Prairie Band of Potawatomi

Announces 1st quarter contributions in an awards ceremony held April 8, 2010.

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Chef Robbi Jenkins interview, executive chef with the prairie Band Casino & Resort.






 

Prairie Band of Potawatomi

An adult Protective Service Workshop will be held on March 23, 2010 at the Bingo Hall.  The workshop will focus on elder abuse, care, etc.  For caregivers, social service workers, emergency services personnel and more.  Two sessions will be held, one at 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and the second one at 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  For more information please call 1-785-966-2103.

Native American death rates soar as most people are living longer.  Native American babies death rate is 44% higher than a decade ago due to insufficient health care.

Elder Care Workshop Link
How To Spot It Link 

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Letter to the Editor of Indian Country Today from Richard Adame a member of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi regarding taxing Native American veterans. 

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Meet some Potawatomi

 

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These are my grandchildren:  From Left to right:  Luis "Hooty" Ortiz.  I've called him Hooty since he was a baby.  When he was young, there was a hurricane that hit the South called Luis.  We had no word for Hurricane so I asked this Mexican gentleman how to say it in his language.  He said "uh duh kon" (sorry for butchering the words) and in time he bacame known as Hooty:  Hooty is a freshman ar Royal Valley High School.

Nyeh was keh is my oldest grandson.  When he was a baby he cried a lot until he got his Indian name and then calmed down a bunch.  They would play pow wow songs for him and that calmed him down too.  Neyeh was a top dancer and when he was just a little guy, he would go dance for Maynard and Coraline his great grandparents.  They sure enjoyed watching him.  His other grandfather, Troy taught him how to lead stomp dances.  He graduated from Kickapoo Nation School and is a singer with a good voice and is picking up the songs well.  He is working now but we want him to go to school somewhere and I'm sure he will in time.

"Kek Kah Kweh" or Kek was born on the day of the Oklahoma City bombing took place in 1995, so out of that came life.  She had the most hair I ever saw on a baby and she was such a fragile baby.  Now she is a freshman at Royal Valley High School and has no interest in sports but she helps by being a manager on the basketball teams.  I never pushed our kids and always left it up to them in this regard.  She volunteers for everything and is a licensed babysitter.  Kek won an award for her "Native Youth Outstanding Volunteer Work for the Health Initiative Program in 2009.

My oldest granddaughter Tara was a top-of-the-line basketball player who accomplished  a lot.  She even won many all-league awards.  Now she is living in California and her husband is in the United States Marine Corp.  Tara does bead working, fortunately we have not out sourced this to China yet.

The guy on the far right is "Pat ko shuk" and he is my youngest grandson but I still call him "my boy."  I teach him prayer words that I was taught by my mother, father-in-law and my aunt.  I feel so good to hear him learn so quickly.  He prays every night before bed time.  Sometimes he can get into trouble, he is nine.

Gary Mitchell, Prairie Band of Potawatomi. Tribal historian.  
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Potawatomi Sermons In Potawatomi Link
The Book Of Acts In Potawatomi Link 
The Book Of Matthew In Potawatomi Link 

Jerry Briscoe

Jerry Briscoe is a member of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi tribe in Kansas, he is a research associate at the University of Kansas Medical School.  He works in the American Indian Community Health program also.

Jerry holds a bachelors degree of Art Degree in American Indian Studies with a minor in Buisness Administration from Haskell Indian Nations University.  He has completed his Masters degree in Public Health. 

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Dedication form the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the Prairie Band of Potawatomi veterans.  A link to see the Mnowabmenaguzo (Beautiful) photographs U.S. Army Link

The We-Ta-Se American Legion Post 410 Color Guard, who are proud members of the Praire Band of Potawatomi, located in Kansas.  Most of the veterans served in Vietnam, the eldest member is over 79 years old, a veteran from World war II and Korea, he served 20 years in the Air Force.

The name We-Ta-Se means "He who is brave" in Potawatomi.  

