American Indian Heritage Month

American Indian Heritage Month

“How My Heritage Has Influenced My Art” – Deadline is November 16, 2016. Any submissions of: Music, Photography, Poetry/Stories, Paintings, Drawings, Pottery, Beading, And Other Artwork Will Be Accepted. Projects & registration forms may be dropped off at or mailed to the PTT Office, located at: 8000 Potawatomi Trail, PO Box 340, Crandon, WI 54520

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Indian Summer Celebrates 30 Years

The 2016 annual Indian Summer Festival in Milwaukee, Wis., celebrated its 30th year anniversary this month.

The festival began bright and early Friday morning. As many Native people find their way towards the powwow, the festival actually has many other events that are both educational and cultural to Native Americans and other non-Native people. Friday is known as “Education Day”, as its sole purpose is to educate those of the original ways of the Native aboriginals to America.

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Traveling Times Hosts Reception for Budding Artists

Seven years ago, Potawatomi Traveling Times (PTT) came up with the idea of celebrating American Indian Heritage Month by asking area tribal youth K-12 to express what their heritage meant to them by way of creating art. Over those seven years, 154 projects have been submitted ranging from poems and short stories to… Continue Reading…