Mike Petray, Jason Boyce, Larry Odell, Nick Nadeu, Tim Zientek and Tyler Motley all work for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Each work in different departments, live in different communities and are from entirely different backgrounds. While there are these differences, the one thing they all have in common is their dedication to their local communities. Read More »
Those looking for a custom t-shirt design or a new business logo need just to stroll south across the North Canadian River to FireLake Designs new retail location. Welcoming officials from the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, City of Shawnee and the Shawnee Chamber of Commerce, FireLake Designs Director Lakisha Meade showed attendees around the new store Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center remains closed after thousands of gallons of water flooded the building on March 31. Construction crews began to remove the concrete slab from the Long Room at the Cultural Heritage Center this week so that the damage below the slab could be assessed. It will take crews Read More »
Since Nov. 2013, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Diabetes and Healthy Heart programs have put on a cooking demonstration once a month for individuals suffering from diabetes. Healthy Heart Coordinator and Dietitian, Torie Fuller MS RD/LD, has coordinated the monthly demonstrations along with help from other dietitians and interns from FireLake Wellness Center. Because Native Americans Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation will host a fundraiser to help provide storm shelters for schools in Pottawatomie County on May 3, 2014. Speakers at the event will include Tyler Bridges, superintendent for Pleasant Grove Schools and Shane Jett, Congressional District 5 candidate. The event will include a dinner, silent auction and live auction and live Read More »
With 38 federally recognized Tribes, Oklahoma, formerly called Indian Territory, is home to the second largest Native American population in the United States. Tribes in the U.S. have struggled for decades to make economic dreams a reality. Those dreams include self-sustainability and the ability to care for our people. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Read More »
CPN recently hosted the quarterly meeting of the Oklahoma Inter-Tribal Reentry Alliance, a group offering support, instruction, and education training to ex-offenders. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation organized the event to help raise awareness of the issue. Debbie Severson is a Reentry Program Specialist for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and was integral in organizing the gathering. Read More »
In June of 2012 the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Eagle Aviary received a juvenile bald eagle originally from the Florida Audubon Society. Many people know this eagle as Wadase and have watched her progress for the past year as she began to explore Pottawatomie County. Long before she was Wadase Zhabwe, CPN staff knew her as Read More »
The famed Potawatomi artist Woody Crumbo depicted his life in the American southwest through paintings of intricately detailed horses, personal portraits and landscapes. Crumbo has etched his way into Potawatomi history through his art. Another Potawatomi artist following in Crumbo’s footsteps is Penny Coates. Born and raised in Shawnee, Okla., at a young age Coates Read More »
On a monthly basis, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Health clinics see more than 1,700 patients. This includes 250 behavioral health appointments, 500 lab tests and 250 x-rays. Such an expansive set of services requires both quality administrative abilities and competent medical staff. Oversight of this staff’s qualifications and training falls to Director of Medical Services, Read More »