Construction on the new FireLake casino and hotel is scheduled to be complete by February 2025. Expansions to FireLake Ball Fields will reach completion by May 2025, and the new CPN administration building is scheduled for completion in July 2026.
The Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, on the below date, has made a determination to acquire real property in trust for CITIZEN POTAWATOMI NATION, OKLAHOMA.
Family Reunion Festival came with a special surprise this year when Tribal members were the first to be introduced to the Aviary’s recently hatched golden eagle, Kishko. Kishko was one of two eaglets to hatch at the Aviary this spring after two of the Aviary’s golden eagles paired.
As we enter the summer months, families are packing up for vacation, kids are finally escaping class and the weather is sure to change. But along with the rise in temps comes a rise in domestic violence cases for shelter advocates and hotlines.
August 2024 updates from CPN Executives and Legislators.
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Child Development Center celebrated its 2024 Pre-K graduates with a ceremony at the Cultural Heritage Center on May 24.
The July 2024 Language Update looks back on the progress of the Master Apprentice program and forward to the Potawatomi Language Conference at the end of July.
The seventh annual FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival will return to the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Festival grounds Aug. 9-10, 2024. The festival offers two days of balloon glows, balloon launches and rides, live music and family friendly entertainment.
CPN students from throughout the United States were selected to participate in the 2024 Potawatomi Leadership Program. The six-week program brings Tribal members aged 18-20 to the Nation’s headquarters near Shawnee, Oklahoma, for an immersive experience.
Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Iron Horse Industrial Park was honored to host Senator James Lankford on July 16. He met with the Iron Horse team as well as Tribal Chairman John “Rocky” Barrett and toured the Park’s Warehouse A and Sovereign Pipe Technologies