer on Friday, January 17th at 10:30am at the Cultural Preservation building in Anadarko. Linda Poolaw, along with tribal citizens, welcomed the map with smoking cedar, song and prayer to ask the creator to bless this piece of history and to protect it for many IT director Joshua Farley and EPA water coordinator Alec generations to come. In Marshall carefully unloading map to it’s new destination honor of the opening of our new Historic Preservation Office in Allentown, PA, Tuesday January 14th at 6pm, Barton Cartwright, Delaware Nation citizen, and Cathy Cartwright presented President Deborah Dotson with a Princess Incoming/Outgoing Dance historical map. The map displays the Philadelphia Saturday, April 4, 2020 region known as Coaquannock, “Grove of 4 p.m. - 10 p.m. Tall Pines” as first seen by the white man and IT director Joshua Farley, tribal citizen Linda Poolaw and Oklahoma Street Gym confirms the existence Cultural Preservation director Sonnie Allen observing map of the Delaware people 407 West Oklahoma Street before contact. President Deborah Dotson and Anadarko, OK 73005 Information Technology Director Joshua Farley safely delivered the map all the way from Yardley, PA so it could be carefully preserved and displayed in Anadarko. We would like to thank Mr. & Mrs. Cartwright for donating the map to Delaware Nation and a special Thank You to Linda Poolaw Cultural Preservation director Sonnie Allen and President and the tribal citizens for Deborah Dotson observing map attending the welcoming ceremony. Wanìshi!
In Loving Memory of Judith Ann Smith - September 17, 1952 - January 15, 2020 Judith was known as “Judy” American heritage and was or “Gran” as she was a apart of the Delaware Tribe universal grandmother. of Anadarko, OK. She was She welcomed anyone and preceded in death by her everyone with open arms husband, Doug Sr.; brothers, into her home and into her Butchie, Jimmy and Jerry; heart. She was a homemaker sisters, Mary and Liz. her whole life and helped raise her nieces and Judith is survived by her nephews as well as 6 of her son, Douglas (Sara) Smith; Judith Ann Smith, age 67, grandchildren. Judith was sister, Susan Reynolds; of Jackson, CA, passed more than a grandmother grandsons Douglas Smith, away surrounded by her to her grandchildren, she James Smith, and Jacob family on Wednesday, was their mother and Schaller; granddaughters, January 15, 2020 in Valley raised them the best she Brandee Smith, Arielle Springs, CA. Judith was could even when her health Rudolph, Kayla Smith, born in Wichita, KS on started to fail. She was a Carolyn Smith, and Jaclyn September 17, 1952, a firecracker and everyone Stone; great grandson, daughter of the late Hazel knew not to mistreat any Silas Bullard, and great Ellen (Beets) and Jack of her babies. She was granddaughter, Norah Harry Reynolds. very proud of her Native Hawkins.
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Musicians, Activists Applaud Taika Waititi’s 2020 Oscars Dedication to Indigenous People - by Billboard 2/10/2020
Elders Birthdays Age 60 & Over February 2020 / March 2020
Julie Ann Murphy 2/1 Ivan Raymond Phillips 3/1 Leila Sue Fowlks 2/3 Nelson Harry Jr. 3/1 Marsha Maxine Max 2/3 Bruce Allen Thomas 3/2 Taika Waititi accepts the Writing - Adapted Screenplay - award for ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Judith Ann Nicholson 2/5 Pamela Kay Harris 3/4 onstage during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Feb. 9, 2020 in Daniel Gaylord Knowles 2/5 Susan Lynn Marino 3/5 Hollywood, Calif. Kathleen Carole Darby 2/6 Louis Grayson Parton 3/5 Sunday night’s (Feb. 9) be nominated for an Oscar, to recognize & honor the David Charles Pruner 2/7 Karen Doris Barber 3/8 Oscars was notable for a and during his acceptance Native peoples of the stolen number of firsts: Parasite speech, opened with a lands we’re on -- a teaching Gerald Wayne Strunk 2/8 Mary Elizabeth Riley 3/9 became the first non- Māori greeting and thanks tool for decolonization & for Rebecca Ann Knowles 2/11 Lawrence Stanley Thomas 3/12 English-language feature (“kai ora”), bringing some helping us reconnect with to win best picture, Brad of the flavor of his nation’s our common humanity.” David Rodney Osborne 2/13 Monty Terrill Payne 3/14 Pitt snagged his first indigenous Polynesian Sonja Lee Jarrett 2/15 Janice Lynn Maddox 3/20 Oscar for acting and a tradition to the world stage. Waititi’s moving speech Garrell Duane Moore 2/15 Betty Lou Thomas 3/26 woman (Eimear Noone) also earned a thumbs-up conducted the Oscars “I dedicate this to all the from IllumiNative founder Donald Mark McDaniel 2/17 Christine Lee Heermans 3/26 orchestra for the first Indigenous kids in the world and promoter of indigenous George Harold Tissot 2/23 Karen Gay Clawson 3/26 time. But one of the most who want to do art and storytelling Crystal Echo prominent groundbreakers dance and write stories,” Hawk, as well as reposts via Harold Lee Schaedler Jr. 2/24 Anita Louise Menefee 3/29 was New Zealand-born he said after thanking his Instagram Story from NZ- Sondra Kay Sorrels 2/25 Carole Lee 3/31 director Taika Waititi, who mother for introducing him native musician Benee and became the first person of to Caging Skies, the book Alixa Xayalith of the NZ- Ricky Lee Sturm 2/27 Māori descent to win an that inspired the film. “We bred band The Naked and Oscar. are the original storytellers Famous. and we can make it here, as Waititi took home the prize well.” Singer/songwriter Rachel for adapted screenplay for Cantu also praised Waititi his WWII comedy Jojo A number of musicians for opening his speech with Rabbit, in which he also praised Waititi for his the first ever Oscars Land starred as 10-year-old acknowledgment, including Acknowledgment, and NZ’s Jojo “Rabbit” Betzler’s Portugal. The Man, who prime minister, Jacinda imaginary friend Adolf wrote, “Indigenous land Ardern, congratulated Waititi Hitler. Waititi was the first acknowledgments are a on his win. indigenous person to ever small but important way
Gold River Casino Is The Destination For A Great Time - by Wesley Boone 2/11/2020
Local favorite Rissa Watson performing live Friday, February 7th in the Lenape Lounge
ANADARKO, OK -- If serves the best food in the by local favorites Cade Roth you’re looking for your area! Serving daily specials & The Blacksheep Jan 25th next night on the town and Tuesdays are Indian and Rissa Watson Feb 7th. then look no further! Taco Tuesday, Fridays are The Lenape Lounge is now Gold River Casino is the their Fish Fry and Saturday a full service bar serving up destination for a great they have a steak special the finest adult beverages time and have been the that will melt in your in town. So what are you local favorite for over mouth. See their website waiting for? Plan your next 20 years! With over 450 (goldriverok.com) for all night to remember at Gold games you’re sure to find the details. Patrons and River Casino, located two your favorite one! The myself have enjoyed great miles north of Anadarko, OK Lenape Lounge & Grill live music performances on US Highway 281.
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