On Saturday, December 29, 2018, Winter Event 2018 brought us an indigenous lyricist, a wellness-based initiative, and a locally-sourced feast. All were part of a collaboration between Forest County Potawatomi (FCP) Education/Culture and AODA departments in order to host positive, family-friendly activities during the holiday break.

The annual Forest County Potawatomi (FCP) Community Christmas party took place on Dec. 14, 2018, at Potawatomi Carter Casino Hotel (PCCH) and was packed with wall-to- wall community members and children. This is always a highly-anticipated event as was evident by the hundreds of people who attended.

The Forest County Potawatomi (FCP) community and the Forest County Sheriff’s Department have come together on a significant issue that has been affecting the county, the state of Wisconsin and has, in fact, been an issue across the entire country: the fight against the opioid epidemic.

The 4th Annual Repatriation Conference was held in Milwaukee at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino (PHC) Nov. 13-15, 2018. This conference is organized by the Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA) and has had quite an impressive turnout each year since its inception with approximately 50 tribes represented!

This year’s elections took place on Nov. 3, 2018, and positions for the taking were Vice-Chair, Treasurer and Secretary for the Forest County Potawatomi (FCP).