Learning about Potawatomi history, culture and genealogy is easier than ever before! Hear from Cultural Heritage Center Director Dr. Kelli Mosteller and Curator Blake Norton as they lead an informational session on conducting Potawatomi research through new, online resources.

Learning about Potawatomi history, culture and genealogy is easier than ever before! Tune in to hear from Cultural Heritage Center Director Dr. Kelli Mosteller and Curator Blake Norton as they lead an informational session on conducting Potawatomi research through new, online resources.

Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Cultural Heritage Center Curator Blake Norton and Director Dr. Kelli Mosteller lead a lecture about George Winter, an English artist who captured sketches and paintings of the Potawatomi before and during removal. One painting in particular – The Council at Keewawnay – highlights his vast skills, which included field sketching, writing and Read More »

Enjoy a lecture by CHC Curator Blake Norton on Potawatomi leader Wabaunsee. Wabaunsee, born Nakses, was a powerful and influential headman among the Potawatomi, Odawa and Ojibwe villages of Illinois and Indiana. With a reputation that preceded him, Wabaunsee was not only a noted veteran of the Osage Wars, Battle of Tippecanoe, and War of Read More »

The CPN Department of Education developed a lesson plan for educators and school districts to assist with teaching about the Trail of Death, the forced removal of the Potawatomi. Join the staff for a session highlighting the lesson..