Citizen Potawatomi Nation is the largest employer in Pottawatomie County with more than 2,200 employees and is also the largest creator of new jobs in Shawnee, Okla. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, between 2003 and 2013 the net new jobs in Shawnee increased by 2,045 and during that same time period CPN created Read More »
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Chairman John Barrett and Vice-Chairman Linda Capps handed over the keys for office space to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in McLoud, Okla. The office is located just northeast of the Grand Hotel Casino Hotel and Resort and will serve as a rest stop and office space for OHP officers working along the Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation has come a long way since 1971 when the Tribe’s bank account held just $550 and its assets included an aging mobile home used as an administration building. A combination of strong leadership and strategic planning has allowed CPN to advance beyond solely operating casinos. Today the Tribe manages a diverse Read More »
Winter weather persists here in Oklahoma. The bird feeders around the aviary are packed full of every songbird indigenous to the area as well as woodpeckers, flickers and crows. Even the turkeys are depending on us to furnish a daily meal in the harsh winter weather. However, Wadase has only been to the aviary a Read More »
Grand Casino Hotel and Resort has partnered with Penn Square Mall to open the retail space, The Grand Lounge, to promote Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal enterprises and drive tourism in Pottawatomie County. “Penn Square Mall is excited to welcome The Grand Lounge to its eclectic mix of retailers,” said Donna Berlin, general manager at Penn Read More »
City of Shawnee, Okla. officials recently delivered a letter to the four Native American Tribes in the city asking that tribes begin paying a three percent city sales tax on goods sold to non-tribal members. The letter claimed that sales tax for the City was decreasing as Tribal enterprises were growing. In an investigation into Read More »
Once surrounded by a corn field, FireLake Entertainment Center’s current surroundings look starkly different than it did thirty years ago. Its continuing transformation mirrors that of the tribe’s, whose holdings once consisted of a simple bingo hall, a small administrative trailer and just a few parcels of land. Constructed in 1982 as a bingo Read More »
Citizen Potawatomi Nation WIC recently updated the computer system used to serve clients. The new program, Spirit, is a web based program and allows WIC counselors to see participant information and update participant benefits instantly. “The new SPIRIT system allows us to see participants faster and provide better one on one nutrition education counseling,” Read More »
1. Help youth celebrate cultural diversity Our youth are living in a community steeped in a variety of cultures. This is a fantastic opportunity for each individual to celebrate his or her own culture and learn to respect and appreciate the cultures of others. Native youth especially should have a good understanding of their tribal background Read More »
For the past year, the Cultural Heritage Center’s Tribal Archive and Research Division have been diligently working to transfer the Tribe’s cultural and historical collection catalogs and digital content into a new content management system called CuadraStar. The program will provide a more effective and efficient way to manage and make accessible the archival collections. Read More »