Hownikan Podcast: February 2020

This time on Hownikan Podcast, we’ll hear from a Tribal member and high school student whose dreams include space travel and learn about how CPN manages its land today.

Shkodedeajek reaches anniversary of founding

In February 2019, CPN and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians started the first two tribal chapters of AISES, which provide opportunities for American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians in the STEM fields.

Regenerative agriculture techniques improve Tribal land for generations to come

Just like a building needs a strong, stable foundation to last, soil also requires a solid base to grow the plants necessary to feed and clothe the world’s population. Indigenous agriculture techniques have understood this principal since time immemorial, but now modern agriculture is catching up.

Educator and Tribal member improves social studies lessons with grant

Through a partnership with the national nonprofit Fund for Teachers, the Tulsa Community Foundation and the Oklahoma Tribal Alliance, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence receives bridge funding to administer professional development to teachers like Tribal member Nathalie Lee.

Nation extends road infrastructure in Pottawatomie County

Citizen Potawatomi Nation has successfully utilized federal cost share requirements and subsequent grand funding to develop road, bridge and rail improvements in its historic jurisdiction in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.