As our youth have finished and perfected their beading, sewing, and cooking skills this past month, we are preparing for a new set of workshops and activities in November. We have some changes coming up to ensure all Potawatomi youth and families’ needs and wants for programming are being met. We will be introducing a new general application process. Instead of filling out an application for Read More »
Since the first hunter-gatherer turned their spear into a plow, humans from cultures across the world have almost universally held celebrations commemorating the conclusion of the fall harvest.
In 1838, the Potawatomi Indians in the state of Indiana were forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands by order of the U.S. government. The 859 Potawatomi who started the journey travelled across Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and finally Kansas before finally arriving at their intended destination. The loss of life, 41 in total, resulted in the removal becoming Read More »
Bozho, With the growing concern for the homeless veterans across the country, I have learned of a new Veteran’s Administration program that was created to deal with the problem called the VA Medical Foster Home. The medical foster home is an alternative to a nursing home setting for eligible veterans who are no longer able to safely live independently. The Prescott VA in Arizona Read More »
I only have a brief article this month, as I wanted to provide everyone a primer on some Potawatomi questions and answers. Remember, if you’d like to learn the language at your own pace, visit our online courses for adults and children at language.potawatomi.org. Bodéwadmimwen Kedwnen – Potawatomi language phrases Ni je ngom zagech? – How is the weather? (How is today outside?) (Nee juh nGome Read More »
Slavin family descendent Elan Pochedley was a student in the Potawatomi Leadership Program in 2012. Since then, he has used the information he learned to gain internships and support Native American interests. Pochedley, who graduated as a PLP one year after his sister Lakota went through the program, answered the following questions about how the program impacted his life. Why did you choose to do Read More »
In recognition of November as National Adoption Month, we spoke to the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Indian Child Welfare Department’s specialist in charge of foster care and adoptions on the issues she sees families face in taking on these vital responsibilities. Due to high profile adoptions like the Baby Veronica and Lexi Page cases, concerns and misunderstandings about the adoption of children with tribal heritage abound. Due Read More »
This fall, the CPN Department of Education administered the first CPN Tribal Scholarship, a consolidated version of what was previously the tribal rolls, housing and higher education scholarships. In addition, we managed the transition from a paper application to an online one in an effort to streamline the process. Over the past several months, we have had the pleasure of speaking with many of you Read More »
In November 1861, a treaty signed by the U.S. government and Potawatomi tribal members officially established the Native Americans as a politically distinct tribe. This year marks the 155th anniversary of that designation. “This is our origin story,” CPN Cultural Heritage Center Director Kelli Mosteller, Ph.D., said. “The census that followed that treaty is where we get our tribal rolls now.” The federal government approached the Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Gift Shop sells a variety of crafts and art from Native American artists. One of those craftsmen is Bergeron family descendant Sam Upton, who is a talented wood turner. “I started woodturning when I retired about 10 years ago,” Upton said. “I started doing ink pens, then bows, platters and hollow forms, which are much more of a challenge. I like to Read More »