FireLake Gifts featured items of the week: June 15-20, 2015

FireLake Gift Shop is your one shop stop for Pendleton Woolen Mills products, including these just arrived purses and hand bags. This week’s featured items are not online, but you are encouraged to call and we will gladly process the order over the phone at 405-275-3119. If you haven’t already, visit out online store at Read More »

Celebrate Men’s Health Week June 15-21

Today kicks off Men’s Health Week as men and boys across the U.S. are encouraged to take care of their health and well being. Many of the issues highlighted during men’s health week, including eating healthier, working towards preventative care and long term-well being are aspects that individual men can take care of themselves. During Read More »

Potawatomi author Bob Sander to speak at Vietnam Vets Banquet

In February 1971, hundreds of U.S. Army and Air Force aircraft took part in an operation to sever one of the main arteries supplying weapons and supplies to the Vietcong and North Vietnamese Army fighting the Americans and their South Vietnamese allies. One of the pilots taking part in that operation, dubbed Lam Son 719, Read More »

FireLake Gifts featured items of the week: June 8-12, 2015

FireLake Gift Shop has a wide variety of books encompassing Native American and Potawatomi culture. Some items are written by Potawatomi-members, while others are works of history and research by experts on Native American culture.This week’s featured items are not online, but you are encouraged to call and we will gladly process the order over Read More »

Lehman shows the way into the dance arena

Coby Lehman photographed by Sharon Hoogstraten. The man waving the white towel is how many Festival-goers know Arena Director Coby Lehman. Positioned ahead of the CPN Veterans Color Guard, Lehman’s signal is what begins Grand Entry at the annual CPN Family Festival Powwow. Lehman has served as the arena director following several years of winning Read More »

Arts, crafts and more at the CHC June 26-27

Tribal members and their families are given the opportunity to work on regalia and share techniques with fellow Potawatomi at Festival each year. During Friday and Saturday of the annual event, theCultural Heritage Center hosts regalia making classes where items such as shawls, moccasins, medallions and bandoliers are crafted. “We’ve really tried to make our Read More »

Sacred Heart open for tours during Festival

One of the staples of the Family Reunion Festival is open to visiting Tribal members again, with CPN Cultural Heritage Center Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Jeremy Arnette conducting half day tours at Sacred Heart Mission. The Roman Catholic Mission once served the needs of Citizen Potawatomi people upon the Tribe’s formative years in what was Read More »

National Running Day 2015 hits the road at CPN

On the first Wednesday of June each year, joggers across the country increase their speed in honor of National Running Day. Since 2009 the country’s foremost running organizations have worked together to encourage runners, both competitive and novices alike, to plan a run themselves, set a new goal for their personal runs or sign up Read More »

FireLake Gifts featured items of the week: June 1-5, 2015

We have a variety of authentic Native American-made pottery in various shapes, sizes, and colors, including unique and unrepeated horse hair pottery that is hand painted in multi tones of reds, blues, greens, browns, etc.  Hand carved and etched vessels, vases and urns make a special gift and great additions to your own collection. This Read More »