Potawatomi Nation: Personal Narrative Analysis

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At one point in most everyone's life they dream of making a difference in their community. They want to make it a better place. This is one of many dreams that I wish to accomplish. My plan is to use this scholarship to help set a better example for the younger generation in my tribal community. My hope is that by attending college and bettering myself, then the youth within the tribe will follow my lead and decide to do the same; whether it be going to college one day or to just be a better person in general. I have the highest hopes that this task can be achieved. I believe that I can be a great beneficiary to the Citizens of the Potawatomi Nation (CPN). While I am attending St. Gregory's, I would like to major in history. While working

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