Wadase seemed to find a rhythm within the fall. Spending a few days at the Aviary and then a few days following the river, she was frequenting the areas she had previously explored and did not deviate far from that routine. Until, for reasons we cannot know, after the first week in November she Read More »
The University of Oklahoma has announced it is offering Native Peoples of Oklahoma, a course on the cultural traditions and current conditions of the Native American tribes who reside in Okla. The course will be offered at no cost this spring semester to anyone with Internet access through Janux, an online interactive learning community at Read More »
CPN Eagle Aviary managers Jennifer Randell and Bree Dunham will be at the Kaw Lake Ultimate Eagle Watch in Ponca City on Jan. 18. “This is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to see eagles in their natural environment and there should be an abundance of extra migrants in this year because of the Read More »
January is National Stalking Awareness Month. Stalking is a crime in all 50 states and it can happen to anyone regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, geographic location, or personal association. The definition of stalking varies from one jurisdiction to another, but it is usually defined as a pattern of behavior directed Read More »
Bozho Nikan, I hope that each of you had a joyous Christmas and New Year and that you took the time to connect with your families and share in our Potawatomi traditions. As we begin 2014 we can reflect on the joys and sorrows on the previous year. Although I have always enjoyed serving as Read More »
When one thinks about the toughest jobs of the more than 2,200 employees of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, services like the police and health clinics likely comes to mind. Yet to anyone organizing a couple dozen teenagers in an after school setting, the notion of “toughest” takes on a whole new meaning. Offering one Read More »
Just off the north edge of the FireLake Golf Course’s driving range, near the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center, sits a log cabin that looks as if it has appeared straight out of an old Western movie. Built in 1881,outside of what was then called Shawneetown, the cabin was first owned by store owner Read More »
With a pharmacy, dental clinic, Behavioral Health, and medical lab, the East health clinic of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation is more than a simple doctor’s office and waiting room. Conducting around 1,700 medical appointments each month, the healthcare staff works full time in serving members of Native American tribes. Heading up the staff of the Read More »
In its ongoing work to preserve the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s historical sites and artifacts, the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) has secured a federal grant from the National Parks Service to survey sites formerly or currently held by members of the tribe. Over the next year, CPN plans to survey 12 individual properties with a Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation recently secured a rail yard tug for the Iron Horse Industrial Park internal track system, another sign of progress for the CPN-owned project. Like its waterborne counterpart, a rail yard tug is used to move rail cars to and from the depots and warehouses that will be based at Iron Horse. Read More »