John Topash Warren
Name: John Topash Warren
Tribe: Pokagon Potawatomi
Tribal Position: Tribal member.
Profession: Foundry worker
Education: High school diploma, music production, audio engineer certification.
Favorite Sports: Football, (Notre Dame).
Hobbies/Special Interests: Fishing, exercising.
Religion: Traditional Native.
Ways you celebrate being an American Indian: Everyday life, our ceremonies, teachings, and ways.
Ways you preserve your culture and heritage: Listening to my elders, teaching son.
Do you speak your tribal language? Somewhat.
Misconceptions: We live off government, we are tax-free, we all ride horses and scalp, and whoop with our mouths.
Offensive words/actions: Squaw, saying “how,” wahoo symbol, “Where’s your bow and arrow?” and “Do you live in a teepee?”
