Cultural Heritage Department

	'Hunting Spirit Buffalo' by Citizen Potawatomi Nation member Woody Crumbo

Current Staff:
Jon Boursaw
Executive Director
jboursaw@potawatomi.org

Cindy Stewart
Executive Assistant
Facility\Operations Manager
cstewart@potawatomi.org

Mission:

The Cultural Heritage Department of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation serves the enrolled membership of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, the local community, the greater Native American community, and the people of the United States.

We maintain, protect, and nurture our culture, our spiritual beliefs, and our historic values, through the celebration of our unique traditions, language, and sovereignty.

Promoting education is a corner stone of our mission. We provide opportunity to, and support the academic endeavors of, our youth.

We acknowledge, respect, and utilize the wisdom of our tribal elders who provide guidance for our future generations.

We protect and maintain our tribal lands, its architectural features, and other natural resources.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES:

The Cultural Heritage Department administers or participates in, and in some cases has created, a variety of culturally relevant projects and programs on behalf of the Nation. Listed in terms of the nature of the department's involvement, those programs and projects include:

CR Dept Administers:

• MUSEUM
• ARCHIVES
• LIBRARY
• VETERAN'S WALL OF HONOR 
• TRIBAL HERITAGE PROJECT 
• NAGPRA
• TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION (THPO)
• POTAWATOMI LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (PLP)

CR Dept participates in:

• GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH 
• ANNUAL REUNION FESTIVAL 
• GATHERING OF THE POTAWATOMI NATIONS

 Cindy Stewart