April 2013 - Delaware Tribe of Indians

Delaware Indian NewsThe Official Publication of the Delaware Tribe of IndiansLënapeí PampilA Message from the ChiefPaula PechonickHe’, Kulamàlsi hàch? Sikònëmihëna,nulelìntàm! I hopethis issue of the DIN finds youwell and enjoying Spring. Checkout the Tribal seal! The old sealwas adopted in 1970, and over theyears many discussions have occurredabout modifications to theseal for accuracy. Small modificationshad been made. The TribalCouncil researched suggestionsmade over the decades and withjust a few important modificationsdeveloped the Tribal seal you seetoday.We submitted the Fee-to-Trustapplication for the Tribe’s KansasHeadquarters at 601 High Street inCaney, KS. Shortly, we will haveour first Trust Land since our removalfrom Kansas in 1867!The Caney building housesDFMS (Delaware Facilities ManagementSolutions), DTFS (DelawareTribal Financial Services),and the Child Support EnforcementProgram. If you are in thearea I encourage you to stop andsee the building.From the Desk of Trust Board ChairmanChet Brooks..........................................................2From the Desk of Council MemberJanifer Brown........................................................2From the Desk of Council and Trust BoardMember Verna Crawford......................................3Important Information for All Tribal Members,by Jenifer Pechonick.............................................3From the Desk of Nate Young, Tribal CouncilMember.................................................................3Delaware Tribe Environmental Program.................4From the Tribal Manager, Curtis Zunigha...............4Child Support Enforcement.....................................5Elder Nutrition.........................................................5Delaware Tribal Financial Services.........................5Delaware Tribe Social Services...............................6The Judge’s Corner..................................................6News from the Enrollment Department...................6Delaware Tribe Housing Program...........................7Delaware Tribe Wellness Center..............................7News from Information Technology........................7We will manage the Kansas expansionand the Tribe’s presencein Kansas by continuing to buildon the programs already offered.Currently programs under reviewinclude TANF, expansion ofHousing services, health care andwork under Indian Self-Determinationand Education AssistanceAct of 1975 (Public Law 93-638)programs.As you know, we are limited inexercising our rights as a Tribe inOklahoma due to the MOA withthe Cherokee Nation. A copy of theMOA can be viewed on the website at http://delawaretribe.org/tribalsite/tribal-documents/. Forthose who cannot view the website, a copy can be mailed to youby request.We plan for the expansion ofservices in Kansas for unservedNative Americans as well as tribalmembers in 37 counties fromsoutheast Kansas up to and includingour last reservation area.Currently, our Economic Developmentconsultant, Dee Ketchum,Delaware Tribe Accounting Department.................7Tribal Archives.........................................................8Lenape Language Preservation Project....................8Lifelong Learning Class Taught by Anita Mathis....9Heart of the Drum Film Project...............................9Delaware Tribe Historic Preservation Office.........10The Abbott Farm Site.............................................10Fellowships Available............................................11Cheevers Coffey Memorial Gourd Dance.............12Coffeyville Community College Powwow............12Chelsea Boys & Girls Club Stomp Dance.............12Community............................................................13Obituaries...............................................................14Eddie Barnes, We Salute You!...............................15Minutes of the Tribal Council................................17Minutes of the Trust Board....................................19Delaware Facilities Management Solutions...........22Editorials................................................................23Social Services Building Now Open......................23Job Posting.............................................................23is looking at properties at Leavenworth,KS.But we want to make it clearthat we plan to continue to serveour members in the five countiesin our Oklahoma Service Area, aswell as the rest of Oklahoma andnationwide! We will continue ourpresence in Bartlesville.Speaking of our Bartlesvillecampus, the new Social Servicesbuilding is complete. The EnvironmentalProgram, the TribalArchives and Library/Museum,the Housing Program, Education,Community Services, REACH,LIHEAP, and ICWA have movedinto the new building.The kitchen expansion shouldbe finished in early April. Thanksto the hard work of our kitchenstaff led by program supervisorJudy Dull, the Title VI programhas continued to serve meals duringthe expansion, but was limitedin their menus. Thank you tothose who loaned their roasters tohelp the program. Thank you toour Title VI staff for keeping theprogram open during this time, weappreciated the social time.We look forward to the deliciouslunches out of the new kitchen.We will announce a grand openingsoon. If you live out of thearea, make sure to stop by and seethe improvements on your nextvisit. The Bartlesville facilitiesare located on the northern edgeof Bartlesville on the east side ofTuxedo Blvd off Hwy 75.Recently we moved the HousingProgram office from Chelseato Bartlesville, but the Chelseaprogram office building is stillstaffed Monday through Friday,and has a drop box as well forApril 2013 ▪ Volume 36, Issue No. IIThe 37 counties of our proposed additional service area in Kansas.your convenience. With the announcementof the move, three ofour Housing Program employeeshave resigned. We wish them welland have advertised and filled twopositions.Chelsea has vacant units if youor someone you know is interestedin living in Tribal housing. TheTribal Council is in the process ofreviewing the Housing Programfor improved ways and opportunitiesto serve Native Americans andTribal members as well as ways tosimplify processes and communication.How’s Your Lenape?Sikon (Spring)Mechi ta sikonëmihënuk,Chahkolak alëmakihëluk,Sakhukweyok nek otaesak,Pe asuwichik nek chulensakIn efforts to continually moveforward, we restructured DEA(Delaware Enterprise Authority),reduced overhead, and eliminatedthree positions. Three Boardmembers have also resigned. InAugust 2012, the DEA Charterwas revised to increase the Boardto seven members. The TribalCouncil is considering repealingthis change to the Charter and returningto a five-member Board.The Tribal Administration isfocused on infrastructure, staff development,and training. Our imcontinuedon page 2Test your knowledge of the Lenape language. For the Englishtranslation, go to page 24 (or, even better, practice by looking itup in the Lenape Talking Dictionary at http://www.talk-lenape.org)

Page 2 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) April 2013Chief’s Message, cont’d from page 1mediate six-month plan is to shoreup our foundation and help thestaff with developmental needsin order to support expansion andgrowth of the Tribe and service toTribal members. We are confidentthe staff will benefit from thisfocus. As a direct result, Tribalmembers will benefit. We all lookforward to increased organizationalstrength and communication,both internally and to our Tribalmembers.Early this year, River Trails, agaming developer in Ohio, filed alawsuit against the Tribe (but didnot actually serve it). See our commenton this lawsuit on page 22.We appreciate the media’s conservativeapproach in reporting thedisagreement. Although the rumormill reported differently, at notime were the Tribe’s properties orjudgment fund monies in danger.We are happy to report, we wereable to negotiate with River Trailsand keep the issues out of court.Councilwoman Jenifer Pechonickand I went to the NCAIED(National Center for AmericanIndian Enterprise Development)conference recently. Jim Gray(past Osage Nation Chief) madeFrom the Desk of Trust Board ChairmanChet BrooksWanishi Wuli Kishku Sikan –Thanks for this good springday!Hello to all tribal members, relativesand friends. I want to use thisspace to inform everyone of activitiesof the Trust Board over the lastfew months and our plans for thebalance of 2013.All seven committees have performedtheir duties well in the firstthree months of 2013. The EducationCommittee granted recordnumbers of scholarships in thespring semester. Community Servicescontinues to assist many tribalmembers, and Land Managementhas participated in cleaningappointments for us with majorNative contractors. All of themeetings were productive, allowingus to spread the word aboutDFMS and our other economicentities. Each of our contactsvolunteered to help us in variousaspects of government contracts,including providing technical assistanceon the DFMS 8(a) application.We were able to network,promote the Tribe, and promoteDFMS.I attended the National Congressof American Indians (NCAI)planning meeting in March, andwill be involved in project planningfor the NCAI annual meeting,the first in a while to be heldso close to home. The planningcommittee will meet monthly toprepare for its annual conventionin October 2013 in Tulsa, OK.Tribal members who might be interestedin volunteering the weekof October 13-18, please contactthe Tribal Office.Please take your time readingthe newspaper. Other than the website (and our official Facebookpage), the newspaper is the onlycurrent way we are able to keepyou all up to date. However, mailingthe paper to 4500 householdsovergrowth from Lenno Cemeteryin northwest Washington County.The Cultural Preservation Committeesponsored a well-attendedstomp dance held at the ChelseaBoys and Girls Club on March 23.All committees have met andperformed their duties as required.I personally thank all Trust Boardmembers and especially the volunteercommittee members for theirdedicated hard work on these TrustCommittees.In November 2011 a large majorityof our adult voting membersvoted to continue our “TrustFunds-In Trust and used in generalfor the purposes outlined in thedoes cost money. Keep in mindthat the newspaper (along withpast issues) is posted on the tribalweb site. If you would rather readit that way, and save us a little bitin postage costs, please send us anemail at tribe@delawaretribe.org requesting to be removedfrom the paper’s mailing list. Thisin no way cuts you out of anyother communications or services,including your election ballots.As always, please contact me ifyou have any questions or comments.Also feel free to submitquestions or comments to ourgeneric email address at tribe@delawaretribe.org if you aren’tsure to whom your questions orcomments should be directed; thisemail is checked daily and questionsare directed to the appropriateindividual. Our official website(www.delawaretribe.org) isupdated as frequently as we canwith information about our programs,meetings, and career opportunities.Lapich Knewël,Chief Pechonickppechonick@delawaretribe.org918-337-6590■Trust Plan.” In September 2012two town hall meetings showed thesame results of the people’s desireto continue the Trust. The samemeetings, however, made it clearthat our Trust Document and TrustPlan are in need of amendment orrevision in order to better meet theneeds of our members. Thereforethe Trust Board has been meetingregularly to revise them.Of course any changes to theTrust Document or Trust Plan mustbe approved by two-thirds referendumvote before they become effective.Tribal members are herebyadvised that they can expectto see proposed changes to theTrust Document published in JulyDelaware Indian News, and thesechanges will be voted by referendumelection in November 2013.From the Desk of Council Member JaniferBrownHello, all you fellow Delawares.I’ve been sitting atmy computer for seems like hourstrying to think of something goingon in the tribe you haven’t alreadyheard a hundred times. Yes, thenew Social Services building isfinished and the employees workingthere are all moved in, but youknew that was happening… someday.They are working very hardto get the kitchen renovation doneby April 12, and problems keeppopping up as usual… like thelarge refrigerator just quit workingone day, then last week the hotwater heater started leaking constantly,just proves the redo wasoverdue. And yes, I said April12th this year.Quite a bit longer then we hadhoped, but the elders are actuallyenjoying the variation of food. Ithink some come in just to findout what Judy has found to feedthem. It makes it difficult with thekitchen in disarray but it is working,only a couple more weeks orless. The new appliances arrivedMarch 25. It’s so exciting, I think,though Judy and Archie are readyfor the kitchen to come back tonormal.In regard to elections, our peoplecan save approximately $7,000 peryear by having Trust Board electionsin the same years as Councilelections. Therefore, the nextTrust Board election will be in thefall of 2014 along with Councilelections.Trust Board Vice-Chair VernaCrawford has another article in thisDIN concerning these changes.Should any Tribal Member wishto provide suggestions for forthcomingchanges, I welcome themat achilenape@yahoo.com or bycell phone at 918-397-1161. If youphone please leave a message onmy voice mail that you are a tribalmember and I will return your call.Wanishi.■We are still having bingo oneday a week and exercising threedays a week. I’ve been learningreflexology and will try to get myteachers to come give a demonstrationto the elders. If you havea demonstration or a talk youwould like to present or know ofsomeone who does, please call thekitchen (or actually, come to thinkof it,) since the kitchen phone hasbeen disconnected because of therenovation, just call the office andtell Chris about your idea. If youhave tried to call earlier and didn’tfind what you were after I apologize.The inconvenience had notbeen foreseen but should be fixedshortly. Wanishi.■Delaware Indian NewsThe Delaware Indian News(DIN) is the official publicationof the Delaware Tribe of Indians.It is published quarterly bythe Delaware Tribe of Indiansand is mailed free to members.Subscriptions to non-tribalmembers are available at $20per year. To order a subscription,contact 918-337-6590 ordin@delawaretribe.org.We invite contributions, butreserve the right to limit printingbased upon available space.Tribal members are encouragedto support the DIN with contributions.The deadline for articles, letters,ads and calendar of eventsis June 15, 2013 for the July2013 issue. Submissions maybe mailed, faxed or hand deliveredto the tribal office oremailed to din@delawaretribe.org.Published April 2013. Reprintpermission is granted withcredit to the Delaware IndianNews, unless otherwise noted.The mission of the DIN is toserve, empower and inform theLenape people, while adheringto the policy of unbiasedreporting in an ethical and professionalmanner.■

