Long laid plans for Iron Horse Industrial Park are finally coming to fruition for the CPN Planning and Economic Development Department. Under the direction of Director James C. Collard, Ph.D., crews began laying the first of 5,700 feet of rail lines inside the industrial park in November and December. Completion is expected in January, weather permitting. “This is a very important time for the Nation and Read More »
While the temperatures outside may be cool, the action on the lanes inside FireLake Arena will be hot as Sweden’s Jesper Svensson looks to retain his title from the 2016 Tournament of Champions. The event, co-sponsored by the FireLake Bowling Center and FireLake Arena will bring some of the biggest names in bowling for a week of competition to culminate on February 19. “The FireLake Read More »
With overlapping county, federal and municipal road projects, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Roads Department plays an important role in supplementing travel infrastructure in large parts of Pottawatomie County. One of the department’s recently completed projects, a long-sought sidewalk from the North Canadian River running south along Gordon Cooper Drive into the heart of the tribe’s FireLake complex was recently named the Tribal Infrastructure Project of the Year. “Anyone Read More »
Bozho, With the beginning of a New Year and new future, the CPN Veterans Organization will be having elections for officers and planning for upcoming activities for the CPN Color Guard. After several years of hard work and building the guard, Herb Holton is retiring. He will be greatly missed. We were extremely active in 2016 and with a new guard leader for 2017, we Read More »
As the tribal membership increases, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Housing Department wants to ensure the housing program’s information is available to all. Many of these programs have existed for a very long time. This article lists general information about our current home ownership programs. For more details and one-on-one conversations, please feel free to contact our office at 405-273-2833 about the programs listed below. A down payment Read More »
January 2017 is a welcome arrival to the PLACE With a New Year comes new goal setting! One of the main goals for the tribal youth is to learn how harmful alcohol can be to young people. The PLACE staff w ill lead a program called “Be smart, don’t start!” that will provide resources to the youth about the harms of alcohol to Read More »
The holiday season always seems to be hectic, and this season the aviary was no exception. November is National American Indian Heritage Month and with so many relatives coming in to visit their families over the holidays, we had a surge in calls for appointments to visit the aviary and our calendars filled up quickly. With all the extra hustle and bustle, we completely missed the Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation, along with the monarch habitat rebuilding initiatives, is working with six other Oklahoma-based Native American tribes, the Euchee Butterfly Farm and the University of Kansas’ Monarch Watch to help restore the monarch population. CPN members and employees have learned that milkweed is a very important plant to monarch butterflies. The plant, native to many areas in the tribe’s jurisdiction in Pottawatomie County, Read More »
FireLake Golf Course FireLake Golf Course is nearing the final stages of its complete upgrade. Trees and cumbersome underbrush have been removed from the back nine holes, new bridges have been put in and many holes elevated and redesigned. The greens are currently at an 80 percent grow rate, though the growing season is on hold until the weather Read More »
The 2017 Gathering of Potawatomi Nations will take place north of the border at the Walpole Island Indian Community, which is located in Canada just across from Detroit, Michigan. One item that all CPN members from the United States must pack in preparation for this year’s visit is a valid U.S. passport, passport card or U.S. NEXUS card. Those travelling with minors who are not Read More »