The Lenape people were divided into three dialectal divisions, which later became the basis for the three Clans of the Lenape. The Delaware peoples historically spoke the Delaware language (also known as the Lenape language), Munsee and Unami, two closely related languages of the Eastern Algonquian subgroup of the Algonquian language family. In August 2012, the Delaware Nation opened Casino Oklahoma located in Hinton, OK. Their tribal casino, Gold River Bingo and Casino, is located north of Anadarko. The nation's annual economic impact was estimated at $5 million in 2010. The current Delaware Nation Executive Committee are:Įconomic development Chief Black Beaver of the Delaware, 1806–1880 They operate their own housing authority and issue tribal vehicle tags. Their tribal jurisdictional area is located within Caddo County, Oklahoma. The Delaware Nation's tribal complex is located two miles (3 km) north of Anadarko, Oklahoma on Highway 281. The Delaware Nation was also known as the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma and was sometimes called the Absentee or Western Delaware.ĭelaware Nation had 2,081 enrolled members as of December 17, 2021, according to the tribal enrollment office located in Anadarko, Oklahoma.Īs of March 16, 2019, Delaware Nation membership was changed from minimum blood quantum of 1/8 blood to Lineal Descendancy by vote during a Secretarial Election. Two Lenape First Nations are in Ontario, Canada.

The Delaware Nation ( Delaware: Èhëliwsikakw Lënapeyok), based in Anadarko, Oklahoma is one of three federally recognized tribes of Delaware Indians in the United States, along with the Delaware Indians based in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and the Stockbridge–Munsee Community of Wisconsin.

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