By Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton Nearly 30 years later, Liz Masters still vividly remembers her gynecologist’s words. “You have an angry cervix,” he told the Cherokee Nation citizen. Along with an overdue Pap test, Masters’ gynecologist immediately performed a biopsy. The results: severe cervical dysplasia, a precancerous condition that, if left unchecked, can lead to full-blown cervical Read More »
Submitted by Kassi Roselius A new year brings about new possibilities and the desire to better oneself. However, keeping these commitments can, at times, become more stressful and debilitating than the actual sought-after goal. Personal health has many different aspects, including mental, physical and relational. Having the resources and motivation to work on small changes Read More »
Youth have power. Right now. “When we told them they’re the future, we accidentally said, ‘You don’t matter yet. You don’t count until some futuristic point on the horizon that, statistically, some of our kids won’t see,” Emcee One, born Marcus Anthony Guinn, recently told the Hownikan. “They’re — right now — the No. 1 Read More »
Shke Zheshké Family Farm is a “tiny little place” that Richard Abbey inherited a couple of years ago. He says it isn’t much to look at — yet — as he works to clean up the land he was gifted and transform it “into an actual farm.” He’s building his dream on land out near Read More »
Bozho (Hello), The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Tribal Government Relations (OTGR) highlights tribes’ top priorities for serving American Indian needs. The office has a website that allows you to view its 2015 consultation report at va.gov/tribalgovernment. Tribal veterans are beginning to reap the benefits of their service via Veterans Housing and Read More »
Submitted by Jennifer Randell and Bree Dunham As most of you may know, Sept. 20, we successfully released Mko Kno, the first eaglet that was hatched at Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Eagle Aviary this spring. He was fitted with a satellite GPS telemetry backpack much like Wadasé Zhabwé wears. We opted for an improved version that Read More »
Submitted by Kabl Wilkerson Applying to law school can be strenuous and difficult. However, some students know exactly where they want to go and have a relative timeline of when to take the LSAT, apply to their school, etc. If you fall into this camp, then it is important to know that Harvard Law School Read More »
Unveiled in October, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian showcases a monument spontaneously built by hundreds of indigenous tribes during what historians call the largest gathering of Native Americans in protest in history. An 11.5-feet-tall milepost from the months long Dakota Access pipeline protests is the newest and final addition to the Read More »
Citizen Potawatomi Nation employees Trey DeLonais, Morganne Lyon, Nathan Hawkins, Josh Bullock, and Channing Seikel were recently recognized by the NextGen Under 30 program and ionOklahoma Online magazine. The program honors the next generation of leaders who display innovation and creativity and who inspire others. Candidates are judged based on their participation in and contribution Read More »
More than 5,000 vehicles a day traverse two-lane Hardesty Road in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Art Muller, Citizen Potawatomi Nation Roads Department director, said his most recent traffic count for Hardesty between State Highway 177 and Brangus Road shows the need for repaving and widening. CPN has been working on this expansion, which runs alongside many of Read More »