The Cherokee Nation and the Delaware Tribe signed an agreement regarding federal housing funds.

The agreement allows the Delaware Tribe to receive funds directly from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The money was previously funneled through the Cherokee Nation.

“The Delaware Tribe is pleased to accomplish another step toward self-determination as a federally recognized tribe. We are grateful our negotiations with Chief Baker’s administration have resulted in this implementation agreement,” Delaware Chief Paula Pechonick said in a press release.

The Delaware Tribe was made a part of the Cherokee Nation under an 1867 agreement. The Bureau of Indian Affairs treated the Delawares as a separate tribe from 1996 until 2004, when the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals revoked the tribe's status.

The Delawares regained their federal recognition in 2009 after reaching an agreement with the Cherokees.

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