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We the Prairie Band Potawatomi people are known as the "Keepers of the Fire."

In 2001, the U.S. Department of Interior's Solicitor concluded that the Nation's 1829 Treaty lands are still Reservation lands, the Nation is the legal successor-in-interest to the Shab-eh-nay Band, and the United States continues to bear a trust responsibility to the Prairie Band for these lands.

According to Potawatomi tradition, the Odawas, Ojibwas and Potawatomi were known as "three fires" or "three brothers," due to their similar way of life.

Shab-eh-nay rode through the night, warning white settlers to flee from Black Hawk's advance.

Chief Shab-eh-nay was an important Potawatomi leader and a hero to the local white settlers.

The United States established the Nation's Shab-eh-nay Reservation as a permanent homeland in the 1829 Treaty of Prairie du Chien.