April 2013 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) Page 3From the Desk of Council and TrustBoard Member Verna CrawfordThe tribe did not have a governingbody that was recognizedby the federal governmentfrom about 1979 through 1996.Because of this the governmentwould not release the JudgmentFunds from Dockets 72 and 298 tothe Tribe. The original award wasgranted in October 1972. Ninetypercent of the funds were paid outin per capita to the Delaware people.The people voted to hold 10%of the funds for Tribal Operations.These monies were invested andcollected interest for many years.In October 1990 the Delawarepeople approved the Trust Documentand Master Plan, thus establishinga mechanism to receiveand administer the funds for thebenefit of all the Tribe. The peopleelected seven people to serve onthe Trust Board, as was called forin the Document. This workedwell for many years. The Tribehas always maintained a TribalCouncil recognized by the Delawarepeople. The Trust Board andCouncil worked together towardachieving federal recognition.The Tribe is now federally recognizedand is rapidly movingforward getting grants to provideprograms for the tribal membersand pursuing economic developmentto put tribal members towork.Times have changed, and thedocuments we have worked underneed to be revised to better servethe current needs of the people.The Trust Board is working onrevisions to these guidelines. Itis thought that the Trust Documentand Master Plan should becombined and brought up to date.The Trust Board members plan tohave the proposed changes readyto present to the people in theJuly 2013 Delaware Indian News.Comments and suggestions willbe requested and the final documentwill be ready for a referendumvote in November.Some of the proposed changesinclude eliminating some committeesand adding others. The currentcommittees are Economic Development,Education, CommunityServices, Cultural Preservation,Land Management, Reinvestment,and Tribal Operations. The TribalCouncil has established an entityto handle the economic developmentfor the Tribe. The Councilis responsible for Tribal landmanagement. Reinvestment doesnot need a committee because thepercentage allowed for this is returnedto the principal to help itgrow. Tribal Operations moneygoes to the tribe to pay for thedaily operation of the Trust programs.Economic Developmentand Land Management Committeesare not needed. The moneycurrently allocated to them couldbe divided among the other committees.The allocation for TribalOperations will be used the sameas it is. Two committees could beadded. They would be an EldersCommittee and a Veterans Committee.These possible changeswould increase the services providedto the people.The Trust Board plans to changethe schedule of elections to coincidewith the Tribal Council. Thiswill save the Trust Board at least$6,000 every two years that hasbeen spent on election costs. Thissavings will go to the programsand services for the people thatthe Trust Board administers. Thisaction will add one year to eachBoard member’s term of office.Those up for election in 2013 willserve until November 2014.The Trust Board welcomes suggestionsand comments from allTribal members. ■Important Information forAll Tribal MembersJenifer Pechonick, Tribal Council MemberDIN and WebsiteIf you have access, please visit theofficial Tribal web site at www.delawaretribe.org for informationabout the Tribe today to benefityou and yours. The web site hascurrent information about tribalprograms, with applications forservices (many do not require youto live in the five-county servicearea!), events, job opportunitieswith the Tribe, and informationabout meetings and day-to-daynews. Our new online gift shopwill be coming soon. Please sharethis information with your family!Wish ListThough we are trying to obtaingrants and other funding, we arealways looking for help with ourimmediate and long-term needs,and we would be immenselygrateful for any donated funds ormaterials.Our current “wish list” includes:• A van to transport Tribal eldersto lunch program• A van to transport Tribal eldersto medical appointments• Fireproof filing cabinets• Donations to the Library, Museumand Archives (bookcases,display cases, disposablesupplies, etc.)EnrollmentPlease take the time this month toenroll any of your family memberswho are not on our rolls! The lasttime I checked we had 10,585 tribalmembers. I was very surprisedto realize of the total enrollment,only about 800 of those membersare under the age of 18. I ask youto take the lead in your family toencourage everyone to get on theTribal rolls. The process is not asdifficult as you may think; our EnrollmentDepartment is extremelyhelpful in the process. There aremany programs available to ourpeople nationwide for which yourfamily is eligible. Contact Enrollmenttoday at 918-337-6590 to getstarted!Missing Delawares! CurrentContact Information needed!If you know a Tribal memberwho is not receiving information,please encourage them tocontact the office at tribe@delawaretribe.orgor 918-337-6590to update their information. Wehave not forgotten anyone but wehave lost contact with some Tribalmembers over the years. We wantto be back in contact!Focus on InfrastructureAll Tribal departments are currentlyfocused to improve services,simplify processes, and increasecommunication. We havea terrific staff, dedicated to serveFrom the Desk of Nate Young, TribalCouncil MemberIt is my firm belief that the longtermgoal for our Tribe shouldbe to attain self-sufficiency (aslittle dependency as possible onthe government) and increasethe availability of services for all10,000 members.Several weeks ago the TribalCouncil and DEA Board held aplanning session conducted byGray and Gray Consultants. Overmy career I have attended manyplanning sessions and I will haveto put this as one of the best. Anunderlying theme was that as apeople the Delaware possess thecharacter to survive, the abilityto adapt, and the capability to besuccessful.We also acknowledged thatthere will always be a small minorityof vocal dissenters. Fortunately,this is not unique to ourtribe.Tribal members. I believe you’llsee a difference as the Tribe worksto meet the needs of staff membersso they may continue program improvementand better serve you.CommunicationThank you to everyone who madecontact with me with your concerns,problems and ideas. Pleasecontinue your feedback on waysto communicate with you! Howcan we make the DIN better foryou? Would you prefer periodicemails? Would a different formatfor the DIN reach more people?Feel free to contact me byemail at jeniferp917@aol.comor jpechonick@ delawaretribe.org, or call or text at 918-214-6872. You can also email or callthe Tribal Office at tribe@delawaretribe.orgor 918-337-6590to let us know how we can bettercommunicate with you!■With the current federal budgetsequester, it will be necessary forour Tribe to be creative to survive.We must learn to think outsidethe box. As a Tribe, we mustabandon the practices that are noteffective and adopt new waysof accomplishing the things thatmake our Tribe meaningful tothe lives of our members. Theseideas are not only mine but alsoof our Chief.There must be a balance betweenpreserving our unique Delawareculture and adopting theattitude that others will not dictateour future. This means onething, exercising our sovereignty.Exercising sovereignty meanstaking responsibility for our future.Our first planning sessionwas a step in exercising our sovereignty.Our right of self-determination.■

Page 4 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) April 2013Delaware Tribe Environmental ProgramJimmie Johnson, DTEP DirectorHope this finds everyonewell. Since the first of 2013DTEP has experienced quite abit of change. Michael Marshallhas moved from DTEP ProgramAssistant to the Delaware TribeHousing Program. Michael’s positionwith DTEP was a part-timeposition and because of budgetlimitations will not be filled duringthis fiscal year.In February DTEP relocatedour offices from the CommunityCenter building to the new SocialServices building at our BartlesvilleTribal Headquarters. In mid-February, an EPA Indian GeneralAssistance Program (GAP) grantproposal was submitted to EPARegion 6 for FY 2013 funding.Included in this proposal was theconversion of the DTEP ProgramAssistant position from a parttimeposition to a full-time one.A “document destruction” system,including an industrial papershredder, was included in thisgrant proposal. Expansion of ourcurrent recycling capabilities andthe addition of an Alley Cat stylerecycling trailer were also proposed.The addition of a mobilerecycling unit enables DTEP toprovide recycling collection capabilitiesat tribal and communityfunctions that are not held at theTribal Headquarters complex.All projects proposed are stillsubject to approval by the EPA.In March, EPA Acting AdministratorBob Perciasepe sent a letteradvising all tribal entities of possiblebudget cuts to all grant programsdue to government sequestration.DTEP is now waiting onEPA Region 6 Office to advise uswhat types of cuts we can expectand when the cuts will take effect.Regardless, DTEP will strive tomaintain its current capabilitiesand programs.An Energy Audit report wasreceived from Oklahoma StateUniversity in February 2013, theresult of an energy audit of theCommunity Center building performedby Scott Frazier of OSUin November 2012. This energyaudit outlined practices and proceduresthat can be utilized bythe Tribe to maximize the energyefficiency in our facilities. Stepsare currently being taken to implementthese proposed changes.An annual event, OperationClean House, is being held onApril 20, 2013 at the Conoco-Phillips parking lot in Bartlesville,and the Washington County Fairgroundsin Dewey. DTEP personneland volunteers are going to beparticipating at the Dewey collectionsite. Please see the flyerin this issue for more informationregarding this cleanup/recyclingevent.Feel free to contact DTEP DirectorJimmie Johnson at 918-337-6584 or jimmiejohnson@delawaretribe.org for any questionsor concerns that you mayhave.Wanishi.■Cobell SettlementFor questions about the Cobellsettlement and how it affectsyou, see their web site at:www.indiantrust.comOther ways to get information:Call Toll-Free: 1-800-961-6109Email: Info@IndianTrust.comBy Mail:Indian Trust SettlementP.O. Box 9577Dublin, OH 43017-4877Be sure that they have your correctaddress!!From the Tribal Manager,Curtis ZunighaAs the spring season finallybegins, the Delaware Tribeadministrative staff is very busywith continued growth and development.We’ve completed thenew Social Services Building andhave moved several programs andstaff there. Our kitchen expansionin the Community Center shouldbe complete by mid-April. OurCaney, Kansas facility now housesour Financial Services office(DTFS), the tribe’s facilities managementcompany (DFMS), ourTribal Court, and a new program,Child Support Enforcement. We’reglad to welcome tribal memberGina Roth to the staff as directorof Child Support Enforcement.We’re also hiring an assistant forthe program. For more information,please contact our HumanResources Manager Mike Taylorat mtaylor@delawaretribe.org.We also welcome another newstaff member, Jana Roth, servingas Executive Assistant to theChief. Jana is a member of theDelaware Tribe and brings manyyears of experience as an educatorand is former director of the IndianEducation Program at Broken Arrow(OK) Public Schools.The Delaware Tribe continuesto expand our theme of “Returnto Kansas.” An application for theCaney, KS property has been submittedto Bureau of Indian Affairsto be placed in federal trust status.Our Historic Preservation Officeis housed on the campus of EmporiaState University and directedby Dr. Brice Obermeyer. We areserving as Executive Producerfor a documentary film about ourhistoric presence in Kansas duringthe 19th century.And just recently Tribal Councilmember Annette Ketchumand Dee Ketchum (Delaware EnterpriseAuthority) spoke withcity officials in Leavenworth, KSabout developing a presence inthat city. Leavenworth is the siteof our former reservation from1830 to 1866. Moving the tribalgovernment headquarters to Kansaswould allow the tribe to fullyexercise its tribal sovereignty andgovernmental powers. Being outsidethe jurisdiction of the CherokeeNation in Oklahoma and therestrictions in our Memorandumof Agreement will provide opportunitiesfor expanding economicdevelopment and servicesto our Delaware members. By nomeans will we forsake our considerableinvestment in Bartlesvilleand Chelsea, Oklahoma. We willmaintain a perpetual tribal governmentpresence in both placesas we expand our growth intoKansas.Rapid expansion and growthrequires planning and communication.Tribal leaders and staffhave been engaged in strategicplanning to identify the best wayto grow and move forward. As thefirst draft of the tribe’s strategicplan becomes available, we’ll askyou, the tribal members, for yourreview and comment. Your inputis valid and of great value to thisprocess.However, you may contact usat anytime with your thoughtsand opinions. You’ll find contactinformation for all elected leadersand staff on our tribal website,www.delawaretribe.org.■To Contact TribalLeaders and StaffThere is a tribal council, trustboard, tribal court, and staff directoryon the tribal web site at:www.delawaretribe.orgYou may also email the tribe attribe@delawaretribe.org oremail appropriate individuals attheir own email addresses (alsoon the web site).Please understand that your inputis important and is valued.

April 2013 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) Page 5Development of the Delaware Tribe’s ChildSupport Enforcement Program Underway!Gina RothHe, Gina Roth nteluwensi.Yukwe ni nikanixit MimensiEnhawtuwakana.Hello fellow tribal members!My name is Gina Roth and I amthe new Director of the DelawareTribe’s Child Support EnforcementProgram.The development of the newDelaware Tribe Child SupportEnforcement (CSE) start up programis currently in progress. Theplanning grant was received bythe Tribe in October 2012, Thegrant provides a two-year periodto hire staff, buy equipment, developchild support legal code andpolicy. Following the two-yearplanning period the CSE TitleIV-D program will become acomprehensive program andwill be able to accept cases.The Child Support Program willhave the capacity to serve DelawareTribal members in Oklahomaand Kansas as well as members ofother tribes in the state of Kansas.More than 58 other NativeAmerican tribes operate tribalchild support programs across theUnited States. The programs provideservices to Native Americanfamilies that are consistent withtribal values and cultures.Like their state and tribal counterparts,the Delaware Tribe’sChild Support Enforcement Programwill have the capacity tolocate custodial and non-custodialparent and establish legal fatherhood(paternity). The Tribal Courtwill have the authority to put childsupport orders in place, as well asenforce them.Established in 1975, as TitleIV-D of the Social Security Act,CSE programs function in allstates and territories via stateand local Social Services Departments.The Act was amended in1996 to give tribes direct childsupport enforcement funding todevelop and operate Tribal ChildSupport programs. Tribal ChildSupport programs are a partnershipbetween Federal/State/localand Tribal agencies.The goal of tribal CSE’s is to“strengthen the family circle” providehope and support to NativeAmerican children and to ensurethey receive financial and emotionalsupport from both parents.The enforcement service willbenefit tribal children whose parentsare owed overdue child supportand encourage a communityof healthy families invested in thefuture of the child and the tribe.The startup funds provide twoyears to plan, research, developand implement a Tribal Title IVD program. The startup program’sprimary objectives include, hiringpersonnel to develop and implementthe Delaware Tribe of IndiansChild Support EnforcementProgram, visiting other successfultribal Title IV-D programs inOklahoma to compile researchand information regarding operationsand regulation, and visitingCSE programs for the State ofOklahoma and Kansas.In March, CSE Director GinaRoth and the Chief Justice of theDelaware Tribal Court, Don Mason,attended the CSE Tribal DirectorsRound Table Meeting atthe Hard Rock Hotel and Casinoin Catoosa, and traveled to Dallasto meet with Region VI TitleIV-D directors Jane Martin andCarl Rich.In addition, the CSE team willbe attending the following conferences:the Oklahoma Child SupportAssociation, National TribalChild Support Association, theNational Child Enforcement Association,and the Western InterstateChild Support EnforcementCouncil.The Delaware Tribe of IndiansChild Support Enforcement Programwill be housed in the Kansastribal headquarters in Caney, KS.The CSE staff and team memberslook forward to serving our Delawarecitizens by strengthening thefamily circle beginning in Octoberof 2014!■Delaware Tribal FinancialServices (DTFS)The Tribe is excited to exercisesovereignty through innovativeways. In 2012, the Tribe adoptedcodes for LLC and Corporationformation under the Tribe aswell as an insurance code. Thesecodes allow captive insurancemanagers to form and managecaptive insurance and reinsurancecompanies to domicile within theTribe. Sidecars is an approvedinsurance manager under thedomicile. DTFS, along with theDelaware Tribe Insurance Committee,is working to streamlineprocesses and revise the insurancecode to maintain a businessfriendlyenvironment. DTFS hasretained CreditRe as an industryconsultant. Tim and Janet Housebergand Councilwoman JeniferPechonick represented the Tribeat the annual Agent Summit conferenceto educate the industryabout the Tribe. The industry isexcited about a domestic alternativeto the traditional off-shoreapproach.■DTFS table at the annual Agent Summit. L-R, Janet Houseberg,Tim Houseberg, and Councilwoman Jenifer Pechonick.Have Lunch With the Elders!Despite the disruptions caused by the remodeling and expansion ofthe kitchen, we have continued to serve our Elders a good and completedaily meal. We invite you to join us Monday to Friday (excludingholidays) at 12 noon. Elders and others aged 55 or over eat free;all others just pay a small fee of $3.00.We are still playing Bingo on Thursday after lunch and have chairexercises on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10:45 am. Comeand join us!--Judy Dull, Elder Nutrition SupervisorThis is a Title VI program for Native American Elders, 55 andover. Native Americans under 55 and other guests can come eat fora small charge (under 18 are free). Donations are appreciated.■L-R, Chief Compliance Officer James Kirby, VP Paul Griego,Councilwoman Annette Ketchum, Councilwoman JeniferPechonick, President Les Olsen, CEO Garen McMillan ofSidecars.

