March was a very busy time at the P.L.A.C.E., starting with the Tribal Youth’s collection of items for a care package to the Pine Ridge Cove Tribal Youth Group in South Dakota. On Jan. 24, 2015, the Pine Ridge Tribal Youth were subjected to racial slurs and had beer thrown on them at a Rapid Read More »
Great Lakes Stickball Player by George Catlin 1835 [Smithsonian American Art Museum.] The first known six-sided dice dates from 3,000 BC Mesopotamia in what is now northern Iraq. The first horse race in America took place in the year 1668. Gambling and sport have been a part of the human identity for as Read More »
During the Tribe’s six-week Potawatomi Leadership Program a counselor, typically a former program participant, accompanies attendees on their day-to-day activities. Longtime counselor Austen Roselius, is stepping down in order to pursue medical school. Taking his place is 2014 alumnus Isaac Morris of Ada, Okla. The Hownikan spoke to Morris ahead of his new duties this Read More »
CPN Director of Public Works Richard Kunze was recently named the Greater Shawnee Chamber of Commerce’s Agribusiness Person of the Year. It was recognition a long time in coming, especially considering a portion of his nomination stemmed from a somewhat contentious vote on a county sales tax in the 1990s. Kunze is a familiar face Read More »
Home to professional and amateur events, FireLake Bowling Center has also become a leading destination for Shawnee-Tecumseh area bowlers competing in the high school divisions as well. Boys and girls teams from Tecumseh, Shawnee, Dale and Bethel public schools have found a home at FireLake in recent years. Under Youth and Event Coordinator Randy Loftis, Read More »
Autism or Autistic Spectrum Disorder is a disorder that affects brain development manifesting as problems with behavior, communication and social interaction. As indicated in the name, ASD represents a wide spectrum of disability from very mild behavior problems that can easily be missed to profound developmental disability. There is usually no effect on the development Read More »
Time flies it seems. On April 16, 2015, 730 days will have passed to mark two years since Wadasé’s release. She has surpassed all expectations as we continue to learn valuable information from her telemetry. Many experts in the field marvel at the incredible amount of data gathered and her continued progress. With flights reching Read More »
On April 13, 2015, Tribal member and Assistant Director of CPN’s Employment and Training Program Margaret Zientek testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs concerning House Resolution 329. Below is an abridged version of her remarks. To view the full video of her testimony, click here. As Read More »
Each April, Sexual Assault Awareness Month aims to raise public awareness about sexual assault and provide education on how to prevent it. “According to RAINN statistics, every 107 seconds another American is sexually assaulted. Nearly one in four women may experience sexual violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime,” said CPN Domestic Violence Prevention Read More »
Late winter storms couldn’t have come at a better time for FireLake Bowling Center, as families attempting to get out of the house and stay out of the cold found a revitalized FireLake Bowling Center offering the latest in digital entertainment. The facility recently expanded its family-friendly entertainment offerings to include new arcade games, sports Read More »