In its ongoing work to preserve the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s historical sites and artifacts, the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) has secured a federal grant from the National Parks Service to survey sites formerly or currently held by members of the tribe. Over the next year, CPN plans to survey 12 individual properties with a Read More »

The Citizen Potawatomi Nation recently secured a rail yard tug for the Iron Horse Industrial Park internal track system, another sign of progress for the CPN-owned project. Like its waterborne counterpart, a rail yard tug is used to move rail cars to and from the depots and warehouses that will be based at Iron Horse. Read More »

Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s $522 million economic impact is just one aspect of the tribe’s role in the community. Equally important are the social services provided for local residents and Potawatomi around the country. Employees like Jackie Davis of the Family Preservation program play a key role in the lives of tribal families in need.Davis, a Read More »

After more than a week of driving from Indiana to Kansas, the 2013 Potawatomi Trail of Death Caravan concluded its journey at the old Sugar Creek mission in Linn County, Kans. on September 29. The site, now called St. Rose Philipine Duschesne Historical and Memorial Park, hosted local residents of Linn County as well as Read More »

Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities throughout the United States will receive much-needed economic and community development assistance as a result of the $12.4 million in Native American CDFI Assistance Program awards. CPN CDFI was awarded a $750,000 Financial Assistance award through the Native American CDFI Assistance Program. Only 35 organizations nationwide received Read More »

Gather the family for an afternoon of free entertainment, games and education. Citizen Potawatomi Nation will host a family fun day Oct. 26 from 1-4 p.m. at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Festival Grounds inside the north and south reunion halls. “We are excited to provide a fun afternoon for children and families in our community,” Read More »

Shopping for Native American and Potawatomi merchandise will be easier and more accessible thanks to the launch of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation online gift shop. The website, http://giftshop.potawatomi.org/, will be an online destination for Native American merchandise including apparel, art, books, gifts and jewelry. “This website will allow us to offer Native American and Potawatomi Read More »

Football season is in full swing! Hopefully your team didn’t let you down last weekend with the start of the regular season. If your team lost and you feel crushed, try to be optimistic in the following weeks. Isn’t that part of the thrill of it all? The ups and the downs. The close ones and the not so close Read More »

In District 7, which encompasses northern California, Nevada and Hawaii, CPN member Jaron Brandon is set to take a leadership role like many Potawatomi before him. Starting this fall, Brandon will serve as the elected representative of the student body at his college, the University of California Merced. A descendent of the Vieux family on Read More »

Exploring the history and identity of Native American culture has become increasingly prominent since the 1975 passage of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. As Native people were given expanded rights to determine their own path, academic studies focusing on the identity and its effects of present day policies have come to the fore. Read More »