Delaware Tribe of Indians

Inside of the "Upheaval" section of the OKLA HOMMA exhibit at First Americans Museum showing the timeline of Indian Removal on a black wall with government documents in white as the backdrop.

Political Name

Delaware Tribe of Indians

Pronunciation

DEL-uh-ware

Self-Designated Name

Lenape | Cherokee Delaware | Eastern Delaware

A gray map showing the tribal jurisdiction areas of Oklahoma with a pink pin marking Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where the Delaware Tribe of Indians is headquartered.

Location

Bartlesville, OK

Official Website

www.delawaretribe.org

Title of Tribal Leader

Chief

The beginning of the WINIKO exhibition on the second floor of the First Americans Museum showing historical Native American items collected by the Smithsonian Institution.

Language

Algic (Algonquian)

Tribal Greeting

He

Tribal Greeting (English)

Hello

A gray map of the continental United States with all 39 tribes names over their homelands with black lines to their current reservation areas in the state of Oklahoma (highlighted in pink).

Cultural Relatives

Delaware Nation, Delaware Nation at Moraviantown (Ontario, Canada), Munsee-Delaware Nation (Ontario, Canada)

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A Native American Man facing away from the camera showing his roach and beaded headpiece.

Contact for Educators

Delaware Tribe Cultural Education Department

culturaleduc@delawaretribe.org

(918) 337-6590

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