DE HB345

Amends Chapter 1, Title 29 of Delaware Code to add § 106 providing state recognition of the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware as a sovereign American Indian Nation.

Establishes legislative findings documenting the Tribe's unbroken settlement in the Cheswold area of Kent County since the early 1700s and their historical designation as "the Moors."

Notes the Tribe's constitutional tribal government established in March 2010 and the U.S. Census Bureau's approval of a "state designated tribal statistical area" for the tribe in the 2010 Census.

Recognizes the Tribe as eligible for special federal programs and services provided to American Indians based on their status as Indians and their recognized tribal governing body.

References historical state acknowledgment including Delaware's 1921 School Code provision for schools serving "children of people called Moors" and the 1948 Smithsonian Institute identification of the Tribe as a surviving Indian group.