CPN’s first community garden was planted in 2014. Tending it has become an annual activity that many elders, tribal members and employees take part in. Not only do they get fresh fruits and vegetables, but the time in the garden together allows them to talk about Potawatomi traditions and foods. With the winter season coming Read More »
Chris Skillings. Health services provided by Citizen Potawatomi Nation continued to operate without missing a beat as the tribe’s clinics and wellness programs welcomed a new director. It wasn’t a completely unfamiliar face though, as well-known employee Chris Skillings re-entered the health services field. “I know a lot of people are thinking, ‘Why is the Read More »
With a mild winter drifting into an already warm spring, we’ve got just the fixtures to brighten any room with a view. Check out these beautiful stained glass window fixtures for sale now at FireLake Gift Shop. If you would like to purchase an item, FireLake Gift Shop has many items like this that can Read More »
As the president who signed the Indian Removal Act, Andrew Jackson is not an idolized figure in Indian Country. First a frontier Indian fighter against the Creeks, then as an American president who ignored a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Cherokee Nation in Worcester v. Georgia, there is little endearment for the Read More »
Oklahoma City-based Crowe and Dunlevy has developed a reputation as one of the leading Indian law and gaming firms in the country. Its partners and associates are often foundin courtrooms across the country, working for and with tribes on issues across the legal spectrum. The firm recently added a Citizen Potawatomi Nation member, Jennifer N. Read More »
Longtime Tribal Vice-Chairman Linda Capps was honored with one of Shawnee, Oklahoma’s most prestigious public service awards on Feb. 18 at the Shawnee Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. For her long service to the local community, Vice-Chairman Capps received the Gordon Richards, Sr. Service award. The award is dedicated to longtime Shawnee resident and founder Read More »
April is not the cruelest month for Jason Tuesday. December is. A First Nations resident of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tuesday was diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) in 2013 after he and his doctor noticed a pattern of his emotional well-being nose diving around the same time each year. “I was going through what seemed like Read More »
The Embassy Suites in downtown Oklahoma City was filled with some of the state’s well-known public, private and non-profit leaders on Feb. 18 for The Journal Record newspaper’s “Most Admired CEOs” award banquet. Amongst those honored for their leadership was Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s John “Rocky” Barrett, who has led the Nation to incredible growth in Read More »
Business and tax agreements negotiated between Oklahoma tribes and state government will face a more complicated oversight procedure if a bill filed in the state legislature is signed into law by Governor Mary Fallin this year. Compacts – the tribal-state agreements on taxes and fees revenue generated by tribal enterprises – are currently negotiated between Read More »
Looking ahead, February will be a very busy month for the youth at the P.L.A.C.E. with our participants celebrating several events and programs. In our G.E.T. Smart Program, the students will hopefully be shaking off those post-holiday break blues. With the new semester in gear, 95 percent of our youth turned in their progress reports Read More »