Tribal election season will soon be underway as Citizen Potawatomi Nation voters prepare to elect candidates for three Oklahoma legislative seats — Districts 10, 11 and 13. CPN members will Read More »
Although many cultures across the globe give presents during the holidays, for Potawatomi, the practice spans all seasons. Native customs vary between small presents on a daily basis to larger Read More »
When the Potawatomi arrived on the first reservation in present-day Kansas between Sugar Creek and Pottawatomie Creek, the Flint Hills around them varied widely from the Great Lakes terrain they Read More »
By Kassi Roselius, M.D., M.P.H., Staff Physician and Public Health Coordinator, CPNHS What is COPD? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a chronic lung disease that develops over time due to Read More »
Before colonialism, the Potawatomi lived semi-nomadically as hunter-gatherers, picking Earth’s bounties seasonally. Often, they collected nuts, which provided fats and nutrients to cook, fry and survive the harsh Great Lakes’ Read More »
Native Americans from academic institutions and the public and private sectors across the country descended on Oklahoma City for the annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society national conference. From Read More »
Citizen Potawatomi Nation District 2 Legislator Eva Marie Carney combined her annual contest and food to bring people together in 2018. From January to April, she collected recipes aimed at Read More »
A group of five musicians from Dream Warriors Management stopped at Citizen Potawatomi Nation this September. During their national “Heal It” tour, they performed for thousands of Indigenous youth at Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center reopened its doors more than 10 months ago, revealing a museum that is hardly recognizable to the one destroyed by an uncapped City Read More »
By Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton Betty Nicholson would rather not have anyone follow in her footsteps. Nicholson is a coordinator for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation diabetes program. She is also a diabetic Read More »