The Delaware Nation also known as Western Delaware, was federally recognized on July 5, 1958 in Oklahoma. They however were not always in Oklahoma, they came from southwest New York and most of New Jersey and Delaware. They were then pushed westward down to Kansas and Oklahoma. In 1867, they made a settlement along the Caney River in Oklahoma. They had quite a few struggles that they bumped into but overcame along the way. After settlement and resettlement, they became the Delaware Nation they are today. The Delaware Nation was originally Known as Lena’pe which means “the real men”. They were known by this name from when they were settled in southwest New York, New Jersey, and Delaware all the way up until the 1800’s. When they lived there,
