District 4 – Jon Boursaw

Bozho (Hello), Another story of Native American history in Kansas The April 18 Kansas City Star featured an interesting article regarding the discovery of what appears to be the location of Read More »

District 3 – Bob Whistler

Bozho nikan (Hello friend), As we know, the last 10 days of August and all of September have had our attention around Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath. Many in south Read More »

District 2 – Eva Marie Carney

Bozho nikanek (Hello friends)! Family field trip to Birmingham, Alabama? I’m excited to host fellow Potawatomi at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) for a tour of the Institute, followed Read More »

District 1 – Roy Slavin

Bozho nikan (Hello friend), The first thing I want to mention in this article is our upcoming Districts 1 and 2 fall feast and veterans celebration 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Nov. Read More »

Veterans report: March 2018

  Bozho (Hello), The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Veterans Organization met in January and elected officers. We re-elected Bill Wano and David Barrett for another year — Wano as secretary and Read More »

District 8 – Dave Carney

Bozho nikanek (Hello friends), In mid–July, I hosted a gathering of Potawatomi at my home. I had recently constructed a “gazebo” of sorts — really a basic roof over a Read More »

District 7 – Mark Johnson

Bozho nikanek, (Hello friends) In my July article, I wrote about my grandfather David Johnson’s trunk on display at the Cultural Heritage Center. It was his school trunk assigned to Read More »

District 6 – Rande K. Payne

Bozho nikanek (Hello my friends), I hope this month’s column finds you well. The dog days of summer linger but early signs of seasonal change are starting to emerge. The Read More »

District 5 – Gene Lambert

Bozho (Hello), The calendar goes around so quickly these days. I always have to check and see what is happening on which days. The same holidays happen each year and Read More »

District 4 – Jon Boursaw

Potawatomi of Indiana: I’ve been giving my CPN history presentation for several years and have consistently spoken about the St. Joseph and Wabash Potawatomi in Indiana. I’ve described that even Read More »