The 2021 Potawatomi Leadership Program participants spent the summer learning about the Citizen Potawatomi Nation virtually due to the pandemic. The 2021 class consisted of 23 members, and the Hownikan asked every participant some introductory questions.
Stop-motion animator Nicole Emmons hit a career milestone in March when Netflix released a new children’s show with a scene she filmed. Waffles and Mochi features the titular characters who travel the world learning about the history and uses of different foods.
The Kansas Historical Society’s Director of Museum and Education Division, Mary Madden, recently reached out to Citizen Potawatomi Nation District 4 Legislator Jon Boursaw for consultation and to discuss updating the museum and nearby Baptist Mission.
FireLake Discount Foods has remained a community staple since opening its doors in 2001, offering fresh, quality produce, meats and grocery options to the public. With additional locations in McLoud and Tecumseh, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation enterprise currently stands as the largest tribally-owned grocery store in the United States.
Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Shawnee recognized Tribal member and registered nurse Mary Elizabeth Zientek’s bedside manner, optimism and appreciation for a challenge by naming her the 2020 Employee of the Year.
More than four decades after the passage of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, its language still applies as Native and Indigenous communities continue to establish sovereignty and land rights.
The CPN Veterans Organization discusses upcoming events and more.
Before they even started dating, Reide and Robert Johnson each knew they wanted to become foster parents. They found their shared desire stemmed from their tribal heritage and became an approved foster home with Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s FireLodge Children & Family Service in September 2020.
Bourbonnais family descendant Andrew Walters took office as Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s District 11 legislator in February 2021. The Hownikan spoke with him about his family, career and passions in life.
It’s been a very busy summer in the language department with in-person classes, new online resources for learners and much more.