Bozho nikanek,(Hello my friends) Spring is just about in full bloom here and the tribal lands are green and colorful. With such a mild and short winter it seems a very short time since fall. Our eight year drought is still in evidence in the ponds and lakes, but things are growing again with the spring rains. Our corn fields come right up to tribal headquarters, Read More »
Conversations about a Citizen Potawatomi Nation Community Garden began in 2014 when tribal members and employees brainstormed ideas how to bring Citizen Potawatomi of various generations together for cultural activities. “Gardening and farming is something our Potawatomi ancestors have done together for centuries. We wanted to have a place where families or groups of any age could come and spend time together, outside in the fresh air,” Read More »
We have a lot of great stuff going on with the Citizen Potawatomi Language Department. The children from the CPN Child Development Center placed second at the University of Oklahoma’s Native American Language Fair. Read the story here for full details. The kids competed in an age group older than they should have and our four-year-old class did great. Mrs. Enedina Banks did an excellent job Read More »
Although, I have had the pleasure of being a family doctor for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation West Clinic since August 14, 2012, it was not my first encounter with the health system. My very first interview was in 2002 with Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services for a position at the tribe’s only clinic facility. At that time I was working out of a rural Read More »
The University of Oklahoma held its annual Native American Youth Language Fair competition at the Sam Noble Museum, and once again Potawatomi language students did well. Students from the CPN Child Development Center four-year-old class placed second for their performance in the pre-K to second grade, large group song category. “They are little guys for this category. It’s pre-K to second grade but they aren’t really Read More »
CPN’s U.S. Congressional delegation Though Citizen Potawatomi Nation has more than 32,000 members around the world, the home of the tribe for more than a century has been in Oklahoma. While local issues at the state, county and municipal levels are always relevant to the tribe, its members and employees, the issues facing Indian Country are often under the purview of the federal government, including the Read More »
Native Americans have a long history of making their own ceremonial garments – or regalia – and continue that tradition today. In the months prior to June, both men and women meet at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center to create one-of-a-kind designs for themselves and their families to wear during powwows and the Family Reunion Festival. CHC employee Leslie Deer leads a class that Read More »
One Citizen Potawatomi member is using his knowledge and talents to invest into the lives of young children. Terry Clapp has written two children’s books that help kids understand nature and conservation. His first book – “Eloy the Elk and His Desert Friends” – was written for the Arizona Elk Society in 2009. The second – “Eloy the Cactus Elk” – was written as Read More »
Being a CPN college advisor, you give a lot of help, resources, and information to students, but rarely do you get to see the full fruits of your labor. On April 9, I got to see just that. I had the opportunity to witness CPN tribal member Trae Trousdale commit and sign to attend Oklahoma City University for the fall of 2017. Trae received Read More »
One of the nine spring interns at Citizen Potawatomi Nation secured a full-time position because of her six-week internship. Darian Towner, who received a bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in psychology from Texas A&M University, moved to Oklahoma after she graduated to pursue an internship at House of Hope. “I’m really thankful for this opportunity,” Towner said with a smile. “My director– Tiffany Barrett Read More »