Attend the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Cultural Heritage Center’s Tobacco Pouch Necklace Class on July 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The class will cover how to make a buckskin tobacco pouch necklace embellished with edge beading. RSVP to [email protected] All CHC classes are free to attend. Must be 18 years or older.
Attend the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Cultural Heritage Center’s Cotton Drawstring Dance Bag Class on July 13, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and learn how to make a simple cotton drawstring bag embellished with an applique design. RSVP to [email protected] All classes are free to attend. Must be 18 or older.
Attend the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Cultural Heritage Center’s Hairpipe Bone Necklace Class on July 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and learn how to make a hairpipe and facet-beaded necklace. RSVP to [email protected] All classes are free to attend. Must be 18 years or older.
UPDATE: Class is full. Please look for more cultural craft class opportunities in the future. Attend the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Cultural Heritage Center’s Baby Pucker Toe Moccasins Class on August 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and learn how to make a pair of buckskin baby pucker toe moccasins. RSVP to [email protected] All Read More »
Bring your ongoing sewing or beading projects to the Open Cultural Sewing Class held regularly at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Cultural Heritage Center to receive assistance from the Cultural Activities Coordinator, Leslie Deer. The Open Cultural Sewing Classes at the Cultural Heritage Center are scheduled for the following dates and times: Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Read More »
Learn powwow dances at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Cultural Heritage Center during these upcoming dates and times: Thursday, July 8 – 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 21 – 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, August 26 – 10 to 11 a.m. All ages are welcome to attend, but those under 12 will need to be Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Cultural Heritage Center’s revamped website features six state-of-the-art components that help connect Citizen Potawatomi to their heritage, including an online encyclopedia, family manuscripts, archives and genealogical research platform.
Since time immemorial, Potawatomi have come together to build community through traditional games such as zhoshke’nayabo (snow snake), gwzege’wen (bowl and dice) and mamkeznéwen (moccasin). The Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Cultural Heritage Center plans to release these games spring 2021 on a free, online format.
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center regularly honors and recognizes Tribal servicemen and women. The Veterans Spotlight case currently highlights Darling family descendant Denny Hopkins who served the United States as a U.S. Navy quartermaster.
Many Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal members seek to learn more about their Native American heritage and family trees, and numerous on and offline resources exist to aid in the process.