This year, donations from various CPN events led to gifts for more than 80 children in foster care, door prizes for a party for Tribal elders, 350 families receiving food for holiday meals, and thousands of dollars in donations to different charities.
Citizen Potawatomi Nation received a GFOA (Government Finance Officers Association) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 36th consecutive year.
Updates from Tribal executives and legislators.
The 2025 CPN Department of Education art contest is open to Tribal citizens of any age to submit art in any style featuring a Potawatomi theme. The submission deadline is March 1, 2025.
In addition to services such as checking and savings accounts, Sovereign Bank also offers a variety of services that can assist Tribal members in their efforts to buy a home.
CPN Tribal member Blake Weaver will join the board of a Texas organization that offers Native Americans quality health care and a sense of community.
First Nations Algonquin-Métis and Anishinaabe artist Leah Yellowbird works in a variety of mediums, from paint to beads. She has a reverence for traditional imagery and methods, resulting in works Read More »
By Justin Neely, CPN Language Department Director Bozho Jayek (Hello everyone), It’s been a busy fall for the Language Department. We have a new high school class we are working Read More »
Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants and member of the Vieux and Johnson families, visited the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center Nov. 2 for a book signing event.
Tribal members will be asked to contribute images to a public art project that commemorates the Potawatomi Trail of Death. The Johnson County Park and Recreation District in Kansas, recently Read More »