CPN Tribal member Blake Weaver will join the board of a Texas organization that offers Native Americans quality health care and a sense of community.
First Nations Algonquin-Métis and Anishinaabe artist Leah Yellowbird works in a variety of mediums, from paint to beads. She has a reverence for traditional imagery and methods, resulting in works that reflect the culture of Indigenous people. Her inspiration resulted in “Fire Keepers Circle,” which will commemorate the Potawatomi Trail of Death in Johnson County, Read More »
By Justin Neely, CPN Language Department Director Bozho Jayek (Hello everyone), It’s been a busy fall for the Language Department. We have a new high school class we are working with this year at North Rock Creek. We are also offering the language at Shawnee High School and are planning on having some students at Read More »
Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants and member of the Vieux and Johnson families, visited the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center Nov. 2 for a book signing event.
Tribal members will be asked to contribute images to a public art project that commemorates the Potawatomi Trail of Death. The Johnson County Park and Recreation District in Kansas, recently announced that “Fire Keepers Circle,” by artists Leah Yellowbird and Aaron Squadroni, was selected as the winning design from among three finalists. “Fire Keepers Circle” Read More »
Tribal member Barbara Wall is one of the authors of Unsettling Education, which “tackles ‘unsettling’ as an emerging field of study that calls for settlers to follow Indigenous leadership and relationality and work toward disrupting the colonial reality through their everyday lives.”
Sovereign Bank proudly unveiled its new signage at 3030 NW Expressway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, after changing its name from First National Bank & Trust Co. in April 2023. This strategic move reaffirms its rich heritage as the largest tribally-owned financial institution in America.
Public Notice 21476 to Acquire Land into Trust.
Robert Collins, Citizen Potawatomi Nation Interdepartmental Potawatomi Language Lead and member of the Delonais family and Thunder Clan, speaks about learning and teaching Bodéwadmimwen.
Filing form and fee must be received by the Election Committee no later than 5 p.m. CST on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, for candidates for Chairman, Supreme Court, and Legislative Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4.