| SAVE THE DATE Annual Meeting – June 7, 2025 |
Your Tribal Council is working very hard to develop a super day of activities for our 2025 Annual Meeting. The Meeting will be held at the George Meyn Building at 126th and State Avenue in Bonner Springs, Kansas.
Please place the date on your calendar and plan to attend! Many people stay at the hotels in Bonner Springs, Kansas. Please make your reservations.
The day prior to or the afternoon after our Meeting, you may want to visit the Grinter Place Historic Site. It is located at 1420 South 78 th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66111. It is only about 10 to 15 minutes east of our Meeting site and just south of Interstate 70. Visitation hours are 10:00 to 5:00 Wednesday – Saturday and 1:00 to 5:00 on Sunday. At the 2024 Annual Meeting, the Director Eric Smallwood, participated in our smoke ceremony and is becoming knowledgeable about our Tribe.
AGENDA – ANNUAL MEETING
KANSAS DELAWARE TRIBE OF INDIANS, INC.
JUNE 7, 2025
8:45 A.M.-9:30 A.M. Registration/Voting
(Voting; 50/50 Raffle Tickets; Sales Table; Artifacts)
9:30 A.M.-10:00 A.M. Everyone called to gather with the drum
· Lenape Welcome
· Smoking Ceremony (weather permitting)
· Group Picture Taken
10:00 A.M. In Person Voting for Tribal Council and Bylaws Ends
10:00-10:15 A.M. 50/50 Raffle Tickets/Sales Table/Artifact Table
10:15 A.M. BUSINESS MEETING:
· Meeting called to order/Announce number of
members/guests attending
· Prayer
· Pledge of Allegiance
· Introduce Tribal Council Members
· Accept Agenda, Minutes of 2024, Membership and
· Treasurer’s Reports
· Winter Count Presentation
· Member Comment Period
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
HONORED VETERAN – Howard South
HONORED ELDER – Anne Heaton
NEW BUSINESS
Results of Voting for Tribal Council Positions
· Tribal Council Members/Swearing In
Results of Voting on Tribal Bylaws
State of the Tribe Report
o Welcome to new Tribal Council Members
o Technology Committee Report
o Grinter Chapel Plans
o Award-In-Trust Funds
o IRS Tax-Exempt Status
o Contributions
o Goals for 2025-2026
o Announce Date for next year’s meeting: JUNE 6, 2026
o Move to Adjourn Business Meeting
12:00 P.M. LUNCH & SHOPPING AT SALES TABLE; 50/50 Sales
1:00 P.M. DRAW 50/50 WINNER Announced
Awards for Best Tribal Regalia (Man, Woman, Girl, Boy)
COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR’S
MEETING/CULTURAL EVENTS
1:30 P.M. CULTURAL ACTIVITIES –
1:30 – 2:00 Movie “Lenape on the Wapahani” (Indiana)
2:00 – 2:30 Presentation on the Grinter Home
2:30 – 3:00 Electronic Turtle Races for Children 12 and Younger (Weather Permitting)
3:00 – 3:30 Tribal Dances
CLEAN UP