Lawrence event to explore Prairie Band Potawatomi beadwork, identity
An upcoming presentation at the Watkins Museum will highlight beadwork’s cultural significance and enduring tradition within the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
This Kansas house being built with hemp is designed to keep down electricity bills
K-State University and Habitat for Humanity are working on an affordable house in Ogden, Kansas, that will use hemp insulation to keep its residents warm in winter and cool in summer.
Prairie Band Potawatomi intends to ditch $30M ICE contract, chairman announces
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe’s chairman compared immigrant detention to Indian reservations in an online video address Friday, and declared the tribe’s intention to jettison a recently secured contract to design detention centers.
Kansas tribe fires business leaders for accepting $30 million ICE detention center contract
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has fired senior leaders of its tribally owned business for accepting a nearly $30 million deal to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Kansas tribes navigate future water problems without representation on statewide task force
As Kansas navigates water quality and quantity issues and plans for the future, the state’s Native populations don’t have a seat at the table.
‘I want to uplift and inspire’: Education advocate, KU student crowned Miss Indian World
KU student Dania Wahwasuck, Prairie Band Potawatomi and Pyramid Lake Paiute, has been named the 2025-26 Miss Indian World. As a cultural ambassador, she plans to continue advocating for youth education.
Kansas tribal leaders eager to broaden access to traditional, technological health care
Prairie Band Potawatomi member Richard Adame urged health administrators Monday to share with tribes detailed information on attributes of natural medicines that was lost to many people through dominance of the pharmaceutical industry.
Prairie Band lauds court decision noting ‘arbitrary’ methods for issuing COVID-19 aid
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation welcomed a U.S. Court of Appeals decision in a challenge to the U.S. Department of Treasury’s method for distributing CARES Act assistance and the tribal chairman said the outcome could have ramifications for allocation of future federal funding.
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