A Forest County Potawatomi tribal member, Kip Ritchie’s ties to his Tribe run deep. His grandfather and great-grandfather both served as Tribal Chairman, and his great-grandfather was instrumental in forming the Forest County Potawatomi Tribal government in the early 1930s, Ritchie tells Native Business.
On Nov. 7, 2019, the Forest County Potawatomi (FCP) Executive Building auditorium was the site of a very special performance called Ancestral Women in Wisconsin: The Performance Art Project.
Swearing in for Forest County Potawatomi (FCP) Chairman and two Council Members took place in the FCP Tribal Court room on Nov. 4, 2019.
In celebration of and respect and honor for Native American History Month, Potawatomi Traveling Times (PTT) has decided to embark on a journey to look at the history of the tribe’s Chiefs/Chairmen.
Enter through the double doors of the Executive Building. The first thing your brain registers is the smell of popcorn. Next, you see the Grammy-style back-drop and red carpet for all attendees to pose for pictures like celebrities.
The third annual Swine, Dine & Dash took place on Sept. 22, 2019, out at the Bodwéwadmi Ktëgan in Blackwell, Wis. The weather wasn’t perfect with scattered showers and clouds, but it clearly didn’t matter to the crowd of people who showed up to enjoy the day.
The Forest County Potawatomi (FCP) Community hosted the 3rd Annual Rejuvenating Tribal Communities Conference at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 26-28, 2019. Continue Reading…
The 26th Annual Forest County Potawatomi (FCP) Meno Keno Ma Ge Wen Powwow was held the weekend of Aug. 16-18, 2019. An extra day was added this year to make this powwow even more energetic and inclusive!
July 24, 2019, was a day of historyin- the-making as the Wiigwaasi jiimaan (birch bark canoe) was able to float away in the waters of Devil’s Lake on the Forest County Potawatomi (FCP) reservation.
FCP Land & Natural Resources (LNR) held its Fun Fest on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, on the grounds of the LNR building on Wensaut Lane in Crandon.