Citizen Potawatomi from across the United States often inquire as to why they can’t show their Potawatomi pride with a tribal tag if they don’t live in Oklahoma. To understand the the reasons why CPN tags are not available outside the state, it’s important first to understand the law. According to the Oklahoma Vehicle License And Registration Act, “[Indian Tribal License Plates] shall be designed Read More »

  The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Housing Department has a “One Time Grant” available to enrolled tribal members who are going to purchase, build or refi nance a home. This grant is for closing costs or down payment only. All Citizen Potawatomi tribal members are eligible for this grant for one time only. The maximum amount available is $2,125 and does not have to be repaid. Read More »

Shortly after the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Eagle Aviary opened in June 2012, Region 6 of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services reached out to CPN, knowing we were not at capacity, in hoping to find placement for several eagles confi scated and in need of immediate placement. Without hesitation, tribal leaders agreed that CPN would speak for these eagles. Planning for travel to Florence, Montana to Read More »

Bozho (Hello), Something that many of us may not pay attention to, but the Veterans Administration’s National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention is concerned with and is encouraging veterans and their families to jump start the spring season by using the following “Eat Wisely” tips. Establish regular meal times. Try not to skip any meals because skipping meals leads to overeating later in the Read More »

On March 6 the members of the CPN Legislature met, with no one absent. Following approval of meeting from the December 8, 2016 and January 19, 2017 meetings, several resolutions were approved, including the reapportionment of CPN legislative districts with all members voting in the affirmative. A further update on the redistricting changes will run in an upcoming Hownikan once they go into effect on July 1, Read More »

District 3 incumbent Robert Whistler A familiar face to many in Citizen Potawatomi Nation District 3’s legislative race will be Robert Whistler, who is seeking his third term against challenger Jahn Eric Humphreys for the district of central and east Texas. Whistler was born in Cushing, Oklahoma, but at the age of three the family moved to San Diego, California where he was raised. Read More »

Vieux family member Jennifer Dye and her daughter Irene shared the history and culture of the Citizen Potawatomi people to Irene’s second grade class at Academie Lafayette – a French immersion charter school in Kansas City, Missouri. There, students are taught using the French language in all subjects. Part of the second grade Missouri learning standards include Native American history, so each student in the class was Read More »

To visitors of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Powwow Grounds, the sight of construction cones near a closed off concrete bridge spanning Squirrel Creek is a familiar one. Since 2013 it has been closed to traffic, while the tribe assessed how best to repair and preserve the 67 foot span. Over the next year, the structure will go through various stages of repair as the CPN Read More »

Wadasé Zhabwé, or as she was known then, Penojés, was one of the first eight eagles to call the CPN Eagle Aviary home. Before being mature enough to fledge on her own, she’d fallen out of her nest in Florida in 2012 and was rescued by a good samaritan and taken to the Audubon Center Read More »

Most of Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s 2,400 employees have dealt with the human resources department in one way or another. Whether through new hire orientation, seeking assistance about employment benefits or even to ask for counsel on workplace issues, tribal employees have a department that looks out for employees and their employer while adhering to tribal, federal and state employment statutes. Leading this department for more than a Read More »