The week we were in Forest County Potawatomi Country went so fast because we were constantly kept busy by our hosts – learning the Native language and history of Read More »
Within the CHC’s ethnology collection is the cane of prominent Citizen Potawatomi leader and Burnett family patriarch Nan Wesh Mah [Abram B. Burnett], on long-term loan from the Kansas History Read More »
Each year at the Potawatomi Gathering of Nations, vendors set up booths just outside of the dance arena for attendees to buy gifts and handmade crafts. One vendor, whose products Read More »
Begun in 1981 by the Coalition Against Domestic Violence, organizations around the country spend each October raising awareness of the scourge of domestic violence. In Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, agencies from Read More »
This week’s featured items make great gifts for friends and family members wanting to show that Potawatomi Pride all year round. These handmade, beaded Potawatomi bracelets are unique and fashionable Read More »
The chaos and flurry of activities that surround Festival and the Gathering of Potawatomi Nations have come and gone, allowing the staff of the CHC the opportunity to turn our Read More »
The below article originally ran in the August 25, 2015 edition of the Shawnee News-Star. It has been reproduced here with their express written permission. It was an emotional weekend Read More »
Housed in the CPN Cultural Heritage Center archival colleection, this item, created in the 1880s, is beautiful loom beaded yazhwango’gen (bandolier bag). It exhibits a classic Ho-Chunk design in both Read More »
The National Native American Purchasing Association holds an annual conference every spring with an overall goal to educate and support tribal procurement practices, promote cooperation, communication and resource development among Read More »
This week’s items of the week are helping the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center celebrate the new openings at the Tribal museum. As progress at the CHC picks up, Read More »