Work on Iron Horse Industrial Park continues to move forward, raising the potential for the long-planned Citizen Potawatomi Nation project to connect Pottawatomie County with global markets. Following a recent rail agreement between the tribe and the Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad, track will soon be laid inside the industrial park. Explained Tribal Economic Development Director James Collard, Read More »
FireLake Gifts carries a wide selection of Pendleton Woolen Mills products, including these great gift ideas for that special someone. If you would like to purchase an item, FireLake Gift Shop has many items like this that can be seen in our store located inside the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center or online at https://giftshop.potawatomi.org. Read More »
In March 2015, Citizen Potawatomi Nation welcomed the BDC Gun Room under a HEARTH Act lease. Thanks to the federal legislation, private companies that have long been unable or unwilling to invest in Indian Country now have a streamlined process to do business on federal trust land. The Hownikan spoke with BDC Gun Room owner Read More »
CPN Tribal Member Jenny Carmichael is a member of the Nadeau family and has received numerous academic, athletic and extracurricular accolades during her time at the University of Oklahoma. The following article was originally published on www.soonersports.com. It is reprinted here with their express written permission. On a fall semester that has already been filled with honors, University of Oklahoma senior and track and field student-athlete Jenny Read More »
Sat., Feb. 27, 2016 will mark the one hundred and forty ninth anniversary of the treaty that established the new Citizen Potawatomi reservation in Indian Territory [Oklahoma]. Drafted to alleviate pressures the Citizen Potawatomi were facing following the Treaty of 1861 and subsequent allotment of reservation lands in Kansas, the new 1867 treaty stipulated that Read More »
Here at the aviary we are preparing for the next round of winter weather but the wildlife around us is already gearing up for spring. Early morning before the sun made its way above the horizon, the largest group of turkeys we counted to date made their way into the open pasture of the aviary Read More »
Bozho, The CPN Veterans Organization had a very productive 2015, and 2016 promises to be a good year as well. On 14 December 2015 a webinar was aired titled “An Overview of PTSD and Treatment Perspectives AmongNative American Veterans.” Native scholar and tribal veteran Greg Urquhart facilitated this program which was recorded, archived and can Read More »
Registration for “A League of Their Own” are being taken now. There is a special registration form for the league outside of the typical summer league games held at the quad. “A League of Their Own” began their first season of play in the spring of 2009 at the Seminole Girls Softball Complex. The co-ed Read More »
Amongst the many communities established inside the historical jurisdiction of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation was the small town of Wanette. Many residents are CPN Tribal members or members of other federallyrecognized tribes, while 47 percent of Wanette Public Schools students are of Native American descent. Located in a somewhat remote portion of southern Pottawatomie County, Read More »
In recent years the Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation has provided funding, guidance and support for a number of Native American business owners around the country. In late 2015 the CPCDC securedits largest funding amount in more than 10 years, a total of $21.3 million. The organization’s success relies upon a small group of dedicated Read More »