Forest County Potawatomi Community

School is out for the summer. For student athletes this also means a pause in sports.A local athletic trainer is encouraging kids to stay active to help improve their skills.

Forest County Potawatomi Community’s Lee White published a series of children’s books before his passing in 2020.

Forest County Potawatomi Community’s Lee White published a series of children’s books before his passing in 2020.

Native Americans have a long tradition of using all parts of animal when they harvest it.In recent history, that’s been limited to deer, beaver, or muskrat.Now that the Forest County Potawatomi Community has brought back bison to its farm, the tradition of processing them has also returned.

Native Americans have a long tradition of using all parts of animal when they harvest it.In recent history, that’s been limited to deer, beaver, or muskrat.Now that the Forest County Potawatomi Community has brought back bison to its farm, the tradition of processing them has also returned.

The libraries at School Districts in Forest County are growing.The Forest County Potawatomi Community donated a range of books to schools.

Highway signs in Forest County will soon let people know they are entering the Forest County Potawatomi Community reservation in both English and Potawatomi.The tribe is the latest in Wisconsin to get dual language signs through the state Department of Transportation program.

Narcan, or Naloxone by its generic name, has been proven to save the life of a person experiencing a drug overdose.The Forest County Potawatomi Community wants to make this drug as accessible as possible while it works to fight addiction.

Earlier this week, the Forest County Potawatomi Culture Center and Museum held a Medicine Workshop for identifying medical and edible plants. The workshop focused on building plant identification skills.

Before they’re old enough to vote, Forest County Potawatomi and Wisconsin Native Vote are working to educate Native youth about democracy.The Tribe and organization are hosting an event Friday in the hopes of getting kids and teens more civically engaged.