Bead and Tea: a come and go beading class at the CPN Cultural Heritage Center! This is a class for all levels. Join us to drink tea and share your knowledge or learn from others.
Constellation stories are tied to the Potawatomi way of life and relationships to nature, and Potawatomi artist Minisa Crumbo Halsey reflects these teachings in her paintings. Crumbo Halsey hopes her art will encourage Potawatomi to embrace the traditional star knowledge Nishnabé people have relied upon for hundreds of years.
Bead and Tea: a come and go beading class at the CPN Cultural Heritage Center on the second and fourth Thursday of each month! This is a class for all levels.
Bead and Tea: a come and go beading class at the CPN Cultural Heritage Center on the second and fourth Thursday of each month! This is a class for all levels.
Come and go sewing class at the CPN Cultural Heritage Center every Monday! This class is for all levels. Join us to share your knowledge and learn from others. Tools are provided, and we encourage you to bring your own project to work on.
To highlight some of the CPN Cultural Heritage Center’s archival holdings, the Hownikan is featuring photographs and family history of every founding Citizen Potawatomi family. The Higbee family traces its roots back to the St. Joseph River Valley and has a long legacy serving as teachers, medical professionals, CPN employees, Tribal leaders and more.
The first in a series by Minisa Crumbo Halsey that focuses on traditional Anishnabé star knowledge, this article tells how the Nishnabé arrived upon Sekmekwe (Mother Earth) by descent from the Mdodosenik, the Seven Sisters-Pleiades Constellation.
Join Tribal member and artist Minisa Crumbo Halsey (Wabksekwe/ Dawnwoman) for a presentation on Nishnabé Star Knowledge Teachings on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the CPN Cultural Heritage Center.
The March 2024 Language Update features a new beginner class, the annual Winter Storytelling event and a new class for Elders.
To highlight some of the CPN Cultural Heritage Center’s archival holdings, the Hownikan is featuring photographs and family history of every founding Citizen Potawatomi family. The Hardin family has a long history of service to the Nation, through elected and volunteer leadership, military service, trades and more.