“Leading the Next Generation” Summit motivates local community SHAWNEE, Okla. — Local counselors, mentors and agency representatives gathered to connect with other professionals in the area to network, discuss working with youth and gain some inspiration to continue the important work they do in Shawnee and in neighboring cities. WorkForce Investment Board and Citizen Potawatomi Read More »
Across the United States, tribes are struggling to revive what once came to them naturally. After hundreds of years of suppression and forced assimilation, Native languages have dwindled from more than 300 to only a handful today. With less than a dozen fluent speakers of Potawatomi among the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, the language department faces Read More »
Additional space allows for new WIC Café and expanded participant services SHAWNEE, Okla.—Citizen Potawatomi Nation has moved its Women, Infant and Children program to a new 4,000 square foot building. The additional space will allow CPN WIC to continue to provide supplemental food and nutrition services to participants in a more comfortable and confidential atmosphere. Read More »
LIHEAP assists tribal citizens with energy bills SHAWNEE, Okla. – Citizen Potawatomi Nation is accepting applications for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program. The program is available for any citizen of a federally recognized tribe within the Citizen Potawatomi service area including Potawatomi, Lincoln, Cleveland, Paine, and a portion of Oklahoma County. Applications will be Read More »
Full-time and Part-Time Jobs Available Across All Enterprises SHAWNEE, Okla. — Citizen Potawatomi Nation is looking for ambitious job seekers to fill multiple jobs currently open with the tribe. Citizen Potawatomi Nation will host a job fair on Feb. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Grand Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation has earned a national award for financial excellence for the 23rd consecutive year. The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has recognized Citizen Potawatomi Nation for creating a transparent and comprehensive annual report. The award was for fiscal year 2011, which ended Sept. 30, 2011 and is Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center will offer regalia making classes from January to June 2013. The classes are open to the public and any level of sewing experience is welcome. The Cultural Heritage Center will provide sewing machines for use in class, but students will need to bring their own materials including fabric, Read More »
The Ball Fields at FireLake opened in March 2012 and have exceeded expectations of teams, guests and even management. FireLake hosted more than 20 events during the 2012 baseball and softball season. Those events ranged from t-ball tournaments to high school tournaments. For 2013, they already have more than 30 events scheduled, including college events Read More »
FireLake Golf Course — the road for the golf course clubhouse is complete and construction has begun on the clubhouse. The clubhouse is expected to be complete this summer. Women, Infant and Children services building — a new WIC building was completed in December. The building was funded by a $554,880 grant through the United Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs worked with local fire departments to complete a controlled burn of more than 55 acres of red cedar trees in Tecumseh. The Natural Resources department of the BIA spent one year running a cedar eradication program and cutting and piling cedars, to reduce the risk Read More »