7/11/2008

D.C. Attorney donates American Indian book collection

Millsboro, DE (UCTP TAINO NEWS) - Attorney Antonio "Tony" Arocho, Esq., has donated his Native American book collection to the Nanticoke Indian Museum & Library of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe in Delaware.

"I am very proud to have my book collection included in the Nanticoke Indian Museum and Library because it plays a very special role in preserving and promoting Native American culture and history," stated Arocho in a press release issued by the Arocho Law Office in Washington D.C.

The collection - donated in honor of his parents - is said to include materials on the Arawak, Aztec, Carib [Kalinago], Creeks, Garifuna, Inca, Pequot, Powhatan Renape, Seminole, Seneca, Taino, Yaqui, and many other tribal people.''

The Nanticoke Indian Tribe is a state recognized tribe in the state of Delaware (USA). The Nanticoke Indian Museum and Library is located on the corners of Route 24 (John J. Williams Hwy.) and Route 5 (Oak Orchard Rd.), Millsboro, Delaware. The Museum is open Friday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., during the month of April, and Tuesday thru Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 pm May thru October.

UCTPTN 07.11.2008

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