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Constitution Contstitution of the Prairie Band

It is very important to let you all met Slim Sandoval, he is a member of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi and he is getting in shape and it is his goal to be able to do 35 chin ups by the end of the year.  He promises that he will keep all of us updated on his progress.  Maybe it's just me but i Debana (Love) the Potawatomi kids that want to be recognized.  Bgosenjege (Wish) you luck nikan (Friend)

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Larry Mitchell

Larry Mitchell is a member of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi located near Mayetta, Kansas.  He will be remembered as an accomplished poet who wrote about war, as seen through his eye's in a very well written and well known book called, The Ballard of Vietnam  most of the writing has a tone of not understanding the reasoning's for the Vietnam war and the ugliness of war written by a Potawatomi author who was one of the best story tellers of the Potawatomi tribe.  

Larry served in the rifle/company on Hill 805 and was often in a foxhole doing the most demanding thing that i can imagine from a human being.

His family gets the money link  
Larry's blog link

 

Charles Chaput

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput is a member of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi, he became a ordained priest in 1970.  Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota in 1988 and archbishop of Denver, making him the First Native American archbishop.

Chaput also served  for three years for the White House as U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.  Chaput has also authored many well known books.

Charles Chaput's Biography Link

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A visit to the Prairie Band of Potawatomi reservation that is called "Shab-eh-ney, it is located in North East Kansas, originally from the Great Lakes region but were removed to West of the Mississippi back in the 1800's.  It sits on 1,280 acres of some of the countries most beautiful land.

The video is called "We are one spirit" or "Tsonkwadiyonnat" made through the lens of Alex.  Created November 11, 2008 for cultural awareness.  The music is from one of the World's most recognized Potawatomi bands called "Midnight Express."  A personal favorite of mine, I am actually listening to it as I post this. 
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John Anthony Navarro 7-28-53 to 1-13-10

John Anthony Navarro, 56, of Topeka, died January 13, 2010 at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Care Center.  John was a member of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi and also worked for the tribe.  For more information about John Click on this link

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Are looking for storm spotter trainers to look for dangerous weather conditions approaching the reservation.  The class will be on Monday, April 5th, 2010 at 6:30 at the Stone building.  Most reservations do not have tornado sirens and require storm spotters.


I remember reading a story of Derrek Collett who was 7 years old and a Potawatomi who made sure all the children in what was at the time the only foster home licensed by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi were safe during a tornado in Dowagiac back in the fall of 2007.


Little Derrek rushed a 2 year old foster girl to the basement.  Then he helped two other special needs kids to the basement to wait out the storm.  The Collett family had a article written in the Dowagiac Newspaper and also Indianz.com link Dowagiac is the location of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi.

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Per City data.com link

Storm Spotter Training Link

National Geographic Lesson Plan Link

Potawatomi Pow Wow

2009 Wichita, Kansas inter tribal warrior society Pow Wow.  The Prairie Band of Potawatomi are located in NE Kansas.  Originally from from the Great Lakes region but were removed in the 1800's west of the Missisippi.

Trail of Death link

The History link

Robert Lara Potawatomi

Robert Lara is a Prairrie Band of Potawatomi from the Bear Clan, he is 32 years old and a singer,  drummer and artist.  Robert is also a 5th degree black belt in Four Winds Aikido which he owns and operates.  Robert has been in martial arts since he was 13 years old and now passes on his learning to others, a characteristic seen often in the Potawatomis. 

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Robert Laras pressure point classes.

Johnny Rice Potawatomi

Johnny Rice is a member of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi.  He is now 63 years old but he has made his living by shaping surfboards in his backyard on weekends.  His favorite saying is:  "Surfing is good for you in four ways; physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually."  he lives in Santa Cruz and lives to surf.

His life as a surfer means following the Earths rhythms of the tide and not the regular 9 to 5 job.  Johnny makes his own schedule according to the tides.


Johnny has turned away business more than one time, the number one reason?  Arrogance, it doesn't hurt that Johnny is world famous when it comes to making surf boards and has a waiting line at all times.


Johnny is so famous and well liked when it comes to get a perfect surf board that he does not need to advertise, surfers know Johnny.


Johnny tells of his first time surfing way back in 1949.  He was at Cowell's Beach.  His first board was 14 feet long and weighted 125 pounds, Johnny weighted 98 pounds but that did not stop Johnny, he has been surfing ever since.

Johnny spent six years as a pipe carrier and sun dancer and loves teaching others his talents and passions.  Johnny says, "I love my family and friends, I love my job, I love surfing and life is good."  What an interesting mix, Native American and surfing, why not?

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Johnny Rice surf shop link






Johnny making a board