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Delaware Nation General Council 2017
Saturday, June 17, 2017 1:00 pm CDT
Welcome to the Delaware Nation Website
Welcome to the website of the Delaware Nation, North America’s Oldest Indigenous Nation. If you are coming here to learn more about the heritage and story of the Delaware please stay a while. If you are Lenape and need to use our online services, this website is our online front door.
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... the GrandfathersWe, the Delaware Nation, whose aboriginal name is Lenape or Lenni-Lenape, also known as the Grandfathers, is the oldest Nation in the Northern Hemisphere, aboriginally inhabiting the Eastern Seaboard of North America, the first indigenous Nation to treat with the United States of America (September 17, 1778, 7 Statute 13: Brotherton Reservation), consummating a total of one (1) treaty with the United States of America and descending from the Cape Girarddeau Spanish Land Grant Area, invoking the guidance of the Almighty Creator with faith in the purposes of our Supreme Being with pride in our ancient heritage and with the determination to promote, through our united effort, the general well-being of our Nation and to secure unto our Nation and Nation’s descendants the rights, powers and privileges provided by the laws of the Delaware Nation and the laws of the United States of America.
What’s New
List of Eligible and Ineligible Candidates for the General Election on June 17th, 2017
Delaware Nation Election Committee Announcement LIST OF ELIGIBLE & INELIGIBLE CANDIDATES FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION ON JUNE 17TH. 2017 Attention Delaware Nation members: The following candidates have been determined eligible and ineligible to run for the office of...
read moreHelp Jamie Martin Beat Cancer
Go Teal For Jamie! There is no medicine like HOPE, no incentive so great as FAITH and sometimes STRENGTH comes in numbers! Please join us and GO TEAL for Jamie Martin and family, because when someone has cancer the whole family and everyone who loves and cares for...
read moreBecome the Next Delaware Nation Princess
It's that time of year again! This past year has been an exciting and busy year for our Delaware Nation Princess. Let me encourage all young ladies between the ages of 15-22 to apply for Princess and enjoy a wonderful opportunity to represent Delaware Nation. There...
read moreMaking News: The Water Gap: Return to the Homelands
The Water Gap: Return to the Homelands has been making news around the country. In Scranton, PA, Eyewitness News ran a story about local tribe members and their journey in the documentary. Click here to view the story about this powerful documentary. Delaware...
read moreChanges To School Incentive Program Announced
In September 2016, Delaware Nation Executive Committee approved changes to the school incentive program to encourage Delaware Nation youth to strive for academic excellence. It is important to know that the funded amount for this program did not change. The updated...
read more“The Water Gap”
Watch the trailer for the new film by Kyle Kauwika Harris., titled “The Water Gap”. Kyle documents the journey of 14 Lenape youth as they return to their ancestral home along the Delaware Water Gap.
History & Cultural Preservation
History of the Delaware Nation
Learn more about North America’s oldest aboriginal Nation. Follow their journey from the shores of the Atlantic to the prairies of Oklahoma.
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Cultural Preservation
Without preserving the cultural of a people, their history disappears. Learn what steps the Delaware Nation take to preserve their culture and their history for future generations.
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Delaware Nation Services
Social Services Department
The Social Services Department consists of Social and Family Services as well as Education and Community Outreach Programs. They provide enrolled Delaware members and their enrolled Delaware children with temporary assistance in education programs, child care programs, financial services programs and provide necessary support and referrals to families in crisis.
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Housing Department
Delaware Nation Housing Department provides assistance to low-income Native American families in obtaining safe and affordable Housing through with preference given to enrolled Delaware Nation members.
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