Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities throughout the United States will receive much-needed economic and community development assistance as a result of the $12.4 million in Native American CDFI Assistance Program awards. CPN CDFI was awarded a $750,000 Financial Assistance award through the Native American CDFI Assistance Program. Only 35 organizations nationwide received Read More »
Gather the family for an afternoon of free entertainment, games and education. Citizen Potawatomi Nation will host a family fun day Oct. 26 from 1-4 p.m. at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Festival Grounds inside the north and south reunion halls. “We are excited to provide a fun afternoon for children and families in our community,” Read More »
Shopping for Native American and Potawatomi merchandise will be easier and more accessible thanks to the launch of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation online gift shop. The website, http://giftshop.potawatomi.org/, will be an online destination for Native American merchandise including apparel, art, books, gifts and jewelry. “This website will allow us to offer Native American and Potawatomi Read More »
Football season is in full swing! Hopefully your team didn’t let you down last weekend with the start of the regular season. If your team lost and you feel crushed, try to be optimistic in the following weeks. Isn’t that part of the thrill of it all? The ups and the downs. The close ones and the not so close Read More »
In District 7, which encompasses northern California, Nevada and Hawaii, CPN member Jaron Brandon is set to take a leadership role like many Potawatomi before him. Starting this fall, Brandon will serve as the elected representative of the student body at his college, the University of California Merced. A descendent of the Vieux family on Read More »
Exploring the history and identity of Native American culture has become increasingly prominent since the 1975 passage of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. As Native people were given expanded rights to determine their own path, academic studies focusing on the identity and its effects of present day policies have come to the fore. Read More »
Members of the Oklahoma chapter of the Good Sam RV Club donated a large assortment of toys to Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s FireLodge Youth and Family Services. “Shawnee and CPN have given us so much,” said Kenneth Griffin, Assistant Director of the Good Sam Club. “We just wanted to return the favor. Our members got these Read More »
Citizen Potawatomi Nation and the Amateur Athletic Union are teaming up to host the First Nations Competitive Games November 2. The Games will include softball and baseball and are open to all enrolled citizens of Oklahoma tribes. Participants must be an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe in Oklahoma, 12-15 years old and a Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation received $324,300 from the Department of Human and Health Services-Indian Health Services to continue a special healthy heart program. The program began in 2009 and serves numerous Native Americans annually. The Healthy Heart Initiative works to reduce cardiovascular risks in patients who have a high risk of the disease. Participants are Read More »
Chief of Police Jim Collard presented awards for meritorious service to two members of the Citizen Potawatomi Police Department before assembled guests at the tribal court in Shawnee, Okla. Citizen Potawatomi Nation Officers Russell Ross and Chris Berry were recognized for their professionalism and dedication in the field of law enforcement. Ross was awarded Read More »