For thousands of years, generations of Potawatomi preserved history and culture through spoken language and the art of oral traditions. Stories and interactive video in the second exhibit at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center highlight narratives that record Potawatomi beliefs, culture, history and early way of life. “This is our Origins Gallery, because Read More »
As upgrades to Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s police and emergency dispatch system expand, so do benefits to more than 40,000 Pottawatomie County residents and nearly a dozen fire and police agencies, with plans for continued growth. May 19, 2013, a catastrophic long-track EF-4 tornado swept through Lake Thunderbird, Bethel Acres and Shawnee, Oklahoma. “It hit Read More »
Citizen Potawatomi Nation leaders look for areas of improvement while ensuring the well-being of Tribal members, employees and their families. Because of this, CPN developed a Safety Department under the direction of Judy Rodriguez. She joined CPN more than 17 years ago, serving in a variety of roles across several enterprises including the FireLake Bowling Read More »
Johnson lines up another District 7 seat run In the year’s only contested legislative session, District 7 incumbent Mark Johnson is running for a third term in office against challenger Browning Neddeau. Johnson first successfully ran in 2010 before winning re-election in 2014. Responding to inquiries as a representative for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation members Read More »
Citizen Potawatomi Nation became a destination for baseball and softball after opening FireLake Ball Fields in March 2012, and the 2018 ball season kicked off last month. Watching the demand for accommodations increase in the surrounding area, BDC Gun Room owner Jack Barrett opened the Batting Cages at BDC late last year. He felt it Read More »
Submitted by Justin Neely, CPN Language Department director Bozho jayek (Hello everyone). By the time this paper goes out, our youth in the child development center will have competed in the annual Oklahoma University Language Fair. This year, the kids are learning a hand drum song, “Mamwe gda mishkosmen.” (All together we are strong.) I Read More »
Kristina Morris is going places. The Citizen Potawatomi Nation member received Tribal and academic scholarships while earning her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and international affairs at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Inspired by the support of the CPN scholarship, she connected with her heritage and Native American background. She became co-president of the American Read More »
Bozho (Hello), According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hospitalization rates for influenza cases in the United States are the highest on record. That’s scary. What can you do? First, get the flu shot. It’s not too late. The vaccine will protect you, especially from the strains coming later in the flu Read More »
Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer is an author and a professor of Environmental and Forest Biology at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF). She also leads a new graduate studies program, “and it’s a mouthful,” Kimmerer said, then laughed. It is Sowing Synergy: A Graduate Program to Integrate Indigenous Read More »
Submitted by John VanPool Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal members come from all walks of life, with the diversity of personalities reflecting the diversity of more than 33,000 members across the globe. Almost all lead what would be considered normal day-to-day lives, and some take an additional step in their communities, serving as leaders and elected Read More »