Author Archives: Leonard Allen

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Reps Jake LaTurner (R-KS-1) and Tracey Mann (R-KS-2) have filed the Kansas Act Amendment Bill.  Filing this in Congress provides a marking point for getting the bill introduced in the next Congress and for getting DOI and DOJ support. H.R.9684 … Continue reading →

Due to the forecasted winter weather and sub-zero wind chill temperatures PBP Nation will be closed on Thursday, December 22nd. With the scheduled Christmas Holiday, the Nation’s services will not reopen until Tuesday, December 27th. For Tribal members needing medications … Continue reading →

Cecil Key-O-Kum Walker, Owner of CW Construction, Inc., a privately held Native American company, incorporated in the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation with a 30-year history of excellence in construction, has been acknowledged for his U.S. and international work in his … Continue reading →

Dustin Goslin, VP of Business & Economic Development for Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures (MLCV), was recently named Economic Development Professional of the Year at the 2022 Annual Travois Indian Country Affordable Housing & Economic Development Conference. The conference recognized six … Continue reading →

PBPN employee Stephanne Rupnicki has been elected to the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) Board of Directors for 2022-2023. The USBC is an independent nonprofit organization that was formed in 1998 as a multisectoral national breastfeeding committee comprised of representatives from … Continue reading →

The PBPN Tribal Fire Department implemented new cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) procedures recently. Advanced Cardiac Resuscitation (ACR) integrates machine-provided CPR with a set of proven treatments in a bundled approach to significantly increase neurologically intact survival rates for out of hospital … Continue reading →

The Peacemakers Circle is a small body of Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation members whose purpose is to resolve and mediate disputes by utilizing traditional, cultural and restorative methods.  It is a separate mediating branch of the Nation’s judicial system that was established … Continue reading →

Social Services Advisory Board – 3 positions The mission of the SSAB is to establish standards that best serve the interests of the Nation’s children and their families and reflect the unique societal values of the tribe including its culture, … Continue reading →

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is seeking three individuals for Member Positions and one individual for an Alternate Member Position all for a two-year appointment to the Enrollment Review Committee. All regular members of the Committee shall be: at least … Continue reading →