Bozho, It finally happened. The Vietnam-era CPN Veterans Banquet was well attended on 26 September 2015 at the Grand Casino Hotel Resort in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Treasurer David Barrett was our master of ceremonies, and he did a masterful job. Tribal Chairman John A. Barrett Vice-Chairman Linda Capps addressed the veterans being honored, with the vice-chairman Read More »
With powwow season winding down, there is often talk about the dancers seen at competitions and exhibitions across North America during the summer months. The CPN Family Reunion Festival, Potawatomi Gathering of Nations and hundreds of other powwows across the U.S. and Canada draw dancers of all levels and tribes together. One Potawatomi dancing this Read More »
233 days is the equivalent of seven months and three weeks. That’s how long it has been since Wadasé Zhabwé has stopped for a visit at the aviary. The last time that she was here was January 23, 2015. Studying her telemetry, we know that she flew over as she passed through on her return Read More »
Got a newborn or a young one in need of a Christmas gift? What about a collector of stuffed animals for a day bed? This week’s featured items are great for any gifting occasion. FireLake Gift Shop has many items like these at similarly affordable prices which can be seen in our store located inside Read More »
According to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, the Sooner State has been a national leader in terms of methamphetamine use since the early 1990s. Additionally, Oklahoma was ranked tenth highest among all states for the number of suicide deaths per capita, according to the 2012 figures available from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While Read More »
One great way to start learning about crafting and regalia making is to start practicing with instruction. Well we’ve got some kits from Chichester Crafts and Missouris River that can help get you started. FireLake Gift Shop has many items like these at similarly affordable prices which can be seen in our store located inside Read More »
Excerpt from George Winter’s journal regarding Mis qua buck [Red Iron]. “Mus-qua-buck…. whom I had sketched unconsciously to him at the time while sitting on a stump of a tree watching some young Indians playing some game. He was completely disencumbered of all those gaudy trappings which the Indians [sic] who are immediate neighbors of Read More »
In 2010, Kansas-native and Chartered Financial Consultant Amy Rose Herrick headed off for a new home in the Virgin Islands, a journey that allowed her to change locales but simultaneously maintain her stateside consultant practice. In the ensuing years, she has taken the opportunity to nourish her passion for teaching and writing. She has published Read More »
The event may not have had a pretty name, but it was serious business at the Grand Casino Hotel Resort as the Citizen Potawatomi Nation hosted a tribal waste characterization training program in conjunction with the EPA. Organized through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 6 Office, which oversees the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Read More »
When the most recognizable religious authority in the world decides to visit, the pomp and circumstance involves hundreds of thousands of people. Amongst those attending the recent visit of Pope Francis were 30 members of the Osage Nation and Scott George, an Osage citizen and director of the CPN Housing Department. George, who is affiliated Read More »