2022 American Indian Heritage Month Resource Brochure

AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY WORKING GROUP • The American Indian Community Working Group serves as a liaison with the Native community and as an advisor to the Kansas City Chiefs to promote an awareness and understanding of Native cultures and tribes in the region.

• The working group is comprised of more than a half-dozen individuals who have experience working in intertribal communities and with diverse Native cultures.

• In addition, the working group members have a strong collective experience working across education, job creation, culture programs and youth sports teams in American Indian Communities.

Members Include: » Johnny Learned - Cheyenne / Arapaho » Gary Johnson - Choctaw » Camille Chouteau - Prairie Band Potawatomi » Tim Rhodd - Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska » Crystal Herriage - Ho-Chunk » Gary Brown - Northern Arapaho » Mary Thorpe - Absentee Shawnee / Sac & Fox » Marcine Wewenis - Kickapoo » Richard Lanoue - Native American AMERICAN INDIAN ANCESTRY RESOURCES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The National Archives - www.archives.gov/research/native-americans The Dawes Rolls - www.okhistory.org/research/dawes Midwest Genealogy Center at Mid-Continent Public Library - www.mymcpl.org/genealogy Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center - www.potawatomiheritage.com/ Choctaw Cultural Center - www.choctawculturalcenter.com