Having a strong cultural identity and participating in traditional customs, ceremonies and other Native American practices can positively influence mental health across Indian Country and help to decrease attempted suicide across all age groups.
A group of five musicians from Dream Warriors Management stopped at Citizen Potawatomi Nation this September. During their national “Heal It” tour, they performed for thousands of Indigenous youth at schools across the U.S. “I just love making music already, and it is definitely a motivational and inspirational tool. And it’s a tool for building Read More »
Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Cultural Education Specialist Kristen Wilson first connected with the Nation as a teen mom working toward her undergraduate degree at St. Gregory’s University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. “I was able to pursue my goals as a first generation college graduate, and I want to be able to show other Native American students that Read More »