A national gathering of Potawatomi tribal council members in Michigan voted last month to form a historic confederation of 12 Nations representing tens of thousands of members across North America. A consensus was reached at the Tribal Council Summit during the 2023 Potawatomi Gathering, hosted by the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP), a federally recognized Tribal government located at the Pine Creek Indian Reservation near Athens, Michigan. Seven Tribal Councils voted in favor of the resolution, and the other five Councils were unable to vote at the meeting.