Were | Delaware Nation https://www.delawarenation-nsn.gov Official Website Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:37:59 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.delawarenation-nsn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Delaware-Nation-Seal-Vector-Logo-Black-Text-32x32.gif Were | Delaware Nation https://www.delawarenation-nsn.gov 32 32 Native Drum & Song Classes Were A Success https://www.delawarenation-nsn.gov/native-drum-song-classes-were-a-success/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=native-drum-song-classes-were-a-success Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:37:52 +0000 https://www.delawarenation-nsn.gov/?p=42299

ANADARKO, OK — Delaware Nation Cultural Preservation Department hosted Native Song & Dance Classes during October – December 2022, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM (CST), with the class concluding on the evening of December 15, 2022, instructed by Michael Meeks II & Jimmy Reeder.

The instructors practiced and sang the same song selections to get the group familiar with the music. The class provided the history of the songs, the etiquette of the drum, and some native teachings concerning the value of the drum and its significance.

The goal was to teach the different sounds and words of the songs, beats, etc., to determine the type of song and dance that would be appropriate, i.e., round dance, traditional, inter-tribal, northern, grass.
During the classes, the Cultural Preservation staff served various meals of traditional foods.

Cultural Preservation would like to thank all those that attended and supported this class!

 

Story & Photos By Wesley Boone Public Relations Officer 12/15/2023

]]> Delaware Nation & CCDF Schools Supplies Giveaway Events Were A Success https://www.delawarenation-nsn.gov/delaware-nation-ccdf-schools-supplies-giveaway-events-were-a-success/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=delaware-nation-ccdf-schools-supplies-giveaway-events-were-a-success Wed, 17 Aug 2022 15:19:11 +0000 https://www.delawarenation-nsn.gov/?p=39951

ANADARKO, OK — Delaware Nation’s Social Services department hosted park-and-pick-up school supplies giveaway events on Monday, August 8, for enrolled tribal students only, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM and Tuesday, August 9, at the downtown Cultural Preservation Office. Social Services Director Sylvia Pitner & CCDF Coordinator Ivy Smith greeted students and parents as they arrived to pick up colorful backpacks full of school supplies. Wanìshi to all who participated and Delaware Nation would like to wish students a great year!

-By Wesley Boone Public Relations 8/9/2022

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