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February 10, 2014 – Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (PBPN) Chairman Steve Ortiz with Rudy Kopfler, Director of the Veterans Affairs (VA)-Eastern Health Care Center, were photographed signing a reimbursement plan agreement today that will now allow Native American veterans to receive medical … Continue reading →

February 07, 2014 – Roy Hale thanks the crowd after being inducted into the Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce last night.  (Special thanks to Brenda Catron and Joe Kennedy) During the ceremony Chairman Steve Ortiz (left) and Secretary Jim Potter … Continue reading →

February 07, 2014 – Message to Residents of OK 11S23 Cluster #1 to Cluster #2 from Lyle Setweyn, IHS Office of Environmental Health and Engineering Holton, KS   Due to delays in construction from the submittal/procurement process and the extreme … Continue reading →

January 30, 2014 – WASHINGTON, DC – As part of President Obama’s commitment to help strengthen Native American communities, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn today announced cooperative agreements with the Confederated … Continue reading →

January 29, 2014 – MAYETTA:   The Potawatomi Tribal Police department has made some changes recently in their communication system with the goal of making the department run more efficiently. First of all,  the department  has expanded their phone system by adding a … Continue reading →

January 27, 2014 – WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs  is awarding more than $600,000 in grants to 18 tribes or tribal consortiums to support them in addressing the challenges of climate change as part … Continue reading →

January 22, 2014 – MAYETTA:  Tribal Council traveled to Lawrence, Kan. yesterday to attend the 2014 Spring Convocation at Haskell Indian Nations Univeristy (HINU) in support of the school’s new president Venida Chenault who is a tribal member. Chenault is … Continue reading →

Charitable Contributions Awards for Fourth Quarter Announced January 22, 2014 – MAYETTA, KS- (Jan. 21) -The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (PBPN) donated $88,812 during its fourth quarter to various organizations in the region. Lawrence organizations that received donations include: The … Continue reading →

January 17, 2014 – MAYETTA:  The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Finance Department has been working long and hard this week to finish the mail out of 1099misc. tax forms that were mailed to members yesterday. The Department also had some fun while working … Continue reading →

January 16, 2014 – MAYETTA: Hattie Mitchell, Tribal Council treasurer, represented the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation last night at Gov. Sam Brownback’s annual State of the State address given in the House chambers at the Capitol. Some other leaders from the four Kansas tribes … Continue reading →