by Turtle Press | Oct 7, 2022 | Blog
Director of MDHHS Visit Focuses on Behavioral Health and Social Services “In state government, because we fund a program, people might think that we have all the answers, but we’re really trying to flip that; so we in government can ask the right questions...
by Turtle Press | Oct 7, 2022 | Blog
The Native American Heritage Fund awarded $478,700 to the 2022 grant recipients at FireKeepers Casino Hotel today, bringing their total contribution to $2,390,400 to 37 of Michigan’s K-12 schools, colleges, universities and local units of government. NAHF Chairperson...
by Turtle Press | Oct 1, 2022 | Blog, Nutrition
Velvety Mushroom Gravy & Lentils 8 ounces mushrooms1 cup lentils2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp dried thyme1/2 tsp dried sage2 cups broth of choice13.5 ounce can of unsweetened coconut milkolive oilpepper to taste Thinly slice mushrooms. Place a large skillet over...
by Turtle Press | Sep 30, 2022 | Blog
Displayed at The Burpee Museum Until January 2023 A self-taught artist and teacher of traditional ways, NHBP Tribal Member AnungoKwé Alexandria Sulainis, 32, of Lac de Flambeau, Wisconsin, always knew she wanted to do something artistic. Sulainis trained as a licensed...
by Turtle Press | Sep 28, 2022 | Blog
Native Combat Veteran Honored on the Beaches of Normandy When Penobscot Elder and Army Veteran Charles Shay was drafted into the Armed Services in 1943 as a combat medic, he was doing his duty to his country – despite being denied fundamental rights. At just 19, Shay,...
by Turtle Press | Sep 28, 2022 | Blog
Rice Week 2022 “To be active in harvesting Rice, it takes the Community, it takes a Tribe to do this. That is what food sovereignty is: Bringing back those ceremonies and educating Tribal Members on what we did lose, like fishing and hunting and collecting our seeds...
by Turtle Press | Sep 27, 2022 | Blog
New Sweat Lodge Provides Balance and Clarity for those in Treatment 1,800 Miles Away “My coping mechanisms no longer served a purpose,” said NHBP Tribal Member Thomas Foerster, 55. “Growing up in foster homes, there were so many things I never learned as a kid....
by Turtle Press | Sep 1, 2022 | Blog, Nutrition
One–Pot Sesame Noodles 8 ounces whole-wheat pasta (spaghetti or linguine shape)4 cups water3 baby bok choy, sliced1 bell pepper, sliced2 carrots, cut into coins1 yellow onion, sliced4 cloves of garlic, minced1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated3 tbsp sesame oil1/4 cup low...
by Turtle Press | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog
More than a century after its first use, the traditional Regalia worn by one of NHBP’s Tribal Members, Joe Pamptopee-bën, has been fully refurbished and restored to its original beauty and given a special place within the archives of NHBP history. A grandnephew of...
by Turtle Press | Aug 30, 2022 | Blog
To gather is “to bring together and take in from scattered places or sources.” This year, Potawatomi Nations gathered for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hosted by the Hannahville Indian Community at their Reservation and the Island Casino Hotel and Resort...
