In Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s legislative District 4, which encompasses the State of Kansas, challenger Theresa Adame will face off against incumbent Jon Boursaw. This will be the third time that Boursaw and Adame meet in a legislative race. Adame’s parents are both from the Rossville-Topeka, Kansas area. She grew up in Topeka and graduated from Hayden High School. She married soon after, moved to Wichita Read More »

In Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s legislative District 4, which encompasses the State of Kansas, incumbent Jon Boursaw will face off against challenger Theresa Adame. This will be the third time that Boursaw and Adame meet in a legislative race. Adame won a narrow election in 2009 by 14 votes, while Boursaw won by an even narrower margin of three votes in 2013. Born in Topeka, Boursaw Read More »

The Journal Record recently honored Shane Jett as one of the state’s most admired CEOs. The Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation director was one of only four honorees to be recognized in the nonprofit category.  “It’s incredibly rewarding to be recognized with so many other fine leaders of Oklahoma organizations,” said Jett. “I think this honor reflects the work of my great staff and the support Read More »

District 4 Legislator Jon Boursaw stands with Lavon (Lybarger) Hill and Chairman John “Rocky” Barrett during a meeting in Kansas. The chairman, along with Vice-Chairman Linda Capps, visited Lavon in Ft. Scott, Kansas for her 104th birthday.

In 2013, no opponents filed to run for the tribe’s highest office. This year, Shawnee, Oklahoma’s Steve Castaneda has filed against longtime incumbent John “Rocky” Barrett.  Castaneda was born in Wapato, Washington, a town located on the reservation of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. Castaneda’s family’s original allotments were south of the town of Tecumseh, Oklahoma. His grandmother left Oklahoma after his Read More »

Set to run for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s highest executive office is a familiar face to many CPN members around the world, with John “Rocky” Barrett on the ballot for the office of tribal chairman at the June 2017 election. Born in 1944 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Barrett’s father, a U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition Team “frogman,” was serving in Iwo Jima at the time of his Read More »

Citizen Potawatomi from across the United States often inquire as to why they can’t show their Potawatomi pride with a tribal tag if they don’t live in Oklahoma. To understand the the reasons why CPN tags are not available outside the state, it’s important first to understand the law. According to the Oklahoma Vehicle License And Registration Act, “[Indian Tribal License Plates] shall be designed Read More »

  The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Housing Department has a “One Time Grant” available to enrolled tribal members who are going to purchase, build or refi nance a home. This grant is for closing costs or down payment only. All Citizen Potawatomi tribal members are eligible for this grant for one time only. The maximum amount available is $2,125 and does not have to be repaid. Read More »

Shortly after the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Eagle Aviary opened in June 2012, Region 6 of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services reached out to CPN, knowing we were not at capacity, in hoping to find placement for several eagles confi scated and in need of immediate placement. Without hesitation, tribal leaders agreed that CPN would speak for these eagles. Planning for travel to Florence, Montana to Read More »

Bozho (Hello), Something that many of us may not pay attention to, but the Veterans Administration’s National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention is concerned with and is encouraging veterans and their families to jump start the spring season by using the following “Eat Wisely” tips. Establish regular meal times. Try not to skip any meals because skipping meals leads to overeating later in the Read More »