The Delaware Nation is bridging a 1,400-mile gap to reclaim its heritage with a new Tribal Historic Preservation Office on the ancestral homelands of its Lenape ancestors. Headquartered in Anadarko, Oklahoma, the Delaware Nation set up the new office at Lehigh University in eastern Pennsylvania as part of a larger effort to protect its cultural resources and deal more effectively with tribal consultation and repatriation efforts. The office on Lehigh's campus will be staffed by the Nation’s Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO), non-tribal citizen Katelyn Lucas.
ESU announced a formal partnership with the Delaware Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma in September 2018. Author: WNEP Web Staff Updated: 5:34 PM EDT April 30, 2021
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. East Stroudsburg University and the Delaware Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma hosted the university s Inaugural Tammany Day Celebration on Friday over Zoom.
ESU announced a formal partnership with the Delaware Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma in September 2018.
This partnership enables collaboration between the tribe and the university s students, faculty, and staff to work with archeologists, historians, and government agencies. Through a pandemic, we stand together as partners. Building community ties, normalizing social justice, and promoting equality, said Susan Bachor of East Stroudsburg University.