Officers from the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Police Department conducted a training exercise designed to prepare them for a live shooter incident. The training session, overseen by Sergeant Mike Hendrickson and Major Jody Opela, took place at two vacant farm houses on tribal land near CPN Headquarters. The session is the first in a three part Read More »

Grab the family and enjoy some of the best barbecue in the region at the Second Annual FireLake BBQ Contest on March 30. More than 35 competitors will compete for $5,000 in cash prizes and guests can sample numerous recipes including beef brisket, chicken and pork. Competitors from Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Arkansas will battle Read More »

One of the gems of the tribe’s commercial assets is the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Community Development Corporation (CPCDC). Partially funded by a Treasury Department grant, the CPCDC’s aim is to promote community development and job creation through business counseling and funding for Native American-owned enterprises in Oklahoma and across the country. As one of the Read More »

The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Art Show is set for April 5-6, 2012 and will feature art from Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal members from around the world. The show runs from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center. “This Read More »

Citizen Potawatomi Nation has opened a new gym which will be home to the P.L.A.C.E., the Potawatomi Learning and Cultural Exchange: A Youth Club. The new facility includes a learning lab to educate youth, a regulation sized basketball court with bleachers, a lounge and recreation area, and offices for up to five staff members. The Read More »

Police officers are tasked with running in the direction of danger when everyone else is heading the other way. Psychologically, this leads many people, especially children, to automatically associate police officers with negative experiences. “Many kids only see the police in negative circumstances, and that affects their perception of us,” explained CPN Community Resource Officer Read More »

  Shawnee, Okla. – A decade after the invasion of Iraq and nearly 12 after the start of the war in Afghanistan, another generation of American veterans is returning to the United States in need of support. The most frightening aspect facing current returnees is that in 2012, suicides by veterans outpaced casualties of those Read More »

In the early years, the Earth was hard on the people. Many died from diseases and others just passed on from the tough lives they lived. The Seven Grandfathers were powerful spirits given the responsibility to watch over the people by The Creator. Seeing how hard it was for the people, the Seven Grandfathers sent Read More »

A new exhibit in the Rossville Community Center conference room depicts the Potawatomi history from the pre-contact era to the Citizen Potawatomi Nation today. “Kansas has the largest Citizen Potawatomi population after Oklahoma,” said Director Kelli Mosteller of the Cultural Heritage Center. “The Rossville Community Center is the closest source for information for many of Read More »

Citizen Potawatomi Nation member Roy Wano has an interesting hobby. More than 15 year ago Wano began travelling the country looking for opportunities to honor Veterans by performing flag presentation ceremonies at major events. “I do this because I have a deep love for our veterans and our country,” said Wano. “If it weren’t for Read More »