Monthly Archives: May 2014

Education Department Announces Partnership With Bryan University

May 28, 2014 – (MAYETTA)The Prairie Band Potawatomi (PBP) Education Department is pleased to announce a new partnership with Bryan University (BU).  Tribal members are eligible to receive a tuition rate of $80/quarter credit hour and course work can be completed … Continue reading

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PBPN Form Partnership With Topeka Habitat for Humanity

May 22, 2014 –   MAYETTA: The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (PBPN) together with Topeka Habitat for Humanity (THFH) has begun an innovative partnership to build a home that will be used as a PBPN language house on the common … Continue reading

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Symetra Tour Announces Formation of Potawatomi Cup

May 22, 2014 – $40,000 in Bonus Money Available Over Four Events   DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, April 21, 2014 – The Symetra Tour, the Road to the LPGA, is excited to unveil the Potawatomi Cup, which will award Symetra Tour … Continue reading

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National Park Services Gives Grants for Repatriation

May 20, 2014 – National Park Service Announces Grants to Help Native Americans Identify and Repatriate Human Remains, Cultural Objects  WASHINGTON – The National Park Service today announced nearly $40,000 in repatriation grants under the Native American Graves Protection and … Continue reading

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Director of Office of Violence Against Women Visits PBPN

May 20, 2014 – MAYETTA:  Bea Hanson, Acting Director of the U.S. Department of Justice Office (DOJ) on Violence Against Women, made a special stop today to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (PBPN) to meet with Tribal Council and the Tribal Victim … Continue reading

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Humetewa Confirmed as First Native American Woman To Become U.S. District Court Federal Judge

May 15, 2014 –   WASHINGTON, DC – The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) congratulates Diane J. Humetewa of the Hopi Indian Tribe on her confirmation as federal judge in the U.S. District Court of Arizona. As the newest … Continue reading

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PBPN Selected for Next Phase of Implementation of Cobell Land Buy-Back Program

May 15, 2014 – Tribal Council members and PBPN staff listened to a White House Office of Communications news media teleconference today in Tribal Council chambers.  The purpose of the teleconference was to announce the next steps to be implemented … Continue reading

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Child Care Pow-wow Snaps

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G.R.E.A.T. Program Graduates Sixth Graders Today

May 13, 2014 – MAYETTA:  Sixth grade students from Royal Valley Middle School received a certificate of appreciation for completing a program called the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) curricula today and officers from the PBPN Tribal Police Department were … Continue reading

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No Candidates Withdraw: Twenty Candidates File For Election

May 09, 2014 – MAYETTA:  All 20 candidates who have filed for the upcoming Tribal Council/Gaming Commission/Ethics Commission Election are still in the running as there were no withdrawals before yesterday’s deadline date. There are seven candidates for Tribal Chairperson, five … Continue reading

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