Learning a language is difficult in the best of circumstances. Now, imagine the difficulty in keeping a language alive amongst a very select portion of the population. More so, ponder Read More »
Bozho, This month’s article details the academic career of Yancey Orr, a descendant of the Toupin Family. I first met Yancey about eight years ago when he was invited to Read More »
Native American elders, ages 55 and older, are invited to attend a wellness fair April 24. The wellness fair is from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Citizen Potawatomi Read More »
This year’s Gathering will be hosted by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi at its Rodgers Lake property, in the heart of the ancestral Potawatomi homelands. The Gathering will be Thursday, Read More »
Citizen Potawatomi Nation members have had many accomplishments and earned distinctions in academic, athletic and artistic fields over the past few months. Here are just a few of their success Read More »
SHAWNEE, Okla.— FireLake Bowling Center and Big Brothers Big Sisters teamed up to raise more than $52,000 during the annual “Bowl for Kids’ Sake” fundraiser on April 12. The event Read More »
By Shirley Willard, Fulton County Historian, Rochester, Indiana The 6th Trail of Death Commemorative Caravan for the 175th anniversary of the 1838 Trail of Death will be Sept. 23-18, 2013, Read More »
More than 130 years ago the Potawatomi Tribe and a French Benedictine Priest struck a deal to build a mission and school for Native Americans. Today, most of the original Read More »
Jeanine Gaines began beading about three years ago when a friend taught her to make earrings. Her beadwork began as a hobby, but in those three years Jeanine has learned Read More »
On a given weekend from February to November, one can drive by CPN headquarters in Shawnee and see the parking lots full of cars. At night the flood lights project Read More »