Delaware Tribe about to regain federal status
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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Recognition
The
Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma says it has regained status as a federally recognized tribe.
The tribe voted to reorganize under the
Oklahoma
Indian Welfare Act. The
Bureau of Indian Affairs has apparently approved the tribe's request.
"The Delawares are back," Assistant Chief Wayne Stull told The Native American Times.
Stull said notice of the tribe's recognition will be published in the
Federal Register within four to six weeks.
The Delawares have been considered a part of the
Cherokee Nation since an 1866
treaty.
Get the Story:
Federal recognition weeks away for Delaware Tribe
(The Native American Times 7/14)
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