Nine individuals from Dewegen Kwek, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Women’s Hand Drum Group, participated in a special ceremony to mark the Sainthood of Kateri Tekakwitha at St. Gregory’s University. The women sang a variety of water and healing songs to honor Kateri’s life as a devout Native woman and a healer. Kateri, known as “Lily Read More »
First National Bank & Trust Co. recently celebrated the addition of the bank’s new FireLake location with an open house and Shawnee Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting. The new location located at 1545 South Gordon Cooper Drive across from FireLake Grocery officially opened Monday, September 24, 2012. “We are very pleased to offer the communities Read More »
Report finds Oklahoma tribes have 10.8 billion impact to the state The Citizen Potawatomi Nation has a $506 million economic impact in the State of Oklahoma. This includes $64 million in wages and benefits which directly supports nearly 2,000 jobs and purchases contributing to a $370 million impact on the local economy. “Our growth and Read More »
Grants awarded to enhance and support tribal justice and safety Citizen Potawatomi Nation will receive more than $1.4 million in grants from the Department of Justice. “These grant funds are critical to the success of our programs, the strength of our tribe and the communities around us” said John Barrett, Chairman, Citizen Potawatomi Nation. “This Read More »
Denise Smith, director of the Title IV program for Citizen Potawatomi Nation was awarded the Betsy Davis Smith award at the 27th Annual Oklahoma Minority Aging Conference. The award is given yearly by the Oklahoma Minority Task Force on Aging to a recipient who shows integrity and courage, possesses leadership abilities and is dedicated to Read More »
“Half of my life passed in striving to complete the pictorial record of Indian history.” -Woody Crumbo More than one century ago one of the most iconic and revered American Indian artists was born on a reservation allotment near Lexington, Okla. By the age of seven, that boy would be orphaned and taken in to Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation is preparing a Comprehensive Water Resources Plan that honors the Environmental Protection and Sustainability of our Tribal Lands and Resources for the next 50 years. This is a multi-year study that the Citizen Potawatomi Nation (CPN) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) are joining forces to complete. Through this joint Read More »
Staff members are working hard to renovate existing exhibits and create new exhibits at the Cultural Heritage Center. The “Veteran’s Wall of Honor” in the Long Room will be removed so that staff can repair damage caused by a snow storm and an earthquake in 2011. The renovation will include some structural repairs, fresh paint Read More »
Shawnee, OK – Celebrating the placement of the last floor of the Grand Hotel prompted cheers from those who attended the topping off ceremony on July 12, 2012. This ceremony honored the tradespeople and craftsmen of the Flintco team who built the facility with careful attention to quality construction and safety. Flintco then honored the Citizen Read More »
Meeting for their quarterly session on Monday, June 28, 2010, members of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Legislature approved a “Flood Damage Prevention” ordinance and a Criminal Sexual Conduct” ordinance. The flood damage ordinance can be downloaded here. The criminal sexual conduct ordinance can be downloaded here.