Page 8 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) April 2013Mystery Photos from the Tribal ArchivesDo you know who these people are?If you do, please contact Anita Davis Mathis at (918) 337-6595 or (918) 440-8734 oramathis@delawaretribe.orgTribal ArchivesAnita MathisHappy Spring to all tribal members and your families. With theNew Year come new changes for the Archive/Library Project. Wehave moved into the new Social Service Building. The move bringsnew opportunities for tribal members as well as for others.We have a small library of books for doing research on Delawares(along with other Indian tribes). We will have computers set up fortribal members to research the Archive database very soon. You will beable to search the photos, documents, and other research we have beencompiled so far, with new items added daily.We are working on the online gift shop and hope to have it up andrunning very soon, and the online items will also be sold in a smallshop in the Archive/Library area. Please come check us out.As always we want your photos, documents, anything that is relatedto the Delaware Tribe of Indians. These items can be donated, or youcan bring them in to be copied or scanned and given right back to you.Your items will then be added to the Archive database and shared withall tribal members. Wanishi.■Lenape LanguagePreservation ProjectJim RementerWe are awaiting word from theNational Science Foundationon whether our grant applicationsubmitted last September willbe funded. We were supposed tohear in February but no word hascome yet, possibly because withthe way things are happening inWashington, where no one is sureabout funding.The grant we were working underfor the last year and a half isa DEL (Documenting EndangeredLanguages) grant from the NationalScience Foundation. It has nowrun out and we are actively seekingother funding to continue makingimprovements to the Lenape TalkingDictionary. But even withoutfunding we will continue addingto it. We feel that this is a projectwhich benefits all Delaware peopleand should be worked on continuouslyand not just when there isfunding available.Recent work has concentratedon correcting some mistakes thathave crept in, adding some placenames that are of Lenape origin,and adding some new words andstories.Last year we discovered that,like many web sites that use AdobeFlash, there was a problem withthe increasing use of some popularmobile devices, such as aniPad, which do not currently supportthis technology. In our case,users could not see the speakericons used to play the sound files.However, in the past few monthsour computer programmers wereable to rewrite the code, and nowwe believe that all users that accessthe web site are able to again use iteffectively.Newest Feature: In December2011 we obtained permission fromthe Delaware Nation (formerly theDelawares of Western Oklahoma),based at Anadarko, Oklahoma,to use their tapes to create additionalsound files for the LenapeTalking Dictionary. Although thetwo Delaware groups in Oklahomahave been separated for overtwo hundred years they use thesame Lenape dialect, and we haveadded many of those words in recentmonths. To distinguish them,sound files made from DelawareNation tapes are marked with a{DN} following the Lenape wordon the web site.Also featured under our latestgrant are Stories in Lenape whichcan be played line-by-line. We areparticularly proud of this feature,which allows you to not only learnthe language but also hear some ofLenape history.To get to the stories feature, goto the web site at http://talk-lenape.org.On the top line click onStories and you will be taken to alist of them. You can click on thered speaker icons to hear the titlesof the stories. To hear the entirestory click on the word View nextto the name of the story. You willsee the story written in short phrasesor sentences in Lenape with afree English translation under it.There are a series of red speakericons and by clicking each one youwill hear the Lenape for that line.As the previous line finishes playingif you click the next icon andthen the next on down through thestory you can hear the story as itwas spoken in entirety.Current Status: At the presenttime there are 15,460 single-wordentries (6,400 with sound files),1,680 sentences with sound files,22 stories, 3 hymns, 1 Christmascarol, and 2 “fun songs.”Project History: In 2002 theLenape Language PreservationProject received a grant from theNational Science Foundation toproduce a dictionary database ofLenape. We had the database builtto create a Lenape Talking Dictionarywhich could be placed online.Much of the funding went to digitizingand preserving our existingaudiotapes made in past years withnative speakers of Lenape. TheDictionary first went online in October2005, and was officially onlinein February 2006.Additional Information: TheTalking Dictionary is a work inprogress. We continue to convertaudiotapes of Lenape speakers todigital format, which are then editedto extract the Lenape words.These are then entered into theThe Lenape TalkingDictionary is online athttp://talk-lenape.org. Besure to check it out; you canpractice trying to translatethe poem on page 1 of thisissue of the DIN.Dictionary database and becomeimmediately available on the Internet.We should mention thatthe sound files are not all of studioquality. Most were recorded wheneverand wherever possible – sittingin someone’s living room, ontheir porch, in a classroom, etc., soyou may hear a dog barking in thebackground, or a baby crying, orother people talking.We would appreciate your commentson the Lenape Dictionary.Go to www.talk-lenape.org. Wehope you will find this useful asa learning tool. We will continueadding to the Grammar and Lessonssections so you can startlearning how to construct sentencesin Lenape. It is now up toyou, the Lenape people who wantto learn the language of your ancestors,to make good use of thismaterial the Lenape elders left foryour benefit.■

April 2013 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) Page 9Tribal Archivist Anita Mathis Teaches Lifelong Learning Classin BartlesvilleTribal Archivist Anita Mathis has just completedher first stint as instructor in the Osher LifelongLearning Institute (OLLI), sponsored by the OklahomaState University College of Education .The class, entitled “History of the Delaware Tribe,”was held weekly February 11-March 18, 2013 at theArvest Bank in Bartlesville. Approximately ten students,including Delaware tribal members, were introducedto various aspects of Delaware history byAnita and several guest speakers.The abstract for the class, which was very well receivedand will most likely be repeated next spring,gives some indication of the content:“Books, documents, images and artifacts of theDelaware Tribe of Indians are being collected andarchived using state-of-the-art museum catalogingsoftware. The collection is located at Tribal Headquarters,and drawing on these rich cultural resources,Tribal Archivist Anita Mathis will introduce you tothe history and way of life, both past and present, ofthe Delaware Indians. Using slide presentations anda field trip to Tribal Headquarters, you’ll researchdocuments, some of which date to the 1600s.“Anita Mathis has been active within the Tribe allher life, including but not limited to participating inevery Powwow put on by the Tribe. The 2013 Powwowwill be her 49th. Anita has served on the TrustBoard and chaired and co-chaired various committees.She currently serves on the Culture PreservationCommittee. Anita is the Tribal Archivist and overseesthe library, gift shop and research area. She hasextensive training and experience in handling andarchiving photos and documents and is dedicatedto preserving written, oral and pictorial Tribal history.”■Contact Information Change FormSend form to: Delaware Tribe of Indians, 170 N.E. Barbara, Bartlesville, OK 74006Name: __________________________________________________________________Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________City: __________________________________________________________________State: ___________________________________________ Zip: _________________Others Affected: __________________________________________________________________To have a name changed on the tribal roll, send proper documentation, such as a legal document, stating thechange (examples: marriage license, adoption papers, divorce papers, etc.). Be sure to include your previousname or names since that will be the way it is listed on the roll. Including Tribal Registration number is helpful,but not required.Please include others in your household who are affected by this contact info change, including children, sothat their records can be updated. Thank you!“Heart of the Drum” Film ProjectEdie Robinette-PetrachiAs a part of the promise to theKansas Humanities Counciland Missouri Humanities Council,from whom we have beenawarded development grantstotalling $20,000 sponsored byUS taxpayers and the NationalEndowment of the Humanities,we are seeking further fundingfor the production of Heart ofthe Drum. Currently workingwith colleagues and connectionsin Los Angeles and Kansas City,Edie Robinette-Petrachi is developingthe necessary relationshipsto build upon the foundation forfurther funding. Additional possibilitieslie not only within thefilm investment community, butalso within the private foundationworld. The Annenberg Foundation,based in Philadelphia, is anadditional opportunity for us aswell. We are working as quicklyas possible to encourage participationfrom potential funders whoare passionate about bringing theDelaware story to the screen forthe world to see. Jack Robinettehas been meeting with local corporationsponsors and foundationsin the Kansas City area.Jim Rementer has done someresearch into his collection ofvideos and recordings of NoraDean Thompson and other tribalmembers to provide archivalfootage for the film. Additionallyhe has identified and succeededin finding scholars in the Philadelphiaarea to provide history ofthe tribe in Pennsylvania. AnitaMathis has provided several wonderfulsuggestions for meeting onthe campus with the youth of thetribe for the portion of the filmthat will include video interviewsbetween youth and elders in amodern-day context.Film Director Edie Robinette-Petrachi has been chosen to bea judge at the Kansas City FilmFestival (April 10-15), as wellas screen a film she worked onas a director and producer. Thisfilm was originally produced byHEART OF THE DRUM producerJack Robinette. During theKansas City Film Festival, Edieand Jack will be on hand to hosta meet-and-greet with the directorsof the Kansas and MissouriHumanities Councils. State andfederal legislators introduced byChief Paula Pechonick and TribalProject Director Anita Mathis tothe film project will be invited aswell. We view this opportunity asan important step in raising localawareness in the Kansas City andLawrence communities. The HumanitiesCouncils are especiallypleased with this invitation as itdraws attention to the story of theDelaware Tribe’s important rolein shaping the history of thesetwo states, which otherwise havea bitter history of border conflictsdating back to the Civil War. TheDelaware presence in the twostates between around 1830 andthe late 1860s, pre-dating theperiod known as “Bleeding Kansas,”is both an important storyin itself, often untold and notproperly understood, but also amessage of healing. The positiveresonance of this story is receivingfavorable attention which weare depending upon to secure allof the funding we need. Edie isbuilding community awarenessand developing a Facebook Moviewebpage to provide updates toher film community and developand audience base for futurecrowd funding.■If you have any pictures, documents, books, or artifacts to donateor lend to the Tribal Archives, please contact Anita Mathis at amathis@delawaretribe.orgor at 918-337-6595 or 918-440-8734. Thematerial can be scanned or photographed and returned to you if requested.■

Page 10 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) April 2013Delaware Tribe HistoricPreservation OfficeBrice ObermeyerThe Delaware Tribe’s HistoricPreservation Office (DTHPO)is tasked with protecting and preservingsites of cultural and religioussignificance to the DelawareTribe. Such sites include currentand past gravesites, archaeologicalsites, and traditional culturalproperties.Documenting the ChambersSite at the Carnegie Museumof Natural HistoryAs part of our FY 2012 NAGPRADocumentation Grant, DTHPOstaff member Greg Brown continuesto work on the Cultural AffiliationReport for the cemetery atThe Abbott Farm SiteGregory BrownIn the last issue of the DelawareIndian News, we described the“Chambers”site, one of two Delawaresites in Pennsylvania andNew Jersey that the Tribe is helpingto document in preparation forthe repatriation and respectful reburialof several hundred individuals.In this issue we want to tellyou about the other site—”AbbottFarm.”The Abbott Farm site is one ofthe most famous archaeologicalsites in the New Jersey area, hometo Delaware ancestors for at least10,000 to 11,000 years.The Abbott Farm Complex is apart of a large complex of archaeologicalsites in Trenton, NewJersey, in what is now the AbbottFarm Historic District, a NationalRegister landmark. These siteshave been excavated off and onfor close to one hundred years(though human burials have notbeen excavated since the 1930s).Several burials from these sitesended up at the Peabody Museumof Archaeology and Ethnologyat Harvard University. These aredwarfed by the very large numberof burials from these sitesthat were removed by the IndianSite Survey in during the 1930sby a crew under the direction ofDorothy Cross. These burials arehoused at the New Jersey StateMuseum, along with associatedfunerary objects.Other material from these sitesprobably resides at the AmericanMuseum of Natural Historyand the Field Museum in Chicago,both of which had connectionswith Ernest Volk, one on thefirst excavators of the sites in the1890s, and several others.While the sites encompass humanoccupation starting about9,000 BC, the Abbott Farm isknown mostly for two types ofsites: lithic (stone) scatters associatedwith the “TrentonGravels,”once thought to be ofvery great antiquity (and sincethe Chambers Site or KuskuskiesVillage in western Pennsylvania(a late 18th-century Delaware village).Once completed, we willwork with the Carnegie Museumto invite the affiliated tribes toconsult with us as we move forwardon the documentation effort.Student InternAs described in the last issue ofthe DIN, the Delaware Tribe ofIndians now has a formal relationshipwith Emporia State University(ESU) in Emporia, KS. DTHPOdirector Brice Obermeyer, wholargely discredited), and the largestarchaeological site on the EastCoast dating to the Middle Woodlandperiod (ca. 1-900 AD).The Delaware Tribe of Indians,along with our cousins theDelaware Nation and StockbridgeMunsee Community, are workingto repatriate the human remainsfrom these sites, currently storedin a variety of museums.If you know anything about thissite, we invite you to contact usat gbrown@delawaretribe.orgor bobermeyer@delawaretribe.org.■Excavation of a large pottery vessel at Abbott Farm in the late1930s.also teaches at ESU, has recruiteda spring-semester intern, Sociologymajor Madeline Lousch, whois primarily working on compilinginformation on Woodlands kinshipto be included in the kinshipsection of the Chambers affiliationreport while also helping identifyadditional sources and maps to beused as well. We are enormouslyappreciative of her hard work, andthe hard work of other ESU studentswho have helped us out.National RegisterNominationBrice continues to draft a nominationto the National Registerof Historic Places for “DelawareTown” in southwest Missouri,part of our FY 2011 Tribal HistoricPreservation Grant. The narrativeportion of the nominationis almost finished, pending a fewquestions for the Center for ArchaeologicalResearch (CAR) atMissouri State (which performedthe archaeological work at thesites). We are still anticipating acompleted draft by March 2013..Section 106 ReviewsThe DTHPO performed a total of72 consultation reviews for privatecompanies as well as manyother reviews for public agenciesin January (48 reviews) and February(24 reviews).Consultation with theChicago Field MuseumThe Chicago Field Museum holdsa portion of the human remainsand funerary objects from the AbbottFarm Collection. In anticipationof an eventual repatriation ofthe collection, we are initiatingconsultation with the museum todetermine the cultural affiliationand reunite the portion at the ChicagoField Museum with the otherAbbott Farm collections in othermuseums. During this initial visit,we plan to view the collection andcollect museum records about thecollection history and treatmenthistory. Our consultation visit isfunded under the FY 2012 NAG-PRA Documentation Grant.■Native Drummers Welcome Visitors toLondon for the 2013 World Figure SkatingChampionshipsDignitaries are welcomed by Aboriginal drummersCTV London, Mar. 10, 2013The Forest City is putting out the welcome mat for visitors fromaround the world.Many will be learning about “Canada’s London” for the first timeduring the World Figure Skating Championships.Several First Nations groups gathered at Museum London to officiallywelcome visitors Sunday.Food, culture and aboriginal history were all on display.“I think this is an appropriate time to remind people that we arehere,” said Chief Greg Peters of the Moraviantown First Nation.Native performers will also be part of Tuesday’s opening ceremonies.Read more at:http://london.ctvnews.ca/the-forest-city-is-putting-out-the-welcome-mat-for-visitors-from-around-the-world-1.1190065#ixzz2NX3ObzfX■

