The thunder is talking at the CPN Eagle Aviary, which is now home to a peregrine falcon. Thomo Yake which means “thunder” in Comanche, is an adult, female peregrine falcon, a species that is the fastest bird in the world and can fly more than 200 miles per hour. She has a wonderfully loud voice, hence her name which is directly translated as “Heaven Read More »

In 1838, 859 pairs of feet were forced to march 660 miles from their home in Indiana to Kansas on what is now referred to as the Trail of Death. Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center staff is looking for tribal members to make a pair of pucker toe moccasins to illustrate these feet for the new museum exhibit that portrays this seminal event in Read More »

For four decades, the Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa has provided quality, comprehensive health care to the city’s Native American people in a culturally sensitive manner. Born out of a need to serve an urban Indian population underserved by the city’s existing healthcare facilities, the IHCRC has worked to eliminate health disparities and strengthen the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellness of those it serves. Read More »

Like many enterprises that make up the ever growing FireLake complex at Citizen Potawatomi Nation, the tribal member-owned BDC Gun Room stands in stark contrast to what stood in its location just a few years ago. Sitting in what was once a wheat field off Hardesty Road three quarters of a mile east of State Highway 177, the 39,000 square foot indoor range and Read More »

The 2017 Potawatomi Leadership Program application will be open from February 1 – April 15. Every summer, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation brings 8-10 tribal members ages 18-20 to learn about the tribe’s government, economic development and culture as part of the PLP. In 2003, the program began as a way to address a need to prepare future leaders for the Nation. Tribal leaders understood that a Read More »

  With longtime Moore, Oklahoma State Representative Paul Wesselhöft stepping down due to term limits, Senator Jason Smalley (R-Stroud) and Representative Mark McBride (R-Moore) are the only Citizen Potawatomi serving in the current legislature. Similar to the past two sessions following the global energy price crash, of which Oklahoma’s economy is so vulnerable to, this legislative session will feature another budget shortfall estimated to be around $692 Read More »

The Real ID is a coordinated effort between state and federal governments to provide reliable state-issued identification documents that will curb the use of fraudulent IDs by terrorists. The law, passed by the U.S. Congress in 2005, was drafted in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In 2007, Oklahoma passed a law that said the state would not comply with the federal statute. Critics cited Read More »

Each year the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s tribal legislature holds elections for seats in the tribal legislature. Legislative terms are staggered, meaning a certain number of seats are always on the ballot while a wholesale turnover of elected representatives is impossible, keeping continuity and institutional knowledge in the tribe’s elected government body. This year, the offices of chairman and legislative districts 1-4 are on the ballot. Incumbent John Read More »

On December 18, 2016 tribal member Baylee Ogle was crowned Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2017 at the Grand Casino Hotel Resort. Ogle topped 46 competitors from across the state and will go on to compete at the national Miss Teen USA 2017 in the summer. Ogle is a freshman at the University of Oklahoma and is a sorority member of Alpha Chi Omega. Additionally she Read More »

A severe budget shortfall that is impacting classrooms around the state means that dollars going directly into the classroom are even more important. Programs like the Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal car tags give schools a reliable boost in funding. Since CPN first began issuing car tags in 2005, $1.7 million in funds has been sent to Oklahoma schools. Collected from fees on sales and registrations of Read More »