Citizen Potawatomi Nation

The Citizen Potawatomi Nation will use its grant to fabricate and install an exhibit titled Keepers of the Fire for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center. Keepers of the Fire refers to the translation of the word in Potawatomi, traditionally spelled and pronounced Bodewadmí. The Potawatomi are responsible for tending to, caring for, and protecting the council fire. The new exhibit will include 12 interactive digital exhibition stations, two immersive mini-theaters, and ten directional audio speakers, which will illustrate how the past, present, and future of the Potawatomi is intertwined through the unification of culture, traditions, and history. The official unveiling of Keepers of the Fire will be the Annual Gathering of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation held in Shawnee in June 2013, the largest gathering of Citizen Potawatomi people in North America.