April 2013 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) Page 11Community Services and Education ProgramsCOMMUNITY SERVICESStudent Optical Assistance: Assistance to studentsenrolled in grades K-12, colleges, universities orvocational technology schools. Funds can be designatedto pay for glasses, contacts, physician visitsor related costs. Each request may not exceed $200.Burial Program: Burial assistance for Delawaretribal members. The family may apply for up to$500. The funds may be applied to expenses as ismost beneficial to the family.Utility Assistance: Emergency utility assistance fortribal members up to $200. Payment will be madedirectly to the vendor or utility company and mayinclude gas, propane, water, electricity, wood or relatedutility services.Housing Assistance: Assistance in emergency situationson a one-month, one-time, once-a-year basis.Amount of assistance that can be approved is limitedup to $200.Dental Assistance: Assistance for dental servicesup to $350. Services may include tooth repair, dentalfillings, dentures or emergency services. Routinedental exams or cleaning are not covered.Medical Assistance: Assistance to pay medicalbills, including but not limited to medical equipment(purchase or rental), home health care, pharmacy,etc. not to exceed $200.Emergency Travel: Medical transportation servicesfor Delaware tribal members to include, but not limitedto, health transportation costs, assistance and/or other related costs. One-time assistance not to exceed$200.Hospital Equipment Assistance: Assistance withhospital equipment for Delaware tribal memberswho are hospitalized during the year and some costsof hospital equipment is not paid by third parties.Funds will be used to pay for hospital equipment,which may include rentals, small equipment purchasesor related costs up to $250.Emergency Assistance: Emergency assistance toDelaware tribal members. Funds are to be used foremergency situations. Assistance includes, but is notlimited to, groceries or related assistance. Applicantsmust utilize all other community resources prior toapplication. Funds are allocated up to $200 and willbe disbursed as determined by the Community ServiceCommittee on a case-by-case basis.Elder Programs, Optical Assistance: Assistancefor optical services to elders age 55 and over. Fundsmay be used for services, including glasses, physician’svisits or related costs up to $200 annually.Elder Programs, Prescription Medication Assistance:Prescription medication assistance to Delawareelders age 60 and over for pharmacy and relatedcost. Elders may receive assistance not to exceed$900 per calendar year. Elders may apply more thanonce per calendar year until $900 is reached. Fundsmay be disbursed to vendors on a monthly basis notto exceed $75 per month for long term recurringmedication.EDUCATION COMMITTEEASSISTANCE AND SCHOLARSHIPPROGRAMSSchool Supply Vouchers: Help with the cost ofpurchasing the needed school supplies for their childand/or children ages Pre-K to 5th Grade. Availablefrom July 15th to August 31st or until vouchers areexhausted. Deadline is September 30 of every year.Up to $40 per child with receipt of purchase.Education Assistance: Help for registered Delawarestudents who need some type of assistance forstudents ages 6th thru 12th grade while enrolled inschool, such as graduation expenses, ACT exams,summer school, band, choir, etc. This program hasa maximum payment of $50 per applicant per fiscalyear.Athletic Assistance: Help for registered Delawarestudents involved in school sponsored athletic programs.Students may be reimbursed up to $50 perapplication per fiscal year.Academic Achievement Award: Available on aone-time basis to registered Delaware Tribe of Indiansthat have graduated in the current fiscal year/academic school year from high school, college, orVo-Tech with a current 3.5 GPA.Driver’s Education Assistance: Help to defraycosts of driver’s education classes through an accreditedtraining facility. This program has a maximumof $75 per applicant per fiscal year.Adult Vocational Training Assistance: Help withcosts of short-term vocational training classes. Limitedto out of school students who wish to learn newor upgrade current skills. Maximum of $200 per applicantper fiscal year.Higher Education Scholarship: Up to $3,200 inscholarship funding. Full time students may applyfor $400 per semester for up to eight semesters. Parttime students will receive $200 per semester up to16 semesters. Fall scholarship applications will beaccepted from June 1 through July 31. Students mustmaintain a 2.0 GPA (grade point average) in the lastsemester attended. ■Fellowships Available!SUPPORT FOR NATIVE ARTISTSVancouver, Wash. American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiianartists are encouraged to apply for the 2014 Native Arts andCultures Foundation Artist Fellowships before May 3. This unique nationalfellowship honors excellence by Native artists in six disciplines:dance, filmmaking, literature, music, traditional arts and visual arts.Ranging from $10,000 to $20,000, the fellowships awarded by theNative Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) recognize the creativityand expression of exceptional Native artists who have made significantimpact in the field. In past years, artists living in the Midwest, includingBobby Bullett (Chippewa), Brent Michael Davids (Mohican), EmilyJohnson (Yupik), Bennie Klain (Navajo), Ronald Paquin (Sault Ste.Marie Chippewa) and Rosy Simas (Seneca) were honored with thisaward.“Through the fellowship program, we hope to foster the creativevoices of our indigenous artists,” said foundation Program DirectorReuben Tomás Roqueñi (Yaqui/Mexican). “The Native Arts and CulturesFoundation believes in the beauty and inspiration of the work ofNative artists and the fellowships provide a significant resource fortheir practice.”Artists who are members of federally and state-recognized U.S.tribes, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities can reviewcriteria in full and apply by the May 3 deadline at: http://nacf.us/2014-fellowships. The foundation will announce award recipientsin November 2013. For questions and technical support, contact ProgramDirector Reuben Roqueñi: reuben@nativeartsandcultures.org or 360-314-2421.Since it was launched in 2009, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundationhas awarded $1,341,000 in grants to 72 Native artists and organizationsin 20 states. In addition to awarding Native artist fellowships,NACF has funded organizations including the American Indian Centerof Chicago, the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museumsof Oklahoma City, the First People’s Fund in Rapid City, S.D. andthe Northwoods Niijii Enterprise Community in Flambeau, Wis. Createdafter decades of visioning among the nation’s first peoples withthe support of the Ford Foundation and others, NACF is a nationalcharity solely dedicated to supporting the revitalization, appreciationand perpetuation of Native arts and cultures.To learn more about the foundation’s mission and past fellowsawarded, visit www.nativeartsandcultures.org.■Excuse the mess while we finish renovation of the kitchen!

Page 12 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) April 2013Cheevers Coffey Memorial Gourd DanceOn February 16, 2013, the Delaware Tribe and Bartlesville/DeweyCommunity held a Memorial Gourd Dance in honor of CheeversCoffey. A lot of tribal members, friends of Cheevers and Rosetta Coffey,were unable to attend the services held for Cheevers in Lawton, andwanted to do something in his honor.When talking with Rosetta, she thought a Gourd Dance would be nice.This gave the local community a chance to visit with Rosetta, and reflecton the great and wonderful memories that they had of Cheevers Coffey.The dance was a great success, and we want to express our appreciationfor all those who helped out and all those who attended.■Coffeyville Community College “Rally in the Valley” Powwow,March 9, 2013Chelsea Boys & Girls Club Stomp Dance, March 23, 2013

April 2013 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) Page 13Community49 th Annual DELAWARE POW-WOWMay 24, 25 and 26, 2013Delaware citizen Amy Wiley,whose paternal grandmotherwas Maudie “Bullette” Hough,recently represented the Universityof Miami in Coral Gables, FLat the Atlantic Coast Conference(ACC) Swimming Championshipsin Greensboro, NC. Amy isthe daughter of Bill and Jay Wileyof Lake Oswego, OR.Amy graduated from LakeridgeHigh School in 2011, where shewas an Honor Student and a twotimeOregon 6A High School StateChampion in the 100-yard breaststroke.Wiley holds the OregonBirth AnnouncementJamesetta “Etta” Roth Chase,daughter of tribal member MarandaShae Compton and Jordan Chase,was born on October 22, 2012 at11:23 PM at the Rose Medical Centerin Denver, Colorado. “Etta” isthe granddaughter of tribal memberGina Roth and great-granddaughterof member Joseph Lee Roth. Ettaweighed 7 lbs 3 oz and was 21 incheslong.■State High School State record inthe 200 Medley and 200 Freestylerelays as well as the 6A State Recordin the 100-yard Breaststroke.Wiley also ran track for Lakeridgeand placed at State in the longjump and the 300-meter hurdles.Wiley is a redshirt freshmanat Miami majoring in ExercisePhysiology, Pre-Med Track. Atthe recent ACC Championshipsshe made a B-Final in the 100-yard breaststroke and a C-final inthe 200-yard breaststroke, helpingthe Hurricanes place sixth in theACC.■Incoming Delaware PowwowPrincess Dava Deer Daylight.Head Singer:Head Man Dancer:Head Lady Dancer:Master of Ceremonies:Arena Directors:Host Gourd Dance Groups:Host Northern Drum:Color Guard:Fred Fall-Leaf Memorial Campgrounds3 Miles East of Highway 75 on Road 600Russell MashunkasheyVincent JacksonSteva HouseBrad Kills CrowBruce MartinDude Blalock & Chris SoapLenape Gourd Dance Society &Osage Gourd DancersRed Land SingersLenape Color Guard2013 Delaware Pow-Wow PrincessDava Deer DaylightSchedule of EventsGourd DanceFriday: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Saturday & Sunday: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Dance ContestsFriday, Saturday & Sunday: 8:00 p.m. til closeStomp DanceFriday and Saturday nights following the pow-wowALL SPECIALS ON SATURDAY & SUNDAY AFTERNOONS FROM 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.--------------------------------------------------------------------------Bet Football Game – Men against WomenSaturday at 11:00 a.m. – area between the Markley Camp and Fred Fall-Leaf’s Home--------------------------------------------------------------------------Leona Shipley Memorial Fry Bread Contest, Saturday, May 25 th at 10:00 a.m. at the Markley Camp--------------------------------------------------------------------------Sunday Morning Church Service – 10:00 a.m. at the arenaFree ParkingFree AdmissionWinners 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 LEAVENOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS OR THEFT!No chairs may be setup around the arena until Friday, May 24 th at approximately 10:00 a.m.AN ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE WHEN IT IS TIMEFOR ARTS & CRAFTS INFORMATION call Elaine Clinton – 918/531-2526For More Information call Lu Ann Hainline – 918/338-9907The Delaware Pow-Wow is the home of “The Dog Pound” and their Princess, Lu Ann Hainline49th Annual Delaware PowwowPlease join us at the 49th annual Delaware Powwow atFred Fall-Leaf Memorial Campgrounds three miles eastof Rte 75, May 24-26, 2013. Admission and parking arefree.For more information call 918-338-9907.■

Page 14 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) April 2013ObituariesEddie John BarnesSr.September 16, 1923-January 16, 2013Eddie John Barnes, Sr.died Jan. 16, 2013 at2:20 a.m. at the age of 89.A wake was held at the OchelataBaptist Church on Friday evening,January 18, 2013, from 7 to 9:30p.m.Funeral services for Mr. Barneswere held Saturday, January 19,at 11 a.m. at the Ochelata BaptistChurch. Rev. E.J. Barnes Jr., Directorof Missions, North GrandRiver Baptist Association, Trenton,MO, officiated. Assistingwere Rev. Kevin Barnes of LegacyChurch in Kansas City, MO; Rev.Dave Compston of the BartlesvilleWestside Baptist Church;Rev. Tom Cox of Bartlesville FirstBaptist Church; and Rev. BrianMyers of the Ochelata BaptistChurch. Interment followed in theRamona cemetery with full militaryrites accorded by the RamonaAmerican Legion Post 334.Eddie was born at Ramona,Oklahoma on September 16, 1923to Viola Marie Willey Barnes andHarrison McKinley Barnes. He attendedRamona Public School forhis early education. He joined theNavy during WWII, serving 30months on the USS Pursuit 108mine sweeper in the South Pacific,participating in 17 invasions. Afterhis discharge from the Navy,he graduated from Chilloco IndianSchool. In 1948, Eddie marriedLeona Bennefield. They weremarried 64½ years.Eddie worked for Great LakesPipe Line Co. for several years butresigned when he was led to becomea minister. To prepare himselffor the ministry, he furtheredhis education by attending andgraduating from Oklahoma BaptistUniversity. Before attendingthe Southern Baptist Seminary fora short time, he served as a missionarywith the Southern Baptistmission board with the AmericanIndians at Sallateeska Indian Missionin Shawnee, OK. He thenpastored the Baptist Church inBowring, OK for three years. Laterhe returned to Ochelata, wherehe served the Ochelata BaptistChurch for twenty-five years.During these years, he worked atWoolaroc in the Y-Indian GuideCenter or as the Assistant Directorof Washington-Osage CountyHead Start program.Eddie was a loving husband andfather to his family and a dedicatedleader in the Churches he served.He is survived by his wife, Leona,of the home; three children andtheir spouses, E.J. Barnes and hiswife Diann, Binnie Gullane andher husband, Jim, and Mollie Martinand her husband, Wayne; ninegrandchildren, Metasha Olson andhusband Brandon, Heath Spaldingand wife Nicki, Kevin Barnesand wife Andrea, Misha Spalding,James Spalding, Daniel Martin,Karah Mesplay and husbandMark, Kelly Love and husbandAndy, and Elizabeth Martin; and18 great grandchildren. He alsoleft two brothers: Howard Barnesand his wife, Betty, of Ochelataand Ray Barnes of Bartlesville.He was preceded in death byhis parents, Harrison and ViolaBarnes; one son, Byron Barnes;two brothers, Bernard (Joe) Barnesand Clarence (Bill) Barnes; andone sister, Clara Bell. Eddie willMarch 17, 1938-February 7, 2013Billy Joe Dick, age 74, passedaway on February 7, 2013 aftera long battle with liver cancer.Billy was born on March 17, 1938to John and Ada Mae Dick He attendedschool in White Oak, graduatingin 1956. He later joined theUnited States Navy, serving fouryears. Billy enjoyed all sports,particularly baseball (St. LouisCardinals), football (Kansas CityChiefs) and fishing. He was alsovery close to his family and enjoyedspending time with all ofthem.He was preceded in death by hisparents.Memorials may be sent to theClarehouse, 7617 S. Mingo Road,Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133.A wake was held Sunday February10 at his sister KatherineLeaf's residence. Funeral serviceswere at 1:00 p.m., Monday, Febleavea host of other relatives andfriends who will miss him.Note: Eddie was the veteranhonored by the CPC in 2005.■Patricia P. “Pat”Secondine CoxNovember 4, 1926-March 3, 2013Patricia P. “Pat” Secondine Coxpassed away, Sunday, March3, 2013 at St. Francis Via ChristiHospital in Wichita, KS. She was86 years old.Pat was born on November 4,1926 in Norman, OK, to Harrisonand Blanche “Measles” Secondine.She was the widow of MartinLee Cox. She and her husbandowned and operated the ArtisticWeave Shop and the King andCompany Weavers. Pat was a reweaverby trade. She was a memberof the New Covenant UnitedMethodist Church in Wichita, KS.Preceding her in death were herparents, brother Thomas Secondine,and sister Ora Louise Secondine.Survivors include daughtersMarsha Meyer of Wichita andMichelle L. Conine and husbandAllen of Wichita; step-son GeneCox and wife Mary of Stover,MO; brothers Harrison Secondineand wife Dottie of Grand Junction,CO, and Dave Secondine ofReno, NV; sisters Norma J. Lyonsof Augusta, KS, and Marie N.Brown of Midwest City, OK; fourgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren;and numerous niecesand nephews.Funeral services were held onWednesday, March 6, 2013 at theLoyal Shawnee Cultural Center,26197 S. 4340 Rd., Vinita, OK74301, with Pastor Don Greenfeatherofficiating. Pallbearerswere Karl Meyer, Michael Conine,Thomas Conine, Jillian Conine,Allen Conine and Gene Cox.Burial followed at White OakCemetery.In lieu of flowers, the familyrequests donations be made tothe Loyal Shawnee CeremonialGrounds and mailed in care of:Sherry Gardner, 1132 N. FalknerDrive, Claremore, OK 74017.■Billy Joe Dickruary 11, 2013 at the First BaptistChurch of Chelsea with PastorGerald Biswell officiating. Intermentfollowed at the ShawneeCemetery near White Oak. Serviceswere under the direction ofLuginbuel Funeral Home.■Nikki KirkendollSeptember 29, 1974-January 25, 2013Nikki Steinman Kirkendoll,38, former Seminole resident,died Friday, January 25,2013 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Nikki was born on September29, 1974 in Shawnee, Oklahomato Charles and Barbara (Johnson)Steinman.Nikki grew up in Seminole andattended Seminole Schools andgraduated from Seminole HighSchool in 1992 where she was anoutstanding softball player. Sheobtained a Bachelors degree fromEast Central University in Ada,Oklahoma and a Masters Degreefrom Cameron University in Lawton,Oklahoma. After college shestarted her career as a caseworkerin prisons and then worked at severalagencies counseling fosterchildren and parents. She was currentlyserving as Director of TheBehavioral Health Department atthe Oklahoma City Indian HealthClinic. Nikki traveled to speak atseminars, and clinics and helpedcontinued on page 15

