FUNDS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT MASCOT CHANGEOVER AND UPDATED CURRICULA Michigan’s public and private K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and local units of government are invited to submit proposals to the Native American Heritage Fund (NAHF) for funding to defray the...
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The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Swears In Newly Elected Tribal Council Members
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP) issued the oath of office today to re-elected Tribal Council Members Jamie Stuck and Homer A. Mandoka, during the regularly scheduled August Tribal Council Business Meeting. Upon completion of the oaths of office,...
Native American Heritage Fund Now Accepting 2020 Applications
FUNDS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH MICHIGAN'S INDIAN TRIBES Michigan’s public and private K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and local units of government are now eligible for funding through the Native American Heritage...
The Great Stain: 10 Years After the Kalamazoo River Oil Spill
Most of us in southern Michigan, including the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP), knew that we shared our area with pipelines, but few of us knew much about them. On July 26, 2010 that changed forever. What had been silently beneath our feet delivering...
Native American Heritage Fund Statement on the Washington Football Team’s Retirement of Racist Mascot
The Native American Heritage Fund (NAHF) celebrates the retirement of the racist Washington NFL mascot. This is a moment for all Indigenous people to celebrate the steadfast position taken by our Elders, Tribal leaders, and activists who have led this movement. This...
FireKeepers Casino Hotel Economic Impact Analysis Released
In December 2019, the FireKeepers Local Revenue Sharing Board received the Socioeconomic Indicators and Economic Impact Analysis of FireKeepers Casino Hotel. The Board engaged the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research in Kalamazoo to complete this study in...
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Appoints Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Chairperson Jamie Stuck to Statewide Task Force
The Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities will provide a voice for Michigan’s Tribal Nations Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP) Tribal Council Chairperson Jamie Stuck was recently appointed to the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial...
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Collaborates to Provide Necessities for Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
In the holiday spirit, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi (NHBP), FireKeepers Casino Hotel (FKCH), the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) and Gun Lake Casino, and hundreds of community members joined forces to provide...
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Distributes Thousands to Local Organizations Focused on Assisting Veterans
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP) distributed $48,300 to area veteran organizations during a luncheon Nov. 26 at The Bucket in Union City, Michigan. The NHBP Veterans Committee raised funds at the 2019 Chief Moguago Veterans Golf Outing, which was...
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Swears In New Tribal Prosecutor
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP) is proud to announce the recent swearing in of Justin D. Derhammer as the new Tribal Prosecutor for NHBP, during a special Tribal Council meeting Nov. 1 in Fulton, Michigan. Derhammer’s legal career began with his...