Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation seeks compensation for land near DeKalb
Portrait of Prairie Band Chairman Joseph Rupnick Stomping Ground Strategies and WNIJ
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation originated in the Great Lakes region, but in the 1830s, the US government illegally auctioned off more than 1,280 acres of land belonging to Chief Shab-eh-nay in southern DeKalb County. Now, 170 years later, lawmakers are trying to right that wrong. The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation Settlement Act of 2021, introduced by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) would compensate Prairie Band $10 million for the U.S. Government’s illegal act of selling off its land.
To talk about it, The 21st was joined by Chieg Shab-eh-nay's fourth-generation great-grandson and current chairman of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
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Joseph Rupnick
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Chairman
A U.S. Senate committee is considering legislation that would allow the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation to receive a multi-million dollar settlement for lands illegally auctioned near DeKalb almost 2 centuries ago.
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