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Phase III of Health Center Parking Lot To Begin

10.18.19 The third and final phase of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Health Center parking lot construction project will commence on Monday, October 21, 2019. The final phase will focus on the west portion of the complex entryway, west side of … Continue reading

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Moving Past Grief and Loss

10.16.19 BY: Michelle Simon Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation tribal members and staff recently participated in a 3-day workshop, “Moving Past Grief and Loss” provided by Native Wellness Institute facilitator Theda New Breast. In conjunction, Native Chef Jason Champagne provided healthy … Continue reading

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Two PBPN Residents Run For Royal Valley School Board

10.9.19 Courtesy of the Holton Recorder (Vol 52, Issue 75) with edits by Michelle Simon Two parties residing on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Common Land are running for the position one seat on the Royal Valley Board of Education … Continue reading

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Little Sun Joins Enrollment Review Committee

10.8.19 BY: Michelle Simon Jeanette Little Sun has been appointed to serve on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Enrollment Review Committee. A brief swearing-in ceremony occurred on Monday, October 7, 2019. Little Sun joins fellow ERC members Lorrie Melchior, Jim … Continue reading

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Enrollment Committee Alternate Wanted

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is seeking one individual for appointment to the Enrollment Review Committee as an Alternate. The Enrollment Review Committee meets monthly to review enrollment applications to determine eligibility for enrollment into the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. … Continue reading

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Education Loan Payment Program

This program is no longer available. 10.8.19 The Education Department is temporarily reinstating the Loan Payment Program for eligible tribal members. Please review the 2019 Loan Payment Program Application for more information. The link is also located on the Education … Continue reading

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PBP Nation Member Survey

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has recently engaged Chief Strategy Group, Inc. to assist the Nation with a 5-year strategic plan. PBPN tribal members are encouraged to participate in the planning process through this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PBPNstatplan As a tribal member, … Continue reading

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PBP News: Fall 2019 Edition

PBP News Fall 2019 Edition Want more news? From the home page, select Departments, then Community Services, then Media to access the Newspaper Archives.

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Per Capita Distribution Notice

Tribal members wishing to pick up their Per Capita payment at the Government Center need to complete the Payment Option Form and select payment option 3 and return the form 14 days prior to Per Capita Distribution. The form is … Continue reading

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PBPN Language & Cultural Department: Carrying Our Language and Culture into the Future

9.13.19 By: MICHELLE SIMON “Our language is very near extinction,” stated Dawn LeClere, PBPN Language and Cultural Department Coordinator, “in the 1700s there were over 10,000 speakers of the Potawatomi language and in 1995, the Language Institute at Haskell Indian … Continue reading

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