Tag: Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

After Biden’s apology for Indian boarding schools, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Illinois urges support for language revitalization

DEKALB — Joseph Rupnick’s mother was a toddler when federal agents took her away from her parents and sent her to a Catholic boarding school out of state. After that, she never spoke her first language again. “She didn’t speak much about it. Most of what we were told was that the nuns weren’t very

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation will work with consulting firm to determine future of northern Illinois land

For the first time since the 19th century, a Native American tribe has sovereign authority over land in the state of Illinois. Now, the tribal government has to figure out what to do with it. The Prairie Band Potawatomi, based near Mayetta, Kansas, signed an agreement last week putting 130 acres of farmland in DeKalb County,

Native tribe seeks return of ancestral land in DeKalb County

Bill would grant Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation land that currently makes up a state park.