Potawatomi Times – October 1, 2025
This issue read about the Birch Bark Canoe Launch, October Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Employee Appreciation Week, FCP Elders Trip to South Dakota and more!


This issue read about the Birch Bark Canoe Launch, October Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Employee Appreciation Week, FCP Elders Trip to South Dakota and more!
The September 15, 2025 issue of Potawatomi Times highlights the Meno Keno Ma Gē Wen Powwow, where new royalty were crowned and the community gathered for a weekend of culture, song, and dance.
Read this issue to see highlights from the Potawatomi Gathering hosted by Gun Lake, a sneak peak of the new Fireside MARKET on Slinger Wi plus much more!
From the Koren Exchange Week to Potawatomi Ventures acquisition of Lyons Electric this issue is full of exciting events and accomplishments. Click to continue reading.
This issue we highlight the exciting summer. From Color me Crazy Color Run to the Summer Fisheree to the swearing in of James Crawford as the US DOT Deputy Assistand Secretary for Tribal Affairs.
This issue we celebrate the Tribal Youth Gathering! Other highlights include Desmond Somans first Hole in One, Alzheimer’s 101, Rock & Brews first anniversary plus much more.
This month we celebrate 3 decades of the Potawatomi Traveling Times (now called the Potawatomi Times). Other highlights include Saftey Bingo in recognitin of National Saftey Month, Go Green Day with the Compilance and Safter Improvement team and the Second Annual Career Exploration Event with Potawatomi Ventures.
The Forest County Potawatomi community celebrated education, culture, and connection with events like the annual Education Banquet, Youth Gathering Carnival, and snowshoe making. Other highlights included summer programs for elders and youth, water quality reports, and coverage of FCP members achieving milestones in art, leadership, and public service.
The Rejuvenating Tribal Communities Conference is an annual event dedicated to supporting and revitalizing Native American communities through collaboration, cultural preservation, and advocacy.
In honor of Chief Simon Kahquados’ birthday, which is celebrated on May 18, Potawatomi Times has decided to share some of Kahquados’ letters archived at the FCP Cultural Center, Library & Museum
Native Americans were the original maple syrup discoverers and makers. and maple syrup makers long before European settlers arrived in North America.
The Potawatomi Community Center (PCC), along with the FCP Health & Wellness Center and Community Health Department, hosted an event on April 8, 2025, at PCC to have tribal members, descendants, and their families sign up for the new Wellness 360 app.
This year’s Winter’s End Powwow brought a packed house with travelers from near and far to join in on some singing and dancing on March 22-23, 2025, at the Potawatomi Community Center.
On a cool, breezy Friday evening, visitors and tribal members from across Turtle Island gathered at the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Carter, Wis., on Feb. 28, 2025, for the 3rd Annual Round Dance.
The Heart of the Community event, A Gathering of Tradition & Wellness, was sponsored by the Forest County Potawatomi (FCP) Health & Wellness Center (HWC) was held on Feb. 19, 2025, and open to the public.
The showing of a film called “Give Light” by Steph Smith was shown at the FCP Executive Auditorium on Feb. 1, 2025.
FCP tribal members, descendants, and their families gathered at Devils Lake on Jan. 18, 2025, to start the Winter Family Camp and Ice Fishing Contest.
It was a cool and brisk evening as Forest County Potawatomi (FCP) and surrounding area members gathered at the Potawatomi Community Center for the 7th annual Sobriety Powwow on New Year’s Eve.
The annual Breakfast with Santa and Holiday Open House event at Bodwéwadmi Ktëgan on Dec. 7, 2024, was the perfect start to the holiday season for many families and community members.
Tribal members, descendants, their families, and FCP government employees gathered at the Potawatomi Community Center for the annual Forest County Potawatomi (FCP) Community Feast.
Beginning January 1, 2025. Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm. Saturday & Sunday, Closed.
If you are proud of your recovery/wellness we invite you to celebrate it by writing your name on an ornament and your number of years of recovery/wellness on the back. We highly-encourage children to participate and show that being sober is cool!
It was a big day for the Forest County Potawatomi (FCP) Tribe on Nov. 4, 2024.
The Forest County Potawatomi (FCP) Community traveled to Racine, Wis., for the Fire Keeper Statue Dedication in honor of the FCP’s cultural heritage.
On Oct. 15, 2024, owners and developers of fireside MARKET gathered with Village of Slinger and officials to celebrate the groundbreaking of fireside MARKET, the first development of the 130-acre Merchant Village in Slinger, Wis.