The 2018 Government Accountability Office report stated that there was a 27 percent difference between Indian and non-Indian communities in terms of access to broadband service. That means an estimated 35 percent of Americans living on tribal lands lack access to broadband services, compared to 8 percent of all Americans.
Take a look at what’s happening at Potawatomi tribes in Kansas, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin.
Rhinelander, Wisconsin: This year, the Forest County Potawatomi Community begins several initiatives in an effort to combat the opioid epidemic’s impact. FCPC will supplement $450,000 to help fund a public awareness campaign targeting residents across the Wisconsin county named for the tribe. The county will use FCPC dollars to fund additional law enforcement officer positions. Read More »
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund recently awarded $700,000 of the Core Financial Assistance to the Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation.
Maggi Gilbert recently joined CPN as a registered dietitian at FireLake Wellness Center. She enjoys her new job that includes patient care, cooking demos and grocery store tours.
Aviary staff has been working to prepare an American bald eagle hatched at the facility in May for release. In addition to securing permission from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to release the eagle, the staff prepared the aviary so that it can to come and go from the facility to ensure he’s Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Tribal Housing Department has numerous programs and incentives to help CPN members across the U.S. and Native Americans living in its jurisdiction access housing. Programs include low income housing, down payment and closing cost assistance as well as the Home III Construction and Acquisition Program. “We often hear from tribal members that they didn’t know about a program that might help with their housing Read More »
The plaque on the award she received says a lot, but the recognition and significance of it being bestowed on Margaret Zientek is not lost on the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Assistant Director of Workforce & Social Services. In May she was presented with the Bureau of Indian Affairs Chiefs Award for her leadership and dedication Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center staff and CPN tribal members have been working diligently since the flood of 2014 to create an exhibit detailing Potawatomi life from pre-colonial times to now. The exhibit’s planning phase took place during that time, though most of the creation and installation occurred in the past year. Along with CHC staff and tribal members like CPN Graphic Designer Trey DeLonais Read More »
An American bald eagle hatched at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Eagle Aviary in May to Kche Gizhek (Kyla) and Zagéndem-nené (Charlie) will be released thanks to special authorization from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The aviary staff recently confirmed the young eaglet was a boy, and he will be the first bald eagle to be hatched in and released from a Native American tribal eagle aviary. “We Read More »