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Tribal Chairman John "Rocky" Barrett discusses how the Citizen Potawatomi Nation has become an economic powerhouse in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Key to the tribe’s success has been the decision to reinvest casino earnings to build new businesses rather than dividing the casino dividends and sending checks to the 27,000 members of the tribe nationwide.
Photos in Video Courtesy
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Gerald Peters Gallery
Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology and Trustees of Indiana University
Tippecanoe County Historical Association, Lafayette, Indiana
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