Monthly Archives: April 2012

April 13, 2012 – MAYETTA:  Election notices were mailed out this week to tribal members for the 2012 Tribal Council/Ethics Commission Election that will elect four members to the Tribal Council (vice-chairperson, treasurer, council person #2 and council person #3) … Continue reading →

April 12, 2012 – MAYETTA:  The Charitable Contributions committee held a ceremony today where almost $87,000 was awarded to 27 organizations at a ceremony at the Prairie Band Casino & Resort.  Tribal Chairman Steve Ortiz was the emcee for the ceremony that occurred … Continue reading →

April 11, 2012 – Posted by Charlie Galbraith on April 10, 2012 at 05:23 PM EDT   Today at 1:30 p.m. EST, Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett and … Continue reading →

April 11, 2012 – WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the settlement of lawsuits filed by 41 federally-recognized tribes against the United States, in which the tribes alleged that the Department … Continue reading →

April 10, 2012 – MAYETTA, KS- April 10 -The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (PBPN) will present checks totaling $86,700 at a Charitable Contributions ceremony on April 12 at 11 a.m. at the Prairie Band Casino & Resort. Members from the PBPN Charitable … Continue reading →

April 10, 2012 –   WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, April 12th, Forest County Potawatomi Executive Council Chairman Harold “Gus” Frank will be one of eight individuals honored at the White House as Champions of Change for demonstrating that corporate … Continue reading →

April 09, 2012 – Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk to Conclude Successful Tenure at Interior Secretary Salazar Commends Echo Hawk for his leadership, service WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that Assistant Secretary … Continue reading →

April 09, 2012 – MAYETTA:  Road & Bridge crews began re-striping the asphalt roads on the common land today and are alerting motorists to be prepared for possible delays or stops. The project began  at the corner of 150th Road … Continue reading →

April 05, 2012 – Photos from the Easter-Egg Stravaganza held this morning at the Boys and Girls Club (due to weather conditions) and the Easter egg hunt at the Early Childhood Education Center last Thursday. Easter Egg-stravaganza Early Childhood Education … Continue reading →

April 03, 2012 – NCAI Statement on Resignation of Larry Echo Hawk, Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs for the Department of the Interior   Washington, DC – The nation’s leading American Indian and Alaska Native advocacy organization, the National Congress of American … Continue reading →