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January 14, 2011 – MAYETTA:  Prairie Band Casino & Resort is now advertising for applicants into their summer internship program. The internship opportunity is open to junior and senior collegiate level students and preference will be given to students who are majoring … Continue reading →

January 14, 2011 – Norma Shipshee, center, was sworn in as a member of the Healing to Wellness Court today by Joyce Guerrero, Tribal Council vice chairperson, left, and District Court Judge Stacy Leeds, right.  Shipshee will become the community … Continue reading →

January 10, 2011 – MAYETTA:  Due to bad weather and driving conditions the PBP Government Center and Health Center will be closed today.  No Language classes will be held this evening. In the event of an emergency call 911 or … Continue reading →

January 10, 2011 – MAYETTA:  Tribal Chairman Steve Ortiz is scheduled to participate in the Swearing-In Ceremony for Kansas Governor-elect Sam Brownback this morning at 11 a.m.  The ceremony can be seen at www.WIBW.com where it will be streamed live … Continue reading →

January 10, 2011 – MAYETTA:  The PBPN government offices and Health Center will be closed again tomorrow due to bad weather and hazardous road conditions. As of 6 p.m., 8 inches of snow had already fallen in the Holton and … Continue reading →

January 07, 2011 – MAYETTA:  A new year has begun and business is back in full swing at the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation government.  Tribal Council has been meeting and departments and programs are busy moving into new office locations … Continue reading →

December 20, 2010 – Employees gathered today for the annual Christmas luncheon at the Bingo Hall. Barbeque meats, scalloped potatoes, assorted vegetables, pasta salad and cobbler were served. Following the meal, entertainment was provided by  members of Tribal Council who competed with … Continue reading →

December 17, 2010 – Potawatomi News Winter 2010 Issue Retraction Statement   On page 9 of the winter 2010 issue of the Potawatomi News in a story about early Tribal Fire Department volunteers  it states that Vernon Wahweotten is deceased.  … Continue reading →

December 16, 2010 – WASHINGTON, D.C.:  History was made today for American Indians when President Barack Obama announced that the United States will throw its support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples during a White … Continue reading →

December 15, 2010 – The Department of Interior building where Obama’s Tribal Nations Conference will take place tomorrow. Chairman Steve Ortiz meets with Native American inventor Thomas David Petite (Fond du Lac Chippewa) at the DOI. Chairman Ortiz, far right … Continue reading →