Monthly Archives: December 2010

Employee Christmas Luncheon Held

December 20, 2010 – Employees gathered today for the annual Christmas luncheon at the Bingo Hall. Barbeque meats, scalloped potatoes, assorted vegetables, pasta salad and cobbler were served. Following the meal, entertainment was provided by  members of Tribal Council who competed with … Continue reading

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Notice to Tribal Members

December 17, 2010 – Potawatomi News Winter 2010 Issue Retraction Statement   On page 9 of the winter 2010 issue of the Potawatomi News in a story about early Tribal Fire Department volunteers  it states that Vernon Wahweotten is deceased.  … Continue reading

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Obama Speaks at Tribal Nations Conference Today

December 16, 2010 – WASHINGTON, D.C.:  History was made today for American Indians when President Barack Obama announced that the United States will throw its support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples during a White … Continue reading

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Happenings in D.C.

December 15, 2010 – The Department of Interior building where Obama’s Tribal Nations Conference will take place tomorrow. Chairman Steve Ortiz meets with Native American inventor Thomas David Petite (Fond du Lac Chippewa) at the DOI. Chairman Ortiz, far right … Continue reading

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Tribal Council in Washington, D.C. This Week for Tribal Nations Conference with President

December 14, 2010 – Yesterday in Washington while Obama was working on the tax bill and signing into law another bill to help with school lunch programs for children, Chairman Steve Ortiz was in a Health and Human Services (HHS) … Continue reading

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D.C. Update

December 14, 2010 – WASHINGTON, D.C.: Today Tribal Chair Steve Ortiz will continue to attend high level meetings at the Department of Interior (DOI) while Jancita Warrington will also meet with officials and attend meetings organized by the National Congress … Continue reading

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Obama Signs Cobell Claims Settlement Into Law with H.R. 4783

December 08, 2010 – Statement by the President on H.R. 4783 Today I have signed into law H.R. 4783, the “Claims Resolution Act of 2010.”  This Act, among other things, provides funding and statutory authorities for the settlement agreements reached in … Continue reading

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Steve Ortiz Selected to HHS Secretary’s First Tribal Advisory Committee

December 06, 2010 – MAYETTA:  Chairman Steve Ortiz was announced today as one of  the individuals who will serve on  HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC), the first tribal advisory committee established to advise the Secretary in the … Continue reading

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