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July 12, 2012 – MAYETTA:  The 2nd quarter charitable contributions award ceremony was held today where $91,000 was distributed to 25 organizations at the Prairie Band Casino & Resort.  PBPN Chairman Steve Ortiz was emcee for the event that was hosted … Continue reading →

July 11, 2012 – MAYETTA:  Chairman Steve Ortiz, staff from the Tribal Victims Program and Potawatomi Police Department, convened yesterday for the opening of a three-day conference on protecting and empowering families at Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU). The purpose of … Continue reading →

July 09, 2012 – Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association and Indian youth advocate, Ernie Stevens, Jr. joins the Board of Advisors for the Center for Native American Youth Washington, DC, July 9, 2012  —- Former US Senator Byron … Continue reading →

July 05, 2012 – MAYETTA, KS- July 3  -The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (PBPN) will present checks totaling $91,000 at a Charitable Contributions ceremony on July 12 at 11 a.m. at the Prairie Band Casino & Resort.  Members from the PBPN … Continue reading →

July 03, 2012 – U.S. COMMERCE DEPARTMENT ISSUES PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON TRIBAL CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION POLICY   WASHINGTON – The U.S. Commerce Department today announced it is accepting public comments on a proposed policy, “Tribal Consultation and Coordination Policy … Continue reading →

July 02, 2012 – MAYETTA: The Summer Youth Worker program, that is sponsored by PBPN’s Education Department, is in full swing and keeping teens busy in jobs on the common land.  Students work 30 hours a week in an assigned … Continue reading →

June 28, 2012 – Indian Health Care Improvement Act Permanent; Supreme Court Decision Upholds Reauthorization NCAI to stay focused on improving health care and protecting legislation Washington, DC – In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality … Continue reading →

June 28, 2012 – MAYETTA:  With over 100 degree temperatures registering most days this summer in Kansas it is a good thing the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has the Boys & Girls Club. Below are a few photographs that were taken today … Continue reading →

June 27, 2012 – Representatives from the National Health Services Corps (NHSC) came to the PBP Health Center today to gain information about the health center as a site for placing physicians and other medical professionals who are in the NHSC scholarship … Continue reading →

June 25, 2012 – MAYETTA:  Over 125 Kansas CPAs and other professionals attended the KSCPA Business & Industry Conference held today at the Prairie Band Casino & Resort that included speakers from the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (PBPN) and State of Kansas. A … Continue reading →