Join the CPN Language Department for an annual Winter Story Telling event on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, from 5:30-7 p.m. CST. The event will take place at the CPN Cultural Heritage Center, and an online option will be available as well. Please RSVP to [email protected], and please specify if attending in person or online.
The January 2025 Language Update celebrates efforts by department staff teaching kids’ and elders’ classes, and looks ahead to the 2025 Winter Story Telling event on February 5.
Come hear traditional Potawatomi stories that are only told during the winter. In person and online options avaialble. Food provided at the Cultural Heritage Center. Please RSVP to [email protected], and specify if attending in person or online.
Weather Terms: Traditionally when a storm approaches, we take a pinch of tobacco in our left hand and say a prayer asking the Creator to watch over us. We then place that tobacco on the north side of a tree, or, if we are near water, we might place it in the water. They say Read More »