By Tesia Zientek, Director of CPN Department of Education Last fall, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Department of Education hosted its first annual Wzhitawen (Potawatomi for S/He Prepares) Native American College & Career Fair. With more than 30 universities, technical schools and tribal education departments attending from all over the United States, dozens of students and Read More »
Submitted by Tesia Zientek, CPN Department of Education It was a pleasure for the CPN Department of Education to meet so many students and families over Family Reunion Festival weekend. We speak with so many people over the phone or via email that it is always wonderful to put names with faces. We feel confident Read More »
Drafted into the Army while still in high school, and soon enlisting in the Navy, Sharold Ferris served his country for more than three decades before retiring in 2003. He has since finished a college degree and earned two master’s degrees and a doctorate while working 40-hour weeks as a Texas corrections officer. The 68-year-old Read More »
Bozho (Hello), Another CPN Family Reunion Festival has come and gone. The CPN Veterans Organization passed out our red veterans’ ribbons again, and that’s the best way to advertise you are a veteran and proud of it. More and more people are approaching veterans and saying, “Thank you for your service.” The CPN Veterans Organization Read More »
The fur trade’s decline and colonial competition increased turmoil across Indian Country. Through the 18th to early 19th century, discord among Native Americans and the federal government continued to grow. Section five of the Cultural Heritage Center focuses on this influential time in North American history. Each Native group had their own survival tactics. Some Read More »
Meliah Macon loves all things Japanese. She began admiring the culture’s beauty and eccentricities at a young age. She moved to Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan, two years ago. She now lives in Chiba City, Chiba. She attended the Potawatomi Leadership Program at CPN headquarters the first time she left home and studied part of her culture Read More »
After the balloons touched down, many of the pilots from this year’s FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival left with physical mementos of their participation thanks to one Tribal member. Charles Clark, who goes by his Citizen Potawatomi name, Kiktode, wore two hats during the event. In addition to organizing the festival’s art show, Clark spent months Read More »
Agriculture has always influenced Citizen Potawatomi Nation member Jeremy Bennett’s life. From being active in his local FFA chapter as a kid to assisting with the 2014 Farm Bill’s language as a young adult, he enjoys being involved with the industry. “My upbringing, my roots and my passion is agriculture,” Bennett said. “I have always Read More »
Mark Hubble Born: Purcell, Oklahoma Parents: Fred and Linda Hubble Tribal member: Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Peltier family High school: Lexington High School Undergraduate: University of Oklahoma and University of Kansas, political science Law school: University of Iowa School of Law and Yale Law School, where he edited the Yale Journal on Regulation, earned the Read More »
Flame Brazilian Steakhouse Chef de Cuisine Nathan Hahn describes himself as a “meat and potatoes kind of person.” He has worked at Tribal establishments since graduating from Platt College with an Associate of Science in Culinary Arts in 2006. “I’ve always kind of been drawn to making people happy with cooking. It’s one of the Read More »