The Professional Bowlers Association Southwest Region will induct five individuals into the PBA Southwest Region Hall of Fame in its inaugural induction ceremony at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5, at the Grand Casino, Hotel and Resort in Shawnee, Okla. The hall of fame ceremony will be held in conjunction with the PBA Grand Casino, Read More »
This article originally featured in the Ontario Monster Whitetails Volume 9, No 2. It has been reprinted here with the express written permission of Beasley Brothers Outdoors Inc. In April, Brian Erbin, Josh Felty and I booked a black bear hunt for August, with Marc Cloutier of Raleigh Lake Resort and Outpost. A trip to Read More »
Bozho, The month of June was a busy one for the CPN Veterans Organization. We had our Color Guard presenting the colors at several functions, including this year’s festival. U.S. Flags Retirement Ceremony on Friday. My favorite was our special guest at our festival veterans’ table this year, Robert Sander, author of the book, Read More »
Wadase has spent much of the last few months exploring new territory. During the last week in May, she worked her way up north following the Arkansas River until she reached the Salt Fork and headed west to the Great Salt Plains Lake, just 7.5 miles shy of the Oklahoma border. This is her furthest Read More »
Torie Fuller, CPN Dietitan and Healthy Heart Director, prepares pancakes during a cooking demo. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, childhood obesity continues to rise in the U.S. For children 6-11 years old, 18 percent were considered obese in 2012 compared to just 7 percent in 1980. Adolescents from 12-19 years old were Read More »
2014 CPN Legislature. Following the elections and swearing in at the June 28 General Council Meeting, the 2014-15 CPN Legislature met for the first time on June 30. Resolutions supporting funding applications for the 2014 fiscal year were approved for the Conservation Law Enforcement Officer Program, Family Violence Prevention Program, a museum and library enhancement program Read More »
The two awards from the evening. Amongst a ballroom filled with several hundred representatives of the state’s most influential companies, The Journal Record newspaper honored the Citizen Potawatomi Nation for its charitable influence in Oklahoma in the past year. “Being nominated alongside firms like OG&E, Verizon Wireless and so many others is an honor Read More »
Blake Norton. With floods and construction, working at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage center over the past few months had staff taking on duties that may have never occurred to them when initially applying for their position. As construction progresses, many staff members are now finding more time to devote to their regular tasks. Read More »
Editors Note: On Sept. 20, 2021, the City of Shawnee formally de-annexed the land south of the North Canadian River. The detachment ended the legal dispute between the City of Shawnee and Citizen Potawatomi Nation. On Sept. 21, 2021, Leaders from the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and City of Shawnee announced Tuesday the launch of Shawnee Read More »
There are thirteen legislative districts within the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Five are divided up in Oklahoma while the other eight are dispersed throughout the United States. Legislative representatives from District 4, Jon Boursaw and District 1 legislator, Roy Slavin, held a regional meeting together for their districts in Overland Park, Kan. on June 7. Read More »