Nanticoke Indian Association

Nanticoke Indian Association Inc.
Type501(c)(3) organization
51-0261316
HeadquartersMillsboro, Delaware
Location
  • United States
Membership500+
Official language
English
Websitewww.nanticokeindians.org

The Nanticoke Indian Association is a group of Nanticoke who have their headquarters in Millsboro, Delaware. They organized and were recognized by the state as a legal entity in 1881, known as the Independent Body. They were recognized as a Native American tribe by the state of Delaware in 1922.

The Nanticoke Indian Association is one of two state-recognized Native American groups in Delaware, the other being the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware. Neither has been recognized as a tribe by the federal government.

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