April 2013 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) Page 15Kirdendoll, cont’d from page 14other Indian Health Services developtheir programs. She washighly sought after as a speakerand authority in her field. She wasa member of the Delaware IndianTribe of Oklahoma. Nikki was aLicensed Professional Counselorand a licensed Alcohol and Drugabuse counselor. Nikki was amember of the National Board ofCertified Counselors and a memberof the First Baptist Church inSeminoleNikki leaves to cherish hermemories parents, Charles andBarbara Steinman; one sister,Wendy Sparks and her husband,Scott of Paoli, Oklahoma; one uncle,Andy Johnson of Bartlesville,Oklahoma; one aunt, KatherineLynch of Bartlesville, Oklahoma;and several cousins, family members,and close friends.Nikki was preceded in death byher grandparents, Loren and HelenSteinman, Bill and Janet Johnson,and an aunt, Patricia Johnson.Funeral services were heldTuesday, January 29, 2013 at theFirst Baptist Church at 404 ReidSt. in Seminole with Buddy Hunterofficiating. Burial followed atLittle Cemetery.The family has requested memorialsbe sent to the AmericanLung Association at 1301 PennsylvaniaAve., Suite 800, Washington,D.C. 20004.Funeral arrangements were underthe direction of SwearingenFuneral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma.■If one of your relatives or closefriends has passed, please feelfree to send us an obituary. Wewill run it in the next DelawareIndian News. Obituaries can besent to din@delawaretribe.org or to the Tribal Offices.Please also pass along any birthor death announcements tothe Enrollment Office at lfallleaf@delawaretribe.org.Rememberthat the CommunityServices Committee has a burialassistance program if you arein need of help.■Bob L. RandallJuly 12, 1932-March 1, 2013Bobby Lester Randall went tobe with his Lord on March 1,2013. He fought a long and courageousbattle with cancer. Bobwas born in Oklahoma City, July12, 1932, son of Lester Henry andMildred Marie McMahan Randalland great-great-grandson ofEliza (Woo-le-noo-squay) SneadRandall. Bob is the first of sevenchildren, and grew up in Fairfax,Oklahoma, where he graduatedfrom high school. He was a memberof the Army National Guardfor three years. Bob married BarbaraLucille Brock of Burbank,Oklahoma on June 26, 1954; theywould have celebrated 59 yearsof marriage this summer. Theirfirst home was in Cushing, Oklahoma,and in 1959, they movedto Haysville, Kansas, where hespent 22 years with Kewanee andGulf Oil Companies. He returnedto Oklahoma in 1979 and retiredfrom Chevron Oil Company in1987, as a safety and accident preventionrepresentative, sendinghim all over the United States tolecture and direct classes.Bob was a “Mr. Fix It” man andloved to do woodworking. Afterretirement, he and Barbara participatedin craft shows as B &B Crafts. He was an avid sportsmanand loved bowling, boating,camping, fishing, and hunting.Bob was a 17-year survivor ofcancer and was a member of theOklahoma City Ostomy group.Through that membership, he wasable to help and encourage otherostomates. He had just finishedthe LIVESTRONG program atthe Edmond YWCA. Bob enjoyedRVing with his Frontier Samsgroup and spent many winters as a“Winter Texan” in the Rio GrandeValley. He also enjoyed membershipin the Teacup Chains SquareDance Club.His most important membershipwas the Quail Springs BaptistChurch, where he actively attendedthe very caring ChallengersSunday School Class. Bob dearlyloved to talk about his family andtheir good times together and howhe was so blessed by them. Hewas proud of his Delaware heritage.Bob is survived by his lovingwife, Barbara; children Bobbyand Sue Randall of Argonia,KS; Steve and Becky Randall ofWichita, KS; Teri and Perry Barberof Raleigh, NC; Rick andSusan Randall of Haysville, KS;and Scott and Lori Randall of Edmond,OK; grandchildren Kelliand Ryan Emrick of Emporia, KS;Marc Randall of El Dorado, KS;Beth and Randal Schafers of Mulvane,KS; Diania and Joel Pile ofRose Hill, KS; Melissa and MattHudson of Haysville, KS; ReadBarber of Raleigh, NC; Ryan Barberof Charlotte, NC; Mark Jonesof Haysville, KS; Brent Randallof Santa Monica, CA; Shaun Randallof Santa Monica, CA; AshleyRandall of Haysville, KS; EricRandall of Edmond, OK; and HollyRandall of Edmond, OK. He issurvived by nine great-grandchildren,Brock, Rylie, Ben, Mason,Madison, Parker, Paris, Colin, andClaire. Surviving siblings are Arthurand Barbara Randall of Tulsa,OK; Charles and Mary Randall ofPawhuska, OK; David and TrishRandall of Tyro, KS; Judy andDennis Nevius of Edmond, OK;and Jerri Laird of Bartlesville,OK. Preceding him in death werehis parents, Lester and Marie Randall;a sister, Allene Randall; abrother-in-law, Danny Laird; andgrandson Brock Randall.■Vivian ThornbrughMarch 18, 1934-February 18, 2013Mrs. Vivian L. Thornbrugh,78, died at 4:53 A.M. onMonday February 18, 2013 inNowata. Memorial services wereheld on Friday, February 22, 2013in the First Baptist Church inNowata. Cremation arrangementswere directed by the Stumpff-Nowata Funeral Home.Mrs. Thornbrugh was bornMarch 18, 1934 at Nowata, Oklahoma.Mrs. Thornbrugh lived inNowata, most of her life, graduatinghigh school from NowataHigh School in 1952. She wasmarried to Howard Thornbrughin Nowata and they made theirhome there. Mrs. Thornbrugh wasa member of First Baptist Churchin Nowata, and served in the Nursery,the Rebekah Lodge at NowataEddie Barnes,We Salute Youand Dumas Texas, the DelawareIndian Women, secretary of theNowata 10:33 Emergency Team.She was employed with the Cityof Nowata and worked in theCemetery Maintenance Departmentand taught in the Head StartProgram at Nowata.Mrs. Thornbrugh is survived bythree daughters, Dianna Laughlinof Nowata, Joanne Olmsteadand her husband Terry of Tulsa,and Joy White and her husbandSteven of Tulsa; five sons, SteveThornbrugh and his wife Tracy ofGermany, Joe Thornbrugh and hiswife Krista, David Thornbrughand his wife Tami, Roman Thornbrugh,and Stephen Thornbrugh,all of Nowata; her aunt Betty Edenof Nowata; thirteen grandchildren;and five-great-grandchildren. Mrs.Thornbrugh was preceded in deathby her parents and her husband.■Annette KetchumFor you who never met Delaware member Eddie Barnes, I want tospend some time and try to let you know some things about Eddiethat made him special. First, he came from a common, poor Delawarefamily, but everyone was poor at that time in the 1930s-40s. Eddie wasone of five boys, born to Harrison and Viola Willey Barnes. The brothersare Bill, Joe, Howard and Ray.Eddie quit school and joined the Navy in 1942. He spent four weeksin boot camp in San Diego, CA. He was tough because he had beenthrough the Depression, had worked hard on the farm, and hadn’t hadan easy life; thus boot camp was not a hardship as it is to many boystoday.Many Indian men of that day tell how the military requires them toshave every day. But young Indians didn’t have any facial hair. Eddieshaved every day, no hair was no excuse. He saw the ocean for the firsttime and was amazed at its enormous size.Eddie was a boxer in the Navy. He weighed about 148 pounds andboxed with the light heavyweight champion of the Northwest UnitedStates. Again, I say, Eddie was tough. He overcame seasickness bydetermination.Eddie was a Seaman First Class on the USS Pursuit. He was onboard when the ship was commissioned. It was a minesweeper, a fleetminesweeper. Minesweeper missions were under high secrecy becausethe Pursuit was the first ship in. The job was to cut the mine cables setby the enemy and explode the mines when they floated to the water’ssurface. They also set out cables.continued on page 16

Page 16 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) April 2013Barnes, cont’d from page 15The Pursuit and its crew went from island to island in thePacific. Eddie learned to protect himself and his buddieswith the guns on the ship, as often they encountered enemyfire after the sweeping was finished. Eddie said it was asthough they were invisible. They swept for mines in theactual invasion of the Philippines and a destroyer went into the Philippines after the Pursuit and it was shot to pieces.Another ship next to the Pursuit was hit by Kamikaze gunsand was completely submerged.Because Eddie was from Oklahoma, he often told theguys on board the USS Pursuit that he knew Bob Wills.When the Pursuit was in dock for repairs at Portland, OR,there was a sign saying Bob Wills and the Texas Playboyswere at Jackson Beach. His mates wanted Eddie to takethem out to Jackson Beach to introduce them to Bob Wills.Eddie tried to get out of it, but they finally went to a café atthe Beach. Eddie had been to dances as Cains Ballroom inTulsa and he recognized Tommy Duncan when he saw himin the café. He told his buddies who Tommy was and theywanted Eddie to introduce them to him. So Tommy wassitting at the bar and Eddie and his friends walked up, andEddie tapped Tommy on the shoulder and said, “Hi Tommy.”Tommy turned around and said, “How in the worldare you?” He said, “ fine.” The guys’ eyes got big aroundand they wanted Tommy’s autograph.There were thirteen men who went all the way throughmilitary service on the Pursuit together. On January 8,1946, Eddie was honorably discharged. He received thePhilippine Liberation Campaign Ribbon (2 stars), VictoryMedal, Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal (7 stars),American Area Campaign Medal (5 stars), and Good ConductMedal. The Purple Heart would have been awarded ifEddie had not refused treatment after being hit with shrapnel.All his life when he heard USS Pursuit, it was likehearing dad and mother. The men have a reunion everyyear and he would attend to reminisce and remember theiradventures.Eddie went back to finish school at Chilocco IndianSchool. He met and married the love of his life, LeonaBennefield, a Creek girl. Their three children—E. J., Binnie,and Mollie—are a testimony to his compassion, integrity,humanity and godliness. He was called to the ministryby God and attended Oklahoma Baptist University, wherehe graduated as a minister of the Gospel. He served hisLord and Savior all the rest of the days of his life.■

April 2013 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) Page 17Minutes of the Tribal Council, December 2012-February 2013Monday, Dec 3, 2012Delaware CommunityCenterRespectfully submitted by JeniferPechonickThe Chief called the meetingto order at 6:05 pm. AssistantChief Chet Brooks prayed in Lenapeand English. Present: ChiefPechonick, Assistant Chief ChetBrooks, Treasurer Janifer Brown,Jenifer Pechonick, Nathan Young,Annette Ketchum, and VernaCrawford.Guests: Curtis Zunigha, CharlesRandall, Mary Randall, RickBarnes, Michelle Vernon, GregBrown, Bruce Martin, Cy Hughesand baby and Michael Adair.Janifer Brown made a motionto approve the agenda with anamendment. 2nd Chet Brooks.Discussion: Jenifer Pechonicksuggested an executive session todiscuss Tribal attorney contract.Annette Ketchum made a motionto accept the November10, 2012 minutes. 2nd JeniferPechonick. Motion passed all infavor.Janifer Brown presented theTreasurer’s Report. She is lookingforward to our next financials.Jean is working to prepare a sheetto add to allow us to review the financialsmore easily.Verna made a motion to approvethe financials pending audit. 2ndChet Brooks. Motion passed all infavor.Curtis Zunigha presented theTribal Manager’s report (reprintedbelow):Tribal Manager’s Report-Curtis ZunighaCherokee M.O.A.On November 20 two representativesof the Bureau of Indian AffairsEastern Oklahoma RegionalOffice came to Bartlesville toprovide technical guidance on thepreparation and submission of aself-determination proposal. I willbe traveling to Washington, DC tomorrowwith Chief Pechonick andCouncil Member Pechonick. Jeniferand I will be meeting Wednesdaymorning with the Director ofthe Office of Self-Determinationat BIA HQ to obtain full supportand approval of our forthcomingproposal.PersonnelHR Manager Mike Taylor and Iattended Human Resources managementtraining November 15-16 in Oklahoma City. Federal andstate labor laws plus generallyaccepted employment practiceswere discussed. We learned thatsome of our policies need somerevision in order to protect thelegal rights of our employees andthe tribal government. Overall itwas an important training sessionand beneficial to our organization.Building ConstructionThe Social Services Building ismoving along slightly ahead ofschedule. Interior constructionand painting are going on now.Our telephone and Internet contractorshave inspected the utilitylines into the building and areplanning to implement the connectionswithin the next 30-40days. There has been no furtherdiscussion on the placement of thesign near Tuxedo Blvd.City of BartlesvilleManagement ConferenceOn November 28 members ofthe Tribal Council and I met withCity of Bartlesville Manager EdGordon, Police Chief Tom Holland,City Planner Lisa Beemon,the City Engineer and the ChiefFinancial Officer. The purposewas to reestablished close government-to-governmentrelations.We discussed law enforcement,city zoning and code enforcement,and renaming of Barbara Street.There is tremendous goodwill andpledges of cooperation and communicationfor the benefit of boththe tribe and the city.Curtis said he had not heardanything back on the Oologahproperty inquiry.Discussion was held with regardto the revised Delaware seal.Verna Crawford made a motionto approve Resolution 2012-41Amendment to Tribal and HousingProcurement Policy. 2nd NateYoung. Motion passed all in favor.Nathan Young made motionto approve Resolution 2012-43Maintenance and Admissions andOccupancy policies. 2nd ChetBrooks. Motion passed all in favor.Jenifer Pechonick motion toapprove Resolution 2012-46 Reauthorizationof NAHASDA. 2ndNathan Young. Motion passed allin favor.Verna Crawford made a motionto approve Resolution 2012-47 New membership, 2nd ChetBrooks. Motion passed all in favor.The Council went into ExecutiveSession.The Council returned from ExecutiveSession.Chet Brooks made a motion toapprove the contract with changes.2nd Annette Ketchum. Motionpassed all in favor.Meeting adjourned at 7:27pm* * *Monday, January 7, 2013Delaware CommunityCenterRespectfully submitted by JeniferPechonickThe Chief called the meeting toorder at 5:15 pm. Assistant ChiefChet Brooks prayed in Lenape andEnglish. Present: Chief Pechonick,Assistant Chief Chet Brooks, JeniferPechonick, Nathan Young andAnnette Ketchum. Janifer Brownand Verna Crawford were absentdue to illness. Excused absences.Guests: Curtis Zunigha, CharlesRandall, Mary Randall, RickBarnes, Greg Brown, Bruce Martin,Priscilla and Don Mason, JohnChapman Young, Lauren Youngand Olivia Young, Gina Roth, DeeKetchum and Amanda Proctor.The Chief welcomed the guestsand introduced Gina Roth as thenew Child Support EnforcementDirector. The position was advertisedand Gina is a DelawareTribal member.Nathan Young made a motion toapprove the agenda. 2nd AnnetteKetchum. Motion passed all in favor.Annette Ketchum made a motionto accept the December 3,2013 minutes. 2nd Chet Brooks.Motion passed all in favor.Jenifer Pechonick made a motionto table the Treasurer’s Reportin absence of the Treasurer.Curtis Zunigha presented theTribal Manager report.Tribal Manager’s ReportCurtis ZunighaTribal OperationsThere’s been a lot of activity in thelast three weeks preparing and upgradingthe electronic and physicalinfrastructure of our Bartlesvillecampus and the Caneybuilding. In Caney we’re paintingwalls, moving in office furnishings,and laying in new internetand telephone hookups. DuringJanuary we’ll be moving in (1)DFMS–Jim & Kelia; (2) DTFS–Tim Houseberg; (3) CSE–ChildSupport Enforcement and our newdirector Gina Roth; (4) The TribalJudges; and (5) other administrativestaff. Here in Bartlesvillethe outside portion of the SocialServices building is more or lesscomplete and interior finishing isover half complete. We are installingthe wiring and fiber optic connectionsfor phone and internet inthe new building.I have attached brief reportsfrom staff members regardingtheir primary activities and tasks.Cherokee MOAI have sent in a request to CharlesHead of the Cherokee Nation forAid to Tribal Government andNAHASDA funds. I’ve also requestedthe (former) ARRA fundsto be used for the apartment complexpurchase. I’ve also informedMr. Head we are beginning theprocess of developing a proposalto receive PL93-638 programfunds directly from the BIA and itwill require a re-negotiation of theMOA.BIA 638 Program ProposalWe have a BIA employee assignedto work with our tribe in the developmentof a program proposal.He was assigned by the Directorof the Self- Determination Officeat BIA HQ in Washington, DC.I began corresponding with himthis past week and given him numerousdocuments pertaining toour past funding and current legal/political relations with CherokeeNation.Caney Property Fee-to-Trust ApplicationThe application is being finalizedthis week now that the EnvironmentalSite Assessment has beenreceived by our contractor, HorizonEngineering Services. Youhave before you a resolution todeed the Caney property over tothe United States Department ofthe Interior.PersonnelWe have a new employee, GinaRoth, who is our new Child SupportEnforcement Director. She’llbe working out of the Caney officeas soon as it’s ready to occupy.The Newbold Scholarship fundout of New Jersey sent $1,200 forthe scholarship fund.Charles Randall asked if therewill be wireless internet access inthe Caney facility, yes there will.continued on page 18

