In this week’s look into Citizen Potawatomi history, Way Back Wednesday presents an an excerpt from George Winter’s journal regarding ninetenth century Potawatomi leader Ashkum. “Ash-kum was an orator of some consideration and distinction; he however was not continued in such capacity, when I knew him in eighteen thirty-seven… “In his speeches he always Read More »
The Potawatomi Leadership Program has been in place since 2003, educating young Tribal members on CPN and providing workplace experience and cultural. The program is only open to enrolled members of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and is limited between 8 to 10 students. PLP participants devote six weeks of their summer as interns at the Read More »
The Potawatomi Leadership Program has been in place since 2003, educating young Tribal members on CPN and providing workplace experience and cultural. The program is only open to enrolled members of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and is limited between 8 to 10 students. PLP participants devote six weeks of their summer as interns at the Read More »
Bozho, At our last CPN Veterans Organization meeting we made some historic advancements in updating our bylaws. First, change in the bylaws is one that has been discussed for several years and affects many CPN members and their spouses. The change was proposed and passed unanimouslyto allow veteran spouses of CPN members to join the Read More »
The featured items for FireLake Gifts this week will help keep the trousers up while looking fashionable at your next get together, as these hand-made Concho Belts are now on sale inside our location at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center. FireLake Gift Shop has many items like these at similarly affordable prices which Read More »
Illustrating collaborative efforts between the Cultural Heritage Center and Indiana University is the 1837 painting of the Council of Keewaunay between Indiana Potawatomi and U.S. emigration agents. University staff at the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology photographed the paining and provided a digital copy to the Archive and Research division for exhibition and research Read More »
Increased commerce and development along South Gordon Cooper Drive has resulted in the Tribe improving the busy thoroughfare for automobiles in recent years. Now pedestrians who regularly walk the route will also have a safe place to tread, as Citizen Potawatomi Nation Road’s Department prepares to build a sidewalk along one ofShawnee, Oklahoma’s most travelled Read More »
The spring 2015 storm season dampened expectations for the CPN Healthy Heart Program, with flooding causing the newly planted CPN Community Garden to be washed away in one of the many May downpours. Though that endeavor was set back for another, hopefully drier year, the staff of the Healthy Heart Program who helped manage the Read More »
This week’s featured items from FireLake Gift shop will come in handy during your upcoming holiday travels or for that long weekend away. These unique Pendleton Mills tote bags are great for all occasions, be they short or long stays. (Top left to right) Item 3071: Canopy Canvas Adventure Bag Spider Rock $159 Item 3466: Read More »
Tammy Lorett admits that she had struggled with leading a healthy lifestyle for quite some time. On top of having to take daily medications, she had been unsuccessful in quitting her smoking habit. In 2014, Lorett decided to participate in the CPN holiday weigh-in contest and finally found the motivation needed to initiate a lifestyle change Read More »