Author Archives: Andrew

June 30, 2014 – Comprehensive report charts course to promote restoration of healthy, ranging bison to appropriate levels on public and tribal lands     WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior today released a comprehensive report on bison conservation and … Continue reading →

July 29, 2014 – KANSAS WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN THE NATIONAL HEAD START ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS COMPETITION Lawrence, KS – July 23, 2014. The Kansas Head Start Association announced the following Kansas winners in the 2015 National Head Start Association … Continue reading →

June 27, 2014 – IHS launches Veterans Hiring Initiative The Indian Health Service (IHS) has launched a Veterans Hiring Initiative with the goal of increasing veteran new hires from 6 percent to 9 percent over the next two years. Veterans … Continue reading →

July 26, 2014 – MAYETTA:  In an unofficial election count today, Warren A. Wahweotten Jr. regained his seat on the Tribal Council as Council Person #1 and there will be a run-off for the other three seats that were up for grabs. … Continue reading →

July 22, 2014 – Notice!   Education rewards for earned college degrees   PBPN members who graduated between June 1, 2012 and August 1, 2014 with a Bachelor, Master, or Doctoral degree are eligible for a graduation incentive of $200. … Continue reading →

July 21, 2014 –   Paul Davis, Democratic Candidate for Governor of Kansas, spoke at the Four Tribes Meeting last Friday in White Cloud, Kansas.   MAYETTA:  The four tribes of Kansas met last Friday for their quarterly meeting that … Continue reading →

July 21, 2014 –     WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama announced this morning that the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) has committed to lead a Native American Task Force to advance the important work of the White House’s … Continue reading →

July 17, 2014 – MAYETTA:  For the past two days topics involved with protecting and empowering families in Indian Country have been discussed at the 2014 Indian Country Conference held at the Prairie Band Casino & Resort. “One in four Native American … Continue reading →

July 16, 2014 – On the far left is Geoff Greene, Operations Superintendent with Westar’s Jeffrey Energy Center (JEC) taking PBPN summer youth workers on a tour of the campus.   MAYETTA: Last Monday 16 summer youth workers took a … Continue reading →

July 15, 2014 – Left to right:  Tom Wabnum, Hattie Mitchell, Joyce Guerrero and Carrie O’Toole in front of a new historical sign about Chief Shabbona. MAYETTA:  Tribal Council members and representatives from the PBPN Language Department traveled to Illinois … Continue reading →