Consumer Lending Manager Tina Pollard of the Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation joined members of Voices Organized in Civic Engagement at the Oklahoma State Capitol to call on legislators to offer solutions to the issues facing citizens using predatory loans in light of new federal rules on the industry’s lending practices. “This is a great first step for a legislative intervention but lacks the ability to Read More »
CPN Employment and Training staff members lead three public education meetings for current and potential clients of the Low Income Home Energy Program. By participating in the sessions, LIHEAP applicants were eligible to receive incentive payments toward their current electric bill. Participants were asked to bring their current cooling bill to the meeting they attended. CPN’s Stephanie Hawk, a community services coordinator, and Gina Bundy, a social services Read More »
Bozho, I was blessed to be brought onto the staff at the CHC about one year ago and so far it has been a fantastic experience and I am greatly enjoying my position. I received my Bachelor of Arts in History and minor in communications from the University of Texas at El Paso. Later, I was awarded my Master of Arts in Museum Studies Read More »
Just over a year has passed since the Citizen Potawatomi Nation struck its historic partnership with St. Gregory’s University. For those of you who may be unaware, through a prepaid tuition fund at SGU, the CPN Tribal Development Scholarship Program invests in the education of CPN tribal members in order to prepare them to contribute to their tribe and community as leaders and professionals. In short, CPN Read More »
It was a long time coming, but as of midnight on September 8, 2016, listeners of Pottawatomie County’s oldest radio station can now tune in to an FM signal for a clearer, stereo broadcast of classic rock and local news. “Good news for listeners in the Shawnee area, KGFF is now on-the-air at 100.9 FM as well as 1450 AM!” said Mike Askins, Read More »
With more than 100 birthdays, one would imagine CPN elder Alta (Cargill) Sinor would have a hard time picking just one to call her favorite. Yet if you asked her on August 25, 2016 which one she enjoyed the most, she would unequivocally tell you it was her 102nd. “This is the best birthday ever!” exclaimed Sinor when she saw CPN Tribal Chairman Read More »
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Chairperson Aaron Payment made a statement to U.S. News and World Report in November concerning Native American graduation rates, “We have the worst of the worst statistics… The first Americans have become the last Americans.” Due in part to bureaucratic infighting and incompetence at the federal level, Native American students, especially those learning at institutions controlled by federal Read More »
Taking place in the original homelands of what is today known as the Citizen Potawatomi Nation; CPN Tribal Chairman John “Rocky” Barrett was one of the guests of honor at the 41st annual Trail of Courage History Festival taking place on September 17-18 in Rochester, Indiana. Chairman Barrett was chosen as a representative of his Potawatomi familial lineage to one of the tribe’s Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation had a $513 million impact in Oklahoma during 2015. CPN directly supported 2,245 jobs and paid $82 million in wages and benefits. CPN indirectly supported thousands more jobs and boosted local economies by making purchases of more than $193 million on goods and services. Tribal jobs are often a primary source of income and benefits for many Oklahoma families. According to Read More »
Bozho, The 2016 Gathering of Potawatomi Nations was a great success for the CPN veterans. We had approximately 80 attendees at our meeting of all tribal groups. Our Saturday morning meeting and greeting session in the CPN North Reunion Hall was a memorable event. Each veteran introduced themselves and shared with the group some information about their service. One veteran shared his personal experiences with Read More »