Page 18 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) April 2013continued from page 17Don Mason gave a report onbehalf of the Tribal Court. Thejudges met today in Caney withall judges present. Discussion washeld regarding several issues. Hesaid the judges would like businesscards, he said the judgeswould like robes (the judges wereadvised the Tribe does have robesfor them), they are interested inestablishing a Tribal Bar Association,John Chapman Young waselected Vice-Chief judge, Constitutionand Code revision and needfor a budget. The judges wereasked to submit a budget as wellas a sketch of how they would likethe room in Caney and also a listof items they need. Judge Masonis going to visit Osage NationTANF and will go with Gina Rothto introduce her to CSE at OsageNation. He is also going to visitthe TANF program at the CreekNation. He has talked to the federalofficial of TANF. Judge Masonis working with Lacey Harrisand likely Gina Roth to meet withWashington County DHS. Thejudges are working on criteria forcourt advocates.Jenifer Pechonick made a motionto approve Resolution 2013-01 Enrollment 2nd Chet Brooks.There are 12 new members approved.Motion passed all in favor.Jenifer Pechonick made a motionto approve Resolution 2013-02 Adopting the Tribal SealDesign, 2nd Annette Ketchum.Discussion: Annette Ketchumwanted to mention that JaniferBrown worked diligently on theprocess of design, input and approval.Motion passed all in favor.Chet Brooks made a motionto approve Resolution 2013-03 638 Submission, 2nd JeniferPechonick. Motion passed all infavor.Nathan Young made a motionto approve Resolution 2013-04Caney Land into Trust Status, 2ndChet Brooks. Motion passed all infavor.Jenifer Pechonick made a motionto approve Resolution 2013-05 Membership into UINOKT,2nd Nathan Young. Motion passedall in favor.Annette Ketchum made a motionto approve Resolution 2013-06 Establish Gift Shop Account,2nd Jenifer Pechonick.Nathan Young requested wehave workshop. Workshop scheduledfor January 17.The Council went into ExecutiveSession.The Council resumed regularsession.Annette Ketchum made a motionto waive the 90 day period forbenefits for the Administrative Assistant.2nd Chet Brooks. Motionpassed all in favor.Meeting adjourned at 6:58pm.* * *Monday, February 4, 2013Delaware CommunityCenterRespectfully submitted by JeniferPechonickThe Chief called the meeting toorder at 6:40 pm. Assistant ChiefChet Brooks prayed in Lenape andEnglish. Present: Chief Pechonick,Assistant Chief Chet Brooks, JeniferPechonick, Nathan Young, AnnetteKetchum, Janifer Brown andVerna Crawford.Guests: Curtis Zunigha, Charlesand Mary Randall, Rick Barnes,Michelle Vernon, CeCe Biggoose,Greg Brown, Bruce Martin, MelanieDowns, Susan Hefner, JanaRoth, Tim and Janet Houseberg,John Dillingham, Lesa Steele,Nathan Scullawl, Amanda Proctor,Anita Mathis, Gina Roth, andDavid McCullough.The Chief recognized the guestsin the audience and asked if anyonewished to address the Council.John Dillingham, Delaware EnterpriseAuthority (DEA) Chair,presented the annual report of theDEA from 2012.Verna Crawford made a motionto approve the agenda withchanges to include Resolutions2013-10 and 2013-11. 2nd JeniferPechonick. Motion passed all infavor.Annette Ketchum made a motionto accept the January 7, 2013minutes with the insertion of TribalManager’s report highlights.2nd Jenifer Pechonick. Motionpassed. 5 yes, 2 abstain (VernaCrawford and Janifer Brown dueto absence at the meeting.)Nathan Young made a motionto approve the November andthe December financials pendingaudit. 2nd Verna Crawford. Discussion:Budget preparation andcash-flow report. Motion passedall in favor.Jenifer Pechonick made a motionto suspend the agenda to includeDelaware Tribal FinancialServices (DTFS) who was mistakenlyleft off the agenda. 2ndJanifer Brown. Motion passed allin favor. Tim Houseberg presentedan update to the Tribal Council regardingDelaware Tribal FinancialServices. He outlined the upcomingcalendar for DTFS and forecast.Nathan Young made a motionto approve Resolution 2013-10,to accept electronic signaturesand forms. 2nd Jenifer Pechonick.Motion passed all in favor.Janifer Brown made a motionto approve Resolution 2013-11 toauthorize the DTFS Committee tooversee modifications or changesto the Delaware Tribe of IndiansInsurance Codes. 2nd VernaCrawford Motion passed all infavor.Curtis Zunigha gave the TribalManager report:Tribal Manager’s ReportCurtis ZunighaTribal OperationsWe are aggressively moving intothe Caney Building and will bemoving into the new Social ServicesBuilding during February.The following tribal programsand functions will be relocated tothe Social Services Building:• Housing (Management andServices)• Indian Child Welfare• Environmental• Community Services• LIHEAP/REACH• Library/Museum/ArchivesWe are simultaneously beginningoccupancy of our KansasHeadquarters Building in Caney.There will be a room dedicated fora tribal administration office pool.The following tribal programs andfunctions are located in the KansasHeadquarters Building:• Child Support Enforcement• Financial Services• Tribal Court• Delaware Facilities ManagementSolutions (DFMS)Kitchen ExpansionDemolition of the kitchen is expectedwithin the week.The dining hall will remainopen and lunch will be serveddaily throughout the constructionperiod. The dining hall willalso remain available for necessarybusiness meetings. Projectedcompletion is April 1.Tribal CourtThe court’s first case of 2013 washeld in Caney on January 29.Caney Property Fee-to-Trust ApplicationThe application was sent to theBIA Office in Muskogee for reviewof technical composition andconstruction. Then we will schedulea meeting with BIA EasternOklahoma Regional Director RobertImpson and Chief Pechonickwill deliver the trust applicationfor approval. We expect this to occurduring February.BIA 638 Program ProposalThe collaboration with the BIAliaison, Mr. Larsen, continues. Iwill not likely have a draft to presentfor review until approximatelyFebruary 21.PersonnelWe have established Leslie Fall-Leaf’s role with the tribe as fulltimeEnrollment Director withadditional duties as Tribal CourtClerk. We also hired a temporaryadministrative assistant to supportChief Pechonick and assistme with other administrative duties.Her name is Jana Roth, sheis a tribal member and formerDirector of Indian Education forthe Broken Arrow Public SchoolDistrict.Cherokee Nation and theMOAWe are working with the administrationto provide all documentsrelated to the Housing funds, theIndian Housing Plan, and the AnnualPerformance report.Nathan Young made a motion toapprove the 2013 Holiday Schedule,2nd Annette Ketchum. Discussion:The Council added oneday, on Good Friday, March 29.Motion passed all in favor.Verna Crawford Janifer Brown.Discussion: The Council agreesthe Policies and Procedures are anorganic document that may needto be changed as time passes.Poll Vote: Resolution 2013-07Establishing Authority on FinancialAccounts. Resolution passed1-23-13 7-0 Vote.Nathan Young made a motion toapprove Resolution 2013-08 NewEnrollment, 2nd Chet Brooks. 19new members. Motion passed allin favor.Nathan Young made a motion toenter into executive session, 2ndJanifer Brown.Motion passed all in favor.Meeting adjourned at 9:10pm.■Delaware Tribe of IndiansBartlesville Tribal Offices:170 NE BarbaraBartlesville, OK 74006918-337-6590Chelsea Housing Office:6 Northview Dr.Chelsea, OK918-789-2525Caney Office:601 High StreetCaney, KS 67333620-879-2189Office Hours:8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. M-F

April 2013 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) Page 19Minutes of the Delaware Trust Board, December 2012-February 2013Monday, Dec 3, 2012Delaware CommunityCenterRespectfully submitted by VernaCrawford, Trust Board SecretaryChairman Chet Brooks called theTrust Board meeting to order onDecember 3, 2012 at 4:35 p.m.Homer Scott moved to declarea quorum present. Joe Brooks secondedthe motion. Motion carriedwith one yes (Homer Scott), oneno (Joe Brooks), one abstention(Verna Crawford) and the Chairmanvoted yes to break the tievote.Nancy Sumpter gave the invocation.Secretary Verna Crawford calledroll. Those present were ChairmanChet Brooks, Joe Brooks, HomerScott and Secretary Verna Crawford.John Sumpter, DeAnn Ketchumand Cass Smith were absent.Chairman Brooks greeted theguests and asked if anyone wouldlike to address the Trust Board.Nancy Sumpter, representingLenapeowsi, the Delaware youthdrumming group that meets onThursday at the Delaware CommunityCenter, requested fundingfor the annual Christmas Party.She stated there are 50 childrenwho attend regularly. Last yearthe Trust Board donated $10 perchild, and she requested the samefor this year for a total of $500.The parents will provide food anddecorations. The group has preformedfor several events such asthe Bartlesville Indian Women’sClub and the Cherokee Nation.Joe Brooks moved that theamount of $500 be split betweenthe Cultural Preservation andCommunity Services and EducationCommittees. Homer Scottseconded the motion. Motion carriedwith three yes.Guests present were Mary Randall,Nancy Sumpter, Cy Hughes.Tribal officials and employeespresent were Chief PaulaPechonick, Council member JanBrown, Justice Charles Randall,Tribal Manager Chief Curtis Zunigha,Leslie Fall-Leaf, LesaSteele, Cece Biggoose, and Councilmember Nate Young.Verna Crawford moved to approvethe agenda, seconded byJoe Brooks. Motion carried withthree yes.Minutes of Previous MeetingHomer Scott moved that the November3, 2012 meeting absenceof Joe Brooks be unexcused. VernaCrawford seconded the motion.Motion carried with two yes andone abstention (Joe Brooks).Verna Crawford moved to approvethe minutes of November3, 2012 with corrections. HomerScott seconded the motion.Discussion: Joe Brooks notedthat he was listed as absent andthat he seconded the motion to approvethe Treasurer’s report. SecretaryVerna Crawford acknowledgedthat the changes would bemade.Motion carried with two yes andone abstention (Joe Brooks).Treasurer’s ReportJoe Brooks moved to table theTreasurer’s report. Verna Crawfordseconded the motion.Motion carried with three yes.Committee ReportsEconomic Development:Chair Joe BrooksCommittee Chairman Joe Brooksnoted that no meeting had beenheld due to him being out of town.Joe asked for volunteers to serveon the Committee. Chief PaulaPechonick and Titus Frenchmanvolunteered. Verna Crawfordcommented that Jenifer Pechonickwould like to be on the committee.Tribal Manager Curtis Zunighapointed out that the Trust MasterPlan calls for there be an EconomicDevelopment director; itdoes not authorize a committee.He stated that the Tribe has anEconomic Development Supervisorand as such meets the requirementsof the Trust Master Plan.Joe Brooks responded that wehave always had a committee. Hethen requested a motion to appointthe volunteers to the Committee.Homer Scott moved to appointChief Paula Pechonick and TitusFrenchman to serve on the EconomicDevelopment Committee.Verna Crawford seconded the motion.Motion carried with threeyes.Chairman Chet Brooks statedthat Secretary Verna Crawford hadjust given him a report from ArvestManagement with the current totalassets of the principal the agencymanages to be $3,543.388.32.This does not include the moneystill under the management of theOffice of Trust Fund Managementor the Imprest account the Committeeswork from.Community Services: ActingChair Verna CrawfordThe Community Services Committeemet on Monday, November14, 2012. The Committeeapproved 23 requests, which includedutilities, emergency, housing,burial, pharmacy, medicalservices, dental and optical. Thenext meeting will be Monday,December 10, 2012 following theEducation meeting.Education: Chair VernaCrawfordThe Education Committee meton Monday, November 14, 2012.The committee approved oneeducation assistance request anddenied one athletic assistance request.The Education Committeeguideline for athletic assistancerequires the activity be a schoolsponsored/requiredprogram. Therequest was for a non-school connectedprogram.The next meeting will be Monday,December 10 2012 at 1 p.m.Cultural Preservation:Chair Chet BrooksMeets the third Tuesday of eachmonth starting at 6 p.m. in theCommunity Center.The Cultural Night held thesecond Tuesday of each monthis growing in attendance. ChiefPechonick and others are teachingmoccasin making and other skills.Everyone is invited and encouragedto attend.Land Management: ChairDeAnn KetchumNo report given.Reinvestment: Chair JohnSumpterMeets quarterly. No report waspresented.Tribal Operations: ChairJoe BrooksMeets quarterly. No report waspresented.Old BusinessJoe Brooks commented on therecent trip by himself, VernaCrawford, Chet Brooks, CurtisZunigha, and Leslie Fall-Leaf. Hestated that he has the full backingof the NCAI Veterans Committeeto submit three resolutions toNCAI. The resolutions should besubmitted the Mid-year Conferencein June. One addresses allveterans 50% to 100% disabled,who should be drawing the mileagerate equal to the Federal, nothalf of it. Another is for veteransto have a nationwide lifetimehunting and fishing license. Ifveterans are 100% disabled, theyshould be sales tax exempt, notjust in Oklahoma but nationwide.Veterans fought for the UnitedStates not one state, and shouldbe acknowledged by the wholeUnited States. He stated he wentto every Veterans meeting, someothers on economic developmentand tribal taxation.Verna Crawford suggested thatthe Veterans Committee meet andset-up a structure and activities.There are many activities the Veteranscould do and programs thatcould be developed. Joe Brooksstated he agrees fully.Verna Crawford stated that theTrust Board should start workingon strategic and long term planning.The Council is also workingon this. The Trust Board willhold a preliminary workshop willbe Monday, December 10 followingthe Education and CommunityServices Committee meetings.Chairman Chet Brooks reportedthat at a joint meeting held earlierin the day the Trust Board wasasked to assist with funding forEconomic Development. VernaCrawford suggested the Boardhold a short Executive Session.New BusinessJoe Brooks stated that JohnSumpter was at the VA office todayand could not be at this meeting.Joe Brooks moved that the absenceof John Sumpter be excused.Homer Scott seconded the motion.Motion carried with three yes.Joe Brooks moved that the absenceof DeAnn Ketchum andCass Smith be unexcused. HomerScott seconded the motion. Motioncarried with three yes.Other BusinessJoe Brooks moved to go into ExecutiveSession to discuss personnel.Verna Crawford seconded themotion. She suggested the Boardmove to another room as a courtesyto our Tribal members. Motioncarried with three yes.The Board went into ExecutiveSession at 5:15 p.m.The Board returned from ExecutiveSession at 5:30 p.m.No action was taken after ExecutiveSession.Chairman Brooks declared themeeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m.continued on page 20

