Local Potawatomi Tribes Call for Justice The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians come together to shatter the silence and give voice to the thousands of Missing and...
Plans to break ground and develop eight initial homes of an 18-unit affordable housing project for Tribal families will persevere following the Athens Township board of trustees’ decision to uphold the previously approved site plan during a special meeting on April 18...
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi issued the oath of office today to the recently re-elected NHBP Tribal Council at the Pine Creek Indian Reservation in Fulton, Michigan. The NHBP Tribal Council will keep the officers’ appointments the same as prior to the...
Western Michigan University to Offer Grad-Level Course on Tribal Governance The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians are proud to collectively announce a new...
Indian boarding schools have long been a source of unspoken trauma in the Native community. The recent discovery of 751 unmarked graves – following last month’s discovery of 215 graves – at Canadian boarding schools has revealed the atrocities Native children suffered...
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi passed a Tribal Council Resolution yesterday designating the Straits of Mackinac as a Traditional Cultural Property. A Traditional Cultural Property – or TCP – is a property that is eligible for inclusion in the National...
The NHBP Health and Human Services Department, the Village of Athens and the Athens Township Fire Department are coming together to offer a free drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic Saturday, May 15, from 9 a.m. to noon. NHBP health officials will be administering...
FUNDS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH MICHIGAN'S INDIAN TRIBES Stereotypes. Negative narratives. Historical inaccuracy. Invisibility. These are a constant in the lives of Michigan’s Native American population – but The Native...
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi is pleased to welcome Chris Rogers as the newly-appointed Chair of the NHBP Gaming Commission. As a longtime leader in the community, Rogers’ new role comes as no surprise following the retirement of former Chair Shirley...
TRIBAL-BACKED FUND SUPPORTS PROJECTS IN SIX MICHIGAN COMMUNITIES The Native American Heritage Fund (NAHF) has announced that six Michigan communities will benefit from its 2020 awards. From a pool of ten submissions, the NAHF board chose to award grants totaling more...