Èhëliwsikakw Lënapeyok | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Total population | |
| 2,255 enrolled citizens (2024) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States ( Oklahoma) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Delaware (Unami, Munsee) | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Native American Church, traditional tribal religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Lenape and Algonquian peoples |
The Delaware Nation (Delaware: Èhëliwsikakw Lënapeyok),[1] based in Anadarko, Oklahoma[2] is one of three federally recognized tribes of Delaware Indians in the United States, along with the Delaware Indians based in Bartlesville, Oklahoma[2] and the Stockbridge–Munsee Community of Wisconsin. Two Lenape First Nations are in Ontario, Canada.
The Delaware Nation was also known as the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma and was sometimes called the Absentee or Western Delaware.
- ^ Online Lenape Talking Dictionary, "Western Delawares (from Anadarko area)"
- ^ a b Delaware Tribe regains federal recognition. Archived 2016-03-19 at the Wayback Machine NewsOk. 4 Aug 2009 (retrieved 5 August 2009)