Page 20 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) April 2013continued from page 19Monday, January 7, 2013Delaware CommunityCenterRespectfully submitted by ChetBrooks, Trust Board ChairmanChairman Brooks called the meetingto order at 4:05 P.M. HomerScott moved to declare a quorumpresent and Joe Brooks secondedthe motion. One member votedyes, one member voted no, andone abstained. Chairman Brooksbroke the tie vote, voting yes anddeclared a quorum present.Trust Member Joe Brooks gavethe invocation. Chairman Brookswelcomed Tribal Officials in audienceand asked if they wishedto address the Trust Board. ChiefPaula Pechonick and Tribal JusticesRick Barnes and CharlesRandall were present in audiencebut did not wish to bring businessbefore the Trust. No other TribalMembers attended the meeting.Roll call showed ChairmanChet Brooks and members JoeBrooks, Homer Scott, and JohnSumpter present. Members absentwere Secretary Verna Crawford,Treasurer DeAnn Ketchum andMember Cass Smith. A discussionwas held about having two unexcusedabsences in a row. ChairmanBrooks explained that allthree absent members had calledhim prior to the meeting, and thatDeAnn Ketchum was sick, VernaCrawford was on the way to adoctor appointment and that CassSmith had two family emergenciesin a row. After some discussionthe motion was made andseconded to excuse the absenceof all three members at this meetingand for Chairman Brooks towrite all three, informing them weneeded their attendance at meetings.Motion passed 3 yes, 0 no.Motion and second to suspendthe agenda for discussion purposespassed unanimous. In discussionJoe Brooks pointed out thatbrush pile left in pond needs tobe removed before it rains and thepond refills.Minutes of Previous MeetingMotion to table approval of theseminutes until next meeting, whenSecretary present, passed.Treasurer’s ReportMotion and second to table untilnext meeting passed. ChairmanBrooks reported that for thefirst time in over five or six yearsour Trust Fund assets exceed the$3,800,000.00 minimum requiredby Trust Document.Committee ReportsEconomic Development:Chair Joe BrooksReported that his committee hadmet and that only he and NickyMichael had attended. Also, reportedthat committee is almostredundant if Delaware EnterpriseAuthority is going to handle allour economic development.Education, Community Servicesand Land ManagementAll three committee reports weretabled until Chairs are present atFebruary 4th Trust Board Meeting.Cultural Preservation:Chair Chet BrooksReported that the second Tuesdaypot-luck and cultural night wouldbe held January 8th at 6:00 PMand that committee meets January15th at 6:00 PM.Reinvestment: Chair JohnSumpter/Tribal Operations:Chair Joe BrooksBoth committees meet quarterly.No reports given.Old Business, New Businessand Other BusinessNone was presented and TrustBoard adjourned at 4:38 PM.* * *Monday, February 4, 2013Delaware CommunityCenterRespectfully submitted by VernaCrawford, Trust Board SecretaryChairman Chet Brooks called theFebruary Trust Board meeting toorder on February 4, 2013 at 4:00p.m.Cass Smith gave the invocation.Secretary Verna Crawford calledroll. Those present were ChairmanChet Brooks, John Sumpter, JoeBrooks, Homer Scott, Cass Smithand Secretary Verna Crawford.DeAnn Ketchum was absent.Chairman Chet Brooks welcomedguests. He invited anyonewho would like to address theBoard.Business Manager Curtis Zunighainformed the Board that heand CFO Jean Lewis would beavailable when the Tribal Manager’sand Treasurer’s Report werereviewed to respond to questionsif needed.Chairman Brooks noted thatDEA President John Dillingham,Chief Paula Pechonick and DeeKetchum had something they eachwanted to present (see attached).Former Chief Dee Ketchumstated that he has been out of publicservice for several years. Hesaid his name keeps coming up andoften in a negative format. One instanceis in relationship to the removalof the Trust Funds from themoney market accounts at WestStar Bank and investing them withSmith Barney. Recent statementshave been made saying, that heand his administration had movedthe Trust Funds to Smith Barney,which is not true. Minutes of the2000 January Trust Board meetingreflect that action. Mr. Ketchumread from the minutes that TrustBoard members were himself,Dan Arnold, Joe Brooks, VernaCrawford, Sally Farley, PaulaPechonick and Raymond Cline.He quoted, “A full plan will befiled with the Office of Trust FundManagement regarding the transferof WestStar Bank to SmithBarney for reinvestment. Fundwill be 100% insured. Joe Brooksmade the motion to move all TrustFunds from the money market accountsat WestStar Bank to SmithBarney, seconded by Dan Arnold.Motion carried all in favor.” Hestated that the Trust Board Chairmanhas no vote.Ketchum also wanted to clarifythe misconception that the TrustBoard is never to let the principalof the Trust Funds drop below $3.8million. The Master Plan statesthat the principal cannot drop below$3.8 million due to drawingmoney from the principal itself.(See Resolution 2002-01). TheTrust Board members can’t controlthe market and if the markethas a bad spell the Board cannotbe held responsible. (Definitionof principal as defined in Resolution2000-09—“Principal shallbe defined as the original cost ofundistributed investments held inthe judgment funds.”) There havebeen two times that funds havebeen drawn down from the principaland both times the funds wereused to fight for the Tribe’s FederalRecognition. (2000 minutes,Resolutions 2002-1 and 2000-09,attached).Jan Brown, a member of theCultural Preservation Committee,stated her objection to the TrustBoard directing committees toexpend funds without Committeeapproval. At the December meetingthe Trust Board approved arequest for $500 donation to theThursday night children’s group(Lenapeowsi) for their Christmasparty for presents. The Board approvedgiving the donation andsplit it between Cultural Preservationand Education Committees.Providing money for thechildren’s group is a good thing,but she thinks that the committeesshould have been consulted first.Chairman Brooks stated that ithas always been that the Boardmust approve an expenditure ofover $600.Verna Crawford responded thatthe precedent has been set forthe Trust Board action. This hasbeen done because of the timeline.When requests are made andevents occur before the next committeemeeting.Nancy Sumpter stated that shewas upset that Jan Brown didn’tlike giving the money to the children.Nancy didn’t like the wayit had to be done either, but therewas not enough time to go to theCommittees before the party. Nextyear the group will get things togetherearlier.Verna Crawford stated that Jandid not object to giving money tothe children, but felt the committeeshould have been allowed tomake the decision, even if a pollvote was needed.Chairman Brooks noted thatJohn Dillingham and ChiefPechonick were on the agendaunder new business and that wewould move on.Guests, tribal officials, andemployees present were Rick L.Barnes, Verna Artherton, NancySumpter, Susan Cade, Chief PaulaPechonick, DEA President JohnDillingham, Lesa Steele, DeeKetchum, Councilman NathanH. Young, Jana Roth, Nicky KayMichael, Judge Charles Randall,Mary Randall, Council memberJanifer Brown, Michelle Vernon,Jean Lewis, Bruce Martin, BonnieJo Griffith, Cece Biggoose, AnitaMathis, Annette Ketchum, andTribal Manager Curtis Zunigha.Joe Brooks moved to approvethe agenda, seconded by CassSmith. Motion carried with fiveyes and one abstention (CassSmith).Minutes of Previous MeetingVerna Crawford moved to approvethe minutes of December3, 2013 with corrections. HomerScott seconded the motion. Motioncarried with five yes and oneabstention (Cass Smith).Chairman Brooks provided theJanuary meeting minutes due toSecretary Verna Crawford’s absenceand requested a motion toapprove.Annette Ketchum asked to addressthe Board regarding thenumber of members present tomake a quorum. The Trust Documentrequires that four votingmembers and the Chairman mustbe present for a quorum. At boththe December and January meetingsonly four members werepresent, including the Chairman.Members moved, at both meetings,that a quorum was presentcontinued on page 20

April 2013 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) Page 21continued from page 20including the Chairman. The votewas two for and two against, makingthe vote a tie and requiring theChair to break the tie. Mrs. Ketchumfelt that was wrong and bothmeetings were not legal.Susan Cade commented that, ifyou take time to make rules, youneed to follow them. This is anew year, let’s move forward anddo things right. That goes for theCouncil as well as the Trust Board.Joe Brooks moved that we haveno future meetings without fivemembers present, the Chairmanand at least four members. Motionseconded by Cass Smith. Motioncarried with yes.Joe Brooks stated that somethinghas to be done about absences,which are excused or unexcused.Joe Brooks moved to makeany absence other than illness ofself, immediate family or childrenunexcused with Trust Board retainingthe right to consider eachabsence on a case-by-case basis.Homer Scott seconded the motion.Discussion: Cass Smith suggestedthat the Board shouldhave the option to consider eachabsence on a case-by-case basis.Having a too strict rule is tying thehands of the Board. We need peoplewho have work experience.Motion carried with four yes andone abstention (Cass Smith).Joe Brooks moved to approvethe minutes of January 7, 2013with corrections. John Sumpterseconded the motion. Motion carriedwith three yes and two abstention(Cass Smith and VernaCrawford).Treasurer’s ReportChairman Brooks noted that theTreasurer was not in attendance.He stated that at the end of November2012, the Trust was worth$3,800,998.25. Jean Lewis, CFO,will present the report. She explainedthe Financial Summary—Cash Activity spread. She commentedthat with changing thefiscal year to coincide with theCouncil. The Indirect Cost Rate isnegotiated with the IG. The rate iscalculated to be sufficient to supportthe accounting department,which it doesn’t. It supports youradministration, supervision, accounting(i.e., writing checks),the person doing that, HumanResources activities, cash activities,annual audit, bank accountsupervision, and oversight reconciliations.A lot goes into that cost.Traditionally the Trust Board haspaid 10%. The Tribe’s IndirectCost Rate is 18.5%. The 10% istaken for the designated area andthe remainder from other areasbased on their expenditures.Joe Brooks stated that only 10%is allowed and should not be takenunless voted on by the people.Curtis Zunigha related that thishas been the process about fromthe beginning of the Trust Board.It is the duty of the Trust Board togo to the people for their vote.Verna Crawford moved to holda workshop to start working onthe revision of the Trust Documentand master plan to be heldon Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at1 p.m. John Sumpter seconded themotion. Motion carried with 5 yes.Verna Crawford stated that theEducation and Community ServicesCommittees would be heldon Wednesday, February 13 at 1p.m. instead of Tuesday.A report will be presented at theMarch 4, 2013 setting the timelineto take the revisions to the peoplefor a vote.Cass Smith moved to have atimeline set by the March 4,2013meeting and an interim spendingguideline. Until the vote of thepeople we will follow the currentguidelines. Verna Crawfordseconded. Motion carried withfour yes and one abstention (JohnSumpter).Curtis Zunigha gave a TribalManager’s report (report attached)Cass Smith moved to tableCommittee Reports till the March4, 2013 meeting.Committee ReportsCommittee reports were not submittedper se, as this material wasdiscussed under Old, New, andOther Business, below.Old BusinessA. John Sumpter requested thatthe legal status of our accountsbe confirmed. Cass Smith said weneed to know how much does itfall under the Council, what protectionwe have in case of lawsuits, liens and such. This will beanother topic for the workshop.B. Member absence: Joe Brooksmoved to have the absence ofDeAnn Ketchum be unexcused.Cass Smith seconded the motion.Motion carried with five yes.New BusinessA. Election of a Vice Chair: CassSmith nominated Verna Crawford.Joe Brooks seconded the motion.Homer Scott moved nominationscease. Cass Smith secondedthe motion. Motion carried withfour yes and one abstention (VernaCrawford).Chairman Brooks called for thevote on the nomination. Motioncarried with four yes and one abstention.(Verna Crawford). Crawfordwill continue to be secretary.B. Joe Brooks moved to appointHomer Scott as a check signer.Cass Smith seconded the motion.Motion carried with four yes andone abstention. (Homer Scott).C. Committee assignments: tabledto March meeting.D. DEA President John Dillinghamintroduced himself as anewcomer to the Board, he gotelected in September. Our Boardconsists of the Chief, two Councilmembers and three business leaders.He commented on the fact thatthe Trust Board minutes statedthat the Economic Developmentand DEA were redundant. He requestedthe Board consider givingthe Economic Development Committeefunds to the DEA. JohnSumpter asked if the Trust Boardwould have a member on the DEABoard. Mr. Dillingham stated thatto do that a current member wouldhave to leave.E. Chief Paula Pechonick statedshe came before the Board regardingrules and the violation ofthem. A Trust Board member hasviolated the Tribal Elected OfficialCode of Conduct. This personhas refused to attend an ExecutiveSession. She presented a copy ofthe code, statement of informationplaced on the Face Book page ofJohn Sumpter and a list of the violations.She left the matter in thehands of the Trust Board.John Sumpter stated that thiswas the place to bring the issue.Cass Smith moved to table thistill the March 4, 2013 meeting.Joe Brooks seconded the motion.Motion carried with four yes andone abstention (John Sumpter).Other BusinessCass Smith asked to make a closingremark. He said, “ I have beenan outsider most of my life. Ididn’t grow up in Copan or Dewey.We have been Delaware allof our lives. I would like to urgeall Tribal Officials and all of ourcitizens to try to put bickering behindus. We spend more time onhurt feelings. We are a sovereignnation. We have our own flag;we are talking about restoring acemetery of our ancestors. If ourancestors had been so quick to beworried about carrying their feelingson their sleeves we wouldn’tbe a mark on the history booknow. I got involved in this Tribe’sgovernment because I hoped Icould make a difference. A differencehas to be made, not by a goodleader or person every generationor two. We have to come togetheras a people or we might as wellmail our Federal Recognition backto Washington and say “thanksvery much, but we just committedpolitical suicide”. So we need tostart thinking about our childrenand our children’s children. Whatwill people say about us when weare the ancestors or will there be aprogeny to speak of us when weare the ancestors?Verna Crawford moved to adjourn.Joe Brooks seconded themotion. Chairman Brooks declaredthe meeting adjourned at6:10 p.m.Tribal Manager ReportCurtis ZunighaTrust FinancialsI am joined by our Chief FinancialOfficer, Jean Lewis, to present thefinancial reports and discuss theissue of tribal operations and administrationcosts. I know therehas been some confusion aboutthe 10% set-aside and the 18.55%indirect cost rate applied to administrativecosts. We’re availableto discuss these and other issues.Land Management and theLenno CemeteryPlease note the attached photos.This shows just some of the deplorableconditions of the LennoCemetery located about 1.5 milessouthwest of the Copan Dam. Thiscemetery is in dire need of restoration.I went there last June andthe cemetery looks worse whenovergrown with summer brush.I am asking all members of thecemetery committee, land managementcommittee, and TrustBoard to allow me to proceed withmuch needed work clearing thecemetery of fallen trees and limbs,brush and vines, and other growth.This will require an experiencedcrew with heavy equipment. Ihave discussed this issue withtribal member Terry Barnes, Owner/Operatorof Barnes AmericanTree Service in Bartlesville. He isjoining me Thursday to view thesite and do a cost analysis of thetask. The sooner we get started beforethe spring growth season thebetter. I ask for the Trust Board’sapproval to proceed with this initialanalysis and provide writtenreports to the committees as thisproject moves forward.The second step in this projectis a plotting of all the graves on amap and restoration of the gravestonesand markers. Some of themare over 100 years old and in badcondition. It’ll probably requirecollaboration with a professionalmonument company. Finally wecan set up a regular ongoing maintenanceschedule for upkeep alongwith our other cemeteries.continued on page 22

