He’ “Hello,” good kìshi paxhàkwèke “afternoon.” We hope by now our readers understand the significant role we play within the Tribe and, for that matter, the nationwide recognition we have established for the tribe within our industry. The minko ”seeds” that were hakihe “planted“ several years ago have grown into prominence with the expert collaboration from Rhonda Pinkerton and Elaine Higginbotham of Tribal Support Services.

That is why we were delighted to have Chief KillsCrow and Treasurer Rusty Creed Brown attend the 13th Annual Agent Summit this past April 15-18th in Las Vegas NV. Their support is invaluable and, as always, demonstrates the tribe’s continued endorsement of our efforts. Because of the many events our tribe attends, we stand out as a Native American business that operates uniquely in this industry.

As a revenue generating force for the Tribe, we are proud to contribute to tribal operations and assist when our Chief and tribal council call upon the Tribal Domicile to fund projects. This relates to many services that benefit our people. Our cultural preservation department and the veteran’s memorial have been previously mentioned, but the domicile has also supported the annual General Council meeting, the Delaware Tribe Outdoor and Indoor Pow Wows, and tribal improvements whenever called upon. These social events are important to our tribal members to advance and sustain our native culture. We were privileged to provide $25,000 for disaster relief to those tribal members who suffered damage from the severe weather and tornados widespread through our region in recent weeks. Most recently, we provided $7,500 for a water well repair at our Lawrence, Kansas sod farm.

We are excited to invite you to our newly-remodeled offices in Caney, Kansas. It has been enjoyable spending the winter months at the Bartlesville headquarters, reacquainting ourselves with the many department directors and their programs on this campus, and of course lunch with the Title VI elder nutrition program. Our next scheduled conference is the F&I Reinsurance and Product Conference (November 18th – 20th) that we have attended for many years, and in fact was originated by our Tribal Support Services teammates. This conference also gives us the opportunity to connect with our reinsurance partners that did not attend the Agent Summit. Oh, don’t misunderstand. Our lines of communication are readily open, and we are available to discuss and assist. I should mention that because of the move and transition back to our Caney offices, IT is reestablishing our phone lines. To prevent any confusion, our email addresses would be the recommended communication method for the time being.

We enjoy providing these updates and the happenings within the Tribal Domicile. As always, go to tribaldomicile.com and/or delawaretribe.org, where you can also find Teton Trade Cloth by Lenape.

Wanishi,

Allan R. Barnes
Domicile Commissioner
Delaware Tribe of Indians
abarnes@delawaretribe.org