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.
Additional Information
American Experience (in association with NAPT). "Spotlight on the Citizen Potawatomi Nation." PBS "We Shall Remain" documentary series. January 8, 2009. Television, Radio and Film. (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/native_now/enterprise_spotlight, accessed August 16, 2012)