Page 22 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) April 2013continued from page 21Dee Ketchum’s PresentationTrust Board MinutesJanuary 3, 2000Delaware Tribe of IndiansCalled to order by Chief Dee Ketchumat 6:05 p.m. Invocation wasgiven by Chief Ketchum in Lenapeand English.Roll Call: Dee Ketchum,Dan Arnold, Joe Brooks, VernaCrawford, Sally Farley, PaulaPechonick, and Raymond ClineGuests: Alan Chissoe, RandyEoff, Gary Frye, Mike DillinghamMotion to approve the minutesDecember 6, 1999, Trust BoardMeeting minutes, with corrections,made by Paula Pechonick,seconded by Sally Farley. Motionpassed all in favor. Discussion ofproper corrections and insertions.Chief Ketchum explained thathe and Gary Frye had a very informativequestion and answersession regarding financial information.If, in the future, the Boardwould like to request such an opportunityto talk with Gary, he willschedule an appropriate time.Randy Eoff presented the Treasurer’sReport. Gary Frye explainedcopy machine leasingfees. Joe Brooks made the Motionto accept the Treasurer’s Reportpending audit, seconded by VernaCrawford. Motion passes all in favor.Committee Reports distributedin packets. No questions fromTrust Board.Tribal Comment onRiver Trails LawsuitOn Feb 13 the DelawareTribe of Indians and theDelaware Enterprise Authorityreceived notice of a pendingfederal lawsuit from a gamingdevelopment company in Ohio.The suit was filed but neverserved, as we sat down andnegotiated. We settled the disputeby agreeing that both partieswould accept the decisionof the National Indian GamingCommission.■Alan Chissoe discussed EconomicDevelopment issues andhanded out a letter to the ChickasawEnterprises referencing TribalPower Authorities.Old BusinessNone.New BusinessGary Frye presented the officereport. Several questions havebeen raised concerning committeemeetings being held outside theTribal Headquarters. Chief Ketchumcommented that meetingsare to be open to the public at aset time and location to allow bothstaff and public to attend. Meetingattendance is on a volunteer basis,therefore paying mileage to a Staffmember is against Board policy.Joe Brooks and Paula Pechonickagreed. Gary Frye will clarify toStaff that attending CommitteeMeetings outside of the DelawareTribal Headquarters during normalwork hours, is out of the question.Raymond Cline explained thatthe Community Service Meetingthat was held off-site, was in appreciationof their participation. Inthe future, meetings with specialcircumstances will be scheduledoutside of the Delaware Tribes’standard hours of operation. Meetingdates and times are publishedin the DIN therefore continuityshould increase attendance.A full plan will be filed with theOffice of Trust Fund Managementregarding the transfer of West-Star Bank to Smith Barney forreinvestment. Fund will be 100%insured. Joe Brooks made theMotion to move all Trust Funds,from the money market accountsat WestStar Bank to Smith Barney,seconded by Dan Arnold. Motioncarried all in favor.Gary Frye has been discussingwith Mike Dillingham, of SmithBarney, options of reinvestment ofTrust Fund moneys. Tribal Membershipmust be apprized of anyfinancial process and the Boardmust pass a resolution stating theaction has been approved. DanArnold made the Motion to acceptthe withdrawal.■ Electrical Building operations Locksmith Remodeling Light Construction Landscaping Waste Management Recycling Construction Site Clean-Up Power WashDelaware FacilitiesManagement Solutions, LLCDelaware Facilities Management Solutions, LLC (DFMS), is acompany wholly-owned by the Delaware Tribe of Indians.DFMS consists of an experienced workforce and provides afull array of Facilities Management Services in Government,Commercial and Residential contracting. DFMS is a SmallDisadvantaged Make Business, DFMS Minority-owned, your first Native call! American,Tribally-Owned and located in a HUBZone.Pending Certifications: 8(a), DOT DBE and HUBZone.From janitorial services to datasolutions and services toproperty and groundsmaintenance, from wasteremoval to document retention,storage and disposal to acomplete array of office supportservices, DFMS is the Leader inFacilities Maintenance andManagement. Janitorial Data Processing Data Hosting Accounting Services Office Administration Document Retention Document DisposalFor your residential or business needs:Phone: 918-332-0664 or 620-879-2189 Email: kkindred@delawaretribe.org601 S. High St, Caney, KS 67333 & 170 NE Barbara Ave, Bartlesville, OK 74003Delaware Facilities ManagementSolutions (DFMS)DFMS is a tribally-owned company for home or business needs. DFMS is currently preparing an 8(a)application in order to expand the company’s government contract opportunities.We want to build a database of contractors interested in working with or for DFMS. If you are interested,please send your resume and/or other documentation, along with a cover sheet containing the followinginformation:1. Name, address, phone/email, best way to contact you2. Company’s name (ifapplicable)3. Tribal affiliation (enrolled member of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, spouse of enrolled member,member of another tribe [list tribe or tribes])4. Primary location5. Willingness/ability to travel? Are you willing/able to travel anywhere? If not, list preferred specificlocations or indicate distance from primary location6. Area, industry or field of specialty7. Other areas8. Certifications9. Availability/time able to dedicate to a project. Full-time? Part-time? Consultant? Other?You may email this information to kkindred@delawaretribe.org (please include DATABASE on theSubject line), OR mail information to:DFMSAttn: DFMS DatabaseDelaware Tribe of Indians601 High St.Caney, KS 67333■

April 2013 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) Page 23As I See ItEditorial PolicyEditorials, guest columns,and reader’s letters reflectthe opinion of the author anddo not necessarily reflect theopinion of the DIN, its staff, orthe tribal government.Editorials that are intended tobe published in the DIN mustconcern tribal issues and shouldnot be statements of generalpolitical beliefs. They mustbe signed by the author andinclude the author’s address.The DIN does not guaranteepublication upon submission ofcomments.The deadline for editorialsand other submissions is June15, 2013 for the July 2013 issue.Submissions may bemailed, faxed or hand deliveredto the tribal office or emailed todin@delawaretribe.org.■EditorialsDee KetchumIn 2009 the U. S. Governmentrestored the Delaware Tribe ofIndians to its federally recognizedstatus and approved our Constitutionbecause the Delawaremembership affirmed it through avote. Thus, we are now independentof the Delaware Trust Document,which was written for tworeasons: 1) to establish an entitywhich would allow the Tribe toutilize its judgment funds becausewe did not have federal recognitionand our Constitution was notrecognized by the U.S. Government;and 2) to utilize the document(entity) to act as a pseudoconstitutionwhile our recognitionwas questioned. The funds werereleased by the U. S. into trust statusand invested with the BIA.The Trust Document has allowedthe Tribe to spend the judgmentfunds to help our peoplethrough the programs that were established.Now, the Tribe has thelegal status to manage the fundsfor the benefit of our people.Today, the judgment funds areinvested in trust with Arvest Bankin Bartlesville and have been theresince 2003. This bank and thetribe have a professional relationship.The bank’s stewardship hasbeen above reproach and the investmentof our funds in very leantimes economically has allowedapproximately $120,000 of interestto be spent each year for ourpeople. It is invested at low riskand certainly at more income thanthe BIA could offer with governmentbonds.The actual elected Trust Boardstill meets, but there is very littlework for them to do outside ofreports from program chairmen.These program committees aremade up Delaware members, plussome non-voting members whoare not Delaware. The committeesoversee their portion of theprograms’ budgets (their portionof the $120,000), but all the accountingis done by the DelawareAccounting Office.In conclusion, it’s my opinionthe Trust Document as it stands isin conflict with our Constitution,which was approved Nov. 6, 1982.As I see it, one or two things maybe done: abolish the trust document,or make necessary changesthat place it under the Constitution.The Judgment Funds are intrust with Arvest Bank Trust Department.The programs are intactand managed by Delaware members.The Trust Board has finishedits job. I thank all the Delawaremembers who have served on theTrust Board for twenty-two years.You have done a fine job. I thankthe present Trust Board for wrappingup its final duties and callingfor a vote of the people to bringthis entity to an end or put it incompliance with our Constitutionat the next election.■Social Services Building Now OpenAt long last the Tribe has a brand-new addition to its Bartlesville campus. The Social Services building at166 Barbara Avenue (next to the Wellness Center and Tribal Offices) provides about 5,000 square feet ofoffices and storage space, along with a multi-media equipped conference room and space for displaysThe building was opened on February 15, 2013 and houses: the Social Services Program, the Housing Program,the Environmental Program, and the Tribal Archives and Library/Museum. Look for announcementssoon for a grand opening event!Immediate Supervisor: ChildSupport Enforcement DirectorControlling Supervisor: TribalManagerThe Program Coordinator willwork closely with the ProgramDirector to establish the necessaryprocedures, guidelines and applicationsfor a comprehensive ChildSupport Enforcement Program.QUALIFICATIONS:Minimum of an Associate's Degreein Sociology, Psychology,Social Work or related social servicefield or equivalent is required.Bachelor's Degree in Sociology,Psychology, Social Work or relatedsocial service field is preferred.Applicant should have two (2) tothree (3) years of field experiencein child support enforcement workin tribal, public or private sectors.Must have comprehension andunderstanding of the basic principlesof child support enforcementand Indian child welfare. Musthave child support enforcementexperience and/or case planningexperience and a working understandingof court interventioncases in Tribal, State and FederalCourts. Must be knowledgeableof federal regulations, tribal codesand tribal policies and proceduresas they relate to child support enforcementissues.Job PostingChild Support Enforcement CoordinatorMust be computer literate andprefer experience in the use ofMicrosoft Office and other datarelatedsoftware programs. Mustpossess excellent oral and writtencommunication skills. Mustexhibit the ability to recognizeand use accordingly skills relatedto confidentiality issues. Must beable to maintain a working relationshipwith the CSE ProgramDirector and the Tribal Child SupportEnforcement Support developmentteam.Must be able to pass a backgroundcheck (no felony convictionsor misdemeanor convictionsfor offenses relating to children)and drug test. Must possess a validdriver's license and be insurable.Must be able to pass a physical examination.Delaware Tribal preference.RESPONSIBILITIES:In coordination with the ProgramDirector:1. Plan, organize, and implementthe Child Support Enforcementprogram for the DelawareTribe of Indians as describedby the program goals and objectivesin the Start-Up ProgramDevelopment Plan.2. Implement program goals andobjectives designed to addressthe Child Support Enforcementneeds of the Delaware Tribe ofIndians.3. Continually assess Child SupportEnforcement needs ofthe Delaware Tribe of Indiansmembers and other Indian familiesliving within the jurisdiction.4. Acts as liaison between Indianfamilies and various servicesprovider agencies.5. Conduct analysis of servicesprovided by various organizationsand makes recommendationsand suggestions ofnew and alternative methodsfor improving the benefits tothe Delaware Tribe of IndiansTribal Council.6. Responsible for all programmaticreports to funding agencies,Tribal Manager, and TribalCouncil as required.7. Any other duties as assignedby the Child Support EnforcementDirector, Tribal Manageror Tribal Council related to theChild Support EnforcementProgram.TO APPLY:Send applications and resumesby e-mail to Michael A. Taylorat mtaylor@delawaretribe.org,fax to 918-337-6591, or by mailto 170 NE Barbara, BartlesvilleOK 74006. Please no phone calls.Thank you.■

Page 24 Lënapeí Pampil (Delaware Indian News) April 2013Check Out the Tribal Web SiteFor current news, job openings, meeting schedules, and other information, don’t forgetto visit the tribe’s web site at www.delawaretribe.org.For current news and events, check the listings on the right side of the screen or clickon the “What’s Happening” image. Job openings are listed on the “Careers” link onthe menu; meetings are listed on the “Calendar” and an archive of minutes, along withcontact information for tribal officers, is under “Tribal Government.” Don’t forget toclick on the “Culture Site” link for information on the tribe’s history and culture.The site is updated regularly with the latest information. If you have anything to poston the site, please contact us at tribe@delawaretribe.org.Be sure to also check out our Facebook page(http://www.facebook.com/delaware.tribe)How Well Do You Know Lenape? (from page 1)Sikon (Spring):English translationMechi ta sikonëmihënuk,We are already experiencing Spring,Chahkolak alëmakihëluk,Frogs are beginning to jumpSakhukweyok nek otaesak,The flowers are sticking their heads upPe asuwichik nek chulensak.The birds are in the act of singing.