Seven Fires - Gallery 1

The story of Potawatomi and other Nishnabe peoples stretches back centuries. The Potawatomi, along with the Odawa and Ojibwe, were once living in the northeastern corner of the United States as one people known collectively as Nishnabe. Seven prophets came to the Nishnabe, and each spoke of a fire, foretelling specific eras the people would endure. The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center’s first gallery, Seven Fires, offers a great opportunity to learn about one of the tribe’s earliest oral traditions through panels of artwork created by CPN members. Each animal featured serves as visual representation of these key prophecies passed down for generations upon generations, and we invite you to watch this video to get a sneak peak of Seven Fires.