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- ‘WE-TA-SE’ in the Potawatomi
Language means ( One Who is Brave or Brave Warrior )
- The Legion post 410 was formed in 1989 to provide a
proper “Full" military burial for all of the Prairie Band Potawatomi
Veterans on the reservation and the Honor Guard for ‘We-Ta-Se’ is also
available for any Veteran’s family requesting a military burial in our
immediate area.
Current membership is 88 members and 50 life members
- The We-Ta-Se Color Guard performs at approximately
45 events annually.
- We have presented the colors for Pow Wow’s,
Parades, Sporting events, various School functions and many other special
events all over the State of Kansas. We also have been invited to many other
functions from Florida and Canada to the East Coast and to the West Coast.
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- Some of our most honorable events include:
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Color Guard
at Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals game |
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“Lori
Piestewa” National Memorial of the first Native American Woman
killed in combat where we had the Honor of leading in 28 other Native
American Indian Colors Guards. |
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Color Guard
for the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial at 8 separate events in Kansas
and Missouri and lead the procession for the Prairie Band Potawatomi
Nation at the opening of the National Museum of Native American
Indians in Washington DC. |
Our Veterans Memorial Wall located at the Prairie People Park was dedicated
November 26, 2003 and has 352 tribal members names inscribed on the wall. This
represents about 12% of the adult population of the Prairie Band Potawatomi
Nation who have served in the United States armed forces. Also included on the
memorial wall are nine Tribal members who were killed in action and one tribal
member who was a prisoner of War.
Please visit our Veterans Memorial.
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