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To get started in [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] | To get started in [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] | ||
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The Delaware Nation is currently found primarily in western Oklahoma. | The Delaware Nation is currently found primarily in western Oklahoma. | ||
Delaware Nation<br>Address<br>P.O. Box 825<br>Anadarko, OK 73005<br>Location<br>31064 State Highway #281<br>Building 100<br>Anadarko, OK 73005<br>Phone: 405.247.2448<br>Fax: 405.247.9393<br> | Delaware Nation<br>Address<br>P.O. Box 825<br>Anadarko,OK 73005<br><br>Location<br>31064 State Highway #281<br>Building 100<br>Anadarko, OK 73005<br>Phone: 405.247.2448<br>Fax: 405.247.9393<br> | ||
*[http://www.delawarenation.com/Home/tabid/37/Default.aspx The Delaware Nation] Official Website | *[http://www.delawarenation.com/Home/tabid/37/Default.aspx The Delaware Nation] Official Website | ||
The Tribal office of each tribe maintains many records of value to the American Indian researcher. Most of the tribes require enrollment in the tribe before they allow access to the records of its members. | The Tribal office of each tribe maintains many records of value to the American Indian researcher. Most of the tribes require enrollment in the tribe before they allow access to the records of its members. | ||
Tribal Population: 1984: Total Enrollment 989. <ref>Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FHL book 970.1 In2 page 222 </ref> | |||
=== History === | === History === | ||
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Brinton, Daniel Gerrison. The Lenape and their legends: with an anonymous ms. in the archives of the Moravian Church at Bethlehem, Pa. {{FHL|1426628|item|disp=FHL Book 970.3 D375b}} | Brinton, Daniel Gerrison. The Lenape and their legends: with an anonymous ms. in the archives of the Moravian Church at Bethlehem, Pa. {{FHL|1426628|item|disp=FHL Book 970.3 D375b}} | ||
Brinton, Daniel Gerrison. A Lenape-English dictionary: from an anonymous ms. in the archives of the Moravian Church at Bethlehem, PA. {{FHL|47578|disp=FHL film 1697586}} | Brinton, Daniel Gerrison. A Lenape-English dictionary: from an anonymous ms. in the archives of the Moravian Church at Bethlehem, PA. {{FHL|47578|disp=FHL film 1697586}} | ||
Ohio History Central article on the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=584 Delaware Indians] | Ohio History Central article on the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=584 Delaware Indians] | ||
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=== Correspondence and Census === | === Correspondence and Census === | ||
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In 1936, the Oklahoma Historical Society and University of Oklahoma requested a writer's project grant from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in which interviews would be conducted with early settlers in Oklahoma who had lived on Indian land. More than 100 writers conducted over 11,000 interviews and were asked to "call upon early settlers and (record) the story of the migration to Oklahoma and their early life here."<ref>Blackburn, Bob L. "Battle Cry for History: The First Century of the Oklahoma Historical Society." n.d. Oklahoma Historical Society. 5 Oct. 1998.</ref> The [http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/ University of Oklahoma Western History Collection] has digitized the Indian Pioneer Papers which consists of approximately 80,000 indexed entries arranged alphabetically by personal name, place name, or subject. <ref>The University of Oklahoma Western History Collections http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/</ref> An index to the Indian Pioneer Papers may also be found at [http://www.okgenweb.org/pioneer/ OkGenWeb Oklahoma Genealogy.] A separate index of Indians interviewed, including the Delaware, may be viewed at: [http://goodoowah.50megs.com/indpio/ “Indians in the Indian Pioneer Papers”] Two surnames from the Delaware tribe found in the collection are: Ketchum and Zeigler (Ketchum). | In 1936, the Oklahoma Historical Society and University of Oklahoma requested a writer's project grant from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in which interviews would be conducted with early settlers in Oklahoma who had lived on Indian land. More than 100 writers conducted over 11,000 interviews and were asked to "call upon early settlers and (record) the story of the migration to Oklahoma and their early life here."<ref>Blackburn, Bob L. "Battle Cry for History: The First Century of the Oklahoma Historical Society." n.d. Oklahoma Historical Society. 5 Oct. 1998.</ref> The [http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/ University of Oklahoma Western History Collection] has digitized the Indian Pioneer Papers which consists of approximately 80,000 indexed entries arranged alphabetically by personal name, place name, or subject. <ref>The University of Oklahoma Western History Collections http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/</ref> An index to the Indian Pioneer Papers may also be found at [http://www.okgenweb.org/pioneer/ OkGenWeb Oklahoma Genealogy.] A separate index of Indians interviewed, including the Delaware, may be viewed at: [http://goodoowah.50megs.com/indpio/ “Indians in the Indian Pioneer Papers”] Two surnames from the Delaware tribe found in the collection are: Ketchum and Zeigler (Ketchum). | ||
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Allotted land: 55,599.92 acres. Tribally owned land 2,602.64 acres.<ref>Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FHL book 970.1 In2 page 222 </ref> | |||
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