Pokagon Band of Potawatomi

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi will provide educational programming for Pokagon elders with the goal of promoting lifelong learning. The program will increase elders' computer skills and use of the physical and online Simon Pokagon Memorial Research Library resources. This program also will offer a combination of online and in-library trainings on the Indian Child Welfare Act, the Court Appointed Special Advocate program, substance abuse and mental health, individual education plans, and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The project will also support language revitalization efforts by developing Potawatomi-specific language and culture educational materials for Pokagon children, including online language games and storybooks, as well as physical kits with coloring books, games, and posters. Pokagon families, community language classes, and the Band's preschool academy will use the materials.