A Research Project Coordinator is needed immediately to lead a project on promoting mammography screening among Native American women in Shawnee. The coordinator will be hired by the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center. If you are interested, please apply directly to the OUHSC website: click here, Requisition Number 13561.
(CPN member Tyler Bray fires a pass downfield against the Georgia Bulldogs. Hitting his throwing hand on a Bulldog’s helmet late in the game, Bray broke his thumb and will miss four to six weeks of action.) KNOXVILLE, Tennessee – For much of the season, Tennessee coach Derek Dooley bemoaned his team’s tendency to give up Read More »
(Above, Jon Boursaw addresses the audience at the recent Symphony of the Flint Hills in Kansas. Below, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback speaks at the same event.) Presentations by several Citizen Potawatomi Nation officials and by Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback will highlight a Topeka, Kansas ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the signing of an important Read More »
The Tecumseh High School Native Club will participate in Cancer Awareness, or Pink-Out, Week at Tecumseh High School September 12th through 16th. The Native Club will man a Bone Marrow Registry booth at the Tecumseh/Deer Creek football game on Friday night, September 16th. The club seeks to get more Native donors. Indians, in comparison to Read More »
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee – The University ofTennessee’s 2011 football season began with the longest weather delay in school history. But lightning and high winds only delayed a first-half offensive deluge, spearheaded by the passing of sophomore quarterback Tyler Bray, a Citizen Potawatomi Nation member. The Vols rolled to a 42-16 victory over Montana in Neyland Read More »
HANNAHVILLE – Around 2,000 people are expected to turn out in the Hannahville Indian Community this week for the 2011 Potawatomi Gathering. The annual event, hosted this year by Hannahville, kicks off Wednesday, August 10 and runs through Saturday, August 13, according to organizers. Gathering Coordinator Gloria Wandahsega said the event will be held at Read More »
Dr. Jim Higgins displays the medals he has earned as a long-distance runner. In the photo below are Jim’s sister, Kerri Simpson (right), and her daughters Molly Jo (center) and Emily, all of whom have suffered from Lyme disease. Dr. Jim Higgins, a proud member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, is a pediatric gastroenterologist Read More »
Pottawatomie County Rural Water District #3 will face a temporary interruption of its water supply beginning Tuesday, July 19, 2011, and continuing through Saturday, July 23, 2011. The District’s source of raw water is Oklahoma City’s Atoka water line. A mechanical problem is forcing Oklahoma City to shut down the flow of water in the Read More »
As of 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19, 2011, in St. Louis, Missouri, former St. Louis archbishop (1994-2003) Cardinal Justin F. Rigali will no longer head the Philadelphia archdiocese. At noon Rome time, Pope Benedict XVI named Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput, a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, as the Philadelphia archbishop, effective Read More »
(Editor’s note: Danielle Lowe is a Citizen Potawatomi Nation member of the Navarre Family. She is the oldest granddaughter of Robert Joseph Navarre Jr. and Rita Navarre of Harrah, Oklahoma. Because Danielle is of Native descent, the odds of her finding a match are greater among Potawatomi people. The Navarre Family thanks you for Read More »