by Robert Yonkman | Aug 26, 2020
Figure 12. “The Signing of the Treaty of Greene Ville,” by H.C. Christy, 1945. [Oil-on-canvas] Signed August 3rd, 1795, the Treaty of Greenville followed negotiations after the Native American loss at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. This defeat ended the...
by Robert Yonkman | Apr 25, 2019
During World War II, some NHBP members joined the armed services, while others took jobs in urban industries. Several men worked in factories in Battle Creek or Detroit during these years; women also took industrial jobs. One clear indicator that the NHBP community...
by Robert Yonkman | Feb 1, 2018
Waséyabek Development Company, LLC (WDC) is a 100% Tribally-owned holding company formed by the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP) to manage non-gaming economic diversification activities. The need to diversify Tribal economies is well established, as...
by Robert Yonkman | Feb 1, 2018
2008 NHBP secures bond-financing for the development of FireKeepers Casino. NHBP’s FireKeepers Casino offering is the only casino project – tribal or commercial – to receive funding prior to the financial collapse. 2009 After more than 10 years of planning, strategy,...
by Robert Yonkman | Feb 1, 2018
The NHBP has accomplished a great deal since federal reaffirmation in 1995. The Pine Creek Reservation has become a secure homeland that is quickly developing into a first-class Tribal community with a beautiful Government Center, Department of Public Works, Community...
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