Urgent Appeal for Support and Recognition of the Delaware Tribe of Indians

The author, Virginia R. Freelich, is a member of the Delaware Tribe of Indians and is writing to their representative, Jim Jones, to express their concerns. They request that Jones votes against House Bill No. 3866, which would give Delaware Tribal money to non-Delaware people. They also mention a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court decision that recognized the Delaware Tribe as a federally recognized tribe, despite the Bureau of Indian Affairs now saying otherwise. They ask for Jones support in a Delaware Tribal recognition bill that will be introduced in Congress. They also request that a member of Jones staff conducts an independent preliminary study of the Delaware Tribe.