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July 27, 2011 – MAYETTA:  Steve Ortiz, tribal chairman, is in Wichita today meeting with Gov. Sam Brownback and 15 other key business leaders from various economic sectors and geographic regions in Kansas who are forming a new Governor’s Economic … Continue reading →

July 27, 2011 – Boys & Girls Club members spent the day touring the News Department that is located in the Government Center.  The groups learned about reporting, writing, photography and lay out and other functions of the News Department.  Below … Continue reading →

  July 26, 2011 –     MAYETTA:  A Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation tribal member has been named to head the Archdiocese of Philadelphia recently by Pope Benedict XVI.  He was born in Kansas and still has links to the … Continue reading →

From left to right is Kelli Duermeier, John Romero, and Tracy Splitter after receiving the awards. Duermeier and Splitter are with the Prairie Band Casino & Resort and Romero is founder of the award competition.   July 26, 2011 –     MAYETTA:  The … Continue reading →

July 14, 2011 –The Harvesters Emergency Food Pantry delivery scheduled for Monday, July 18 has been cancelled until further notice.  Please contact Myra Matchie at 785.966.2728 or Ken Waterman at 785.364.5905 for additional information.

july 22, 2011 – Week-Long Leadership Conference in Sante Fe, N.M., Provides Opportunity for Obama Administration Officials to Hear Directly from Youth KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Four students from the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation have been selected to join 150 … Continue reading →

July 22, 2011 –   MAYETTA:  Dominic Ortiz was recently appointed to the 2011 Leadership Academy of Appointments by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA).  He was one of two appointed from Kansas and is the first Native American ever … Continue reading →

July 11, 2011 – The Summer Celebration had lots of activities for families that were held in Prairie Peoples Park Saturday night.  Fourteen PBPN, Topeka, and other groups helped sponsor the event. The Boswell family stopped for a pose. The … Continue reading →

July 11, 2011 – Posted by Charlie Galbraith on July 11, 2011 at 01:28 PM EDT On Sunday, the White House Office of Public Engagement launched the Native American Youth Challenge program.  In a video message, President Obama announced the challenge … Continue reading →

July 10, 2011 –   WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced $4.4 million in grants from the Historic Preservation Fund to 117 American Indian tribes to assist with the preservation of important historic and cultural sites … Continue reading →