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==Reservation improvements==
In 1966, the reservation acquired electricity for the first time. The "Lights for Christmas Project" was a multi-agency sponsored effort. Agencies involved included the Upper Peninsula Committee for Area Progress (UPCAP), the Community Action Agency, the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs]], and the [[Marquette Catholic Diocese]]. In December 1966, linemen from the Alger-Delta Cooperative Electric Association of [[Gladstone, Michigan
A team of 40 volunteer electricians from throughout the state began wiring 16 reservation homes to receive electricity. All 40 electricians were members of the International Brotherhood of Electricians. The 16 homes were completed and ready for "flipping the switch" late that evening. On Dec. 23, 1966, at 3 p.m. EST, a few local county officials and community members watched as "hotlines" were activated at Hannahville for the first time.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}
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==External links==
* [http://www.hannahville.net/ Official Tribe website]
* [http://www.potawatomilanguage.org Potawatomi Language Vocabulary, Audio & Video, Interactive Language Games, Online Language Courses] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120235125/http://www.potawatomilanguage.org/ |date=2008-01-20 }}
* [http://www.hannahvilleschool.net Hannahville Indian School - Nah Tah Wahsh PSA]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060413082812/http://www.hvl.bia.edu/Hannahville/HannahvillePotawatomi.htm "Recollections of Earl J. Meshigaud, Sr."], Hannahville Potawatomi, hosted by BIA
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