Discover the rich history of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation & its presence in Shawnee County with local historian Jon Boursaw, a descendant of Bourassa & Ogee families & a member of Potawatomi Nation.
Boursaw served 24 years in the U.S. Air Force before retiring as a colonel. He worked for corporations for 13 years, and six years as the executive director of the Prairie Band Potawatomi in Kansas. His served as director of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center for more than two years.
Well versed in tribal history, Boursaw gives presentations each year to participants of the Potawatomi Leadership Program for students on the path of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation from pre-European times to its status today. He currently lives in Topeka.
Boursaw was elected to the Kansas Historical Foundation Board of Directors in 2016.
AGE GROUP: | Teens (6th - 12th Grade) | Elementary (K - 5th Grade) | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | History & Genealogy | Exhibits |
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