Amongst the free hot dogs, crafts and meals made available through the Festival this year will be another service available to tribal members – free vaccinations for family dogs provided by Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal member Dr. Heidi Stone, a board certified veterinarian. We spoke to Dr. Stone ahead of this year’s Festival about what Read More »
Who are the honored families and what should those family members do? The honored families for this year’s Family Reunion Festival are the Bourassa, Burnett, Melot, Navarre, Peltier, Wamego, Willmet and Vieux. Every year the honored families are encouraged to participate in the Tribal Heritage Production videos to help archive each family’s history. Tribal Heritage Read More »
Tulsa, OK. – The Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice (OCCJ) will host Camp Anytown Leadership Institute, an award-winning human relations camp for teens in Oklahoma. Now in its 24th year, Camp Anytown has been recognized as one of the most effective leadership and diversity programs for high school youth, and delegates are recognized as Read More »
In June, 10 promising college students from across the country will travel to Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal headquarters to participate in the six week Potawatomi Leadership Program. Each of them have different backgrounds, but share the desire to learn more about their people and gain unique experiences with their tribe. Connor Bickford – a sophomore Read More »
If you’re in Oklahoma City for the annual Family Reunion Festival, you’ve picked the perfect time to visit because there’s more to keep you entertained than ever before. From a new $45 million whitewater rafting center, new exhibitions at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, to new attractions, Read More »
The following submission comes from a CPN student who has worked with the CPN Department of Education during the application process to college. If you are a Citizen Potawatomi and would like assistance, advice or information about higher education opportunities, please contact the CPN Department of Education at college@potawatomi.org, 405-275-3121 or visit https://www.potawatomi.org/services/education. Three Generations Read More »
Those traveling from out of state to the Family Reunion Festival routinely see a different landscape from the years before in and around the CitizenPotawatomi Nation’s FireLake complex. In 2017, the changes will be as evident as ever, with buildings rising out of cornfields, a once-closed bridge in the heart of the Festival grounds open Read More »
The Day of Champions Football and Sports Skills Camp is set to return to Shawnee this June. The camp is co-hosted by Citizen Potawatomi Nation and Day of Champions Inc., which was founded by former collegiate football coach Ken Heupel and son, Josh, the 2000 national champion from the University of Oklahoma and current offensive Read More »
What do jackpots, tax returns, bonuses, and extra paychecks have in common? They are all usually misused. A windfall of money is when a household acquires an unplanned, sizable sum of money. We have a choice to make every time we have extra money, they can benefit us short-term or help us get ahead. Here Read More »