Officials from A-OK Railroad, Citizen Potawatomi Nation and United States Congressman James Lankford gathered to dedicate the Iron Horse Bridge and celebrate an important milestone in the construction of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Iron Horse Industrial Park. “We owe a debt of gratitude to several people for their help with this project,” said David Donoley, Read More »

Citizen Potawatomi Nation was one of three American Indian tribal government programs to be selected by the Harvard Project’s Honoring Nations program as All-Stars from the family of 112 outstanding programs that have been selected as honorees since 1999. The Honoring Nations program identifies, celebrates, and shares excellence in American Indian tribal governance. At the Read More »

Citizen Potawatomi Nation police officer Major Jody Opela received the Medal of Valor in appreciation of his assistance to Oklahoma Highway patrol Trooper Dennis Dickens after his OHP plane crashed on July 26. “I knew God was in control and that I had the support of many law enforcement officers on the ground taking care Read More »

For the past three weeks I have been involved in a combined effort on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the other four tribes in Kansas to reach out to all Native American veterans living in the state. I, along with Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s partners, want to make them aware of what Read More »

In April, FireLake Golf Course welcomed new Superintendent Derron Day to the staff. Day, of Muskogee, Okla. joined FireLake after previously having served in the same position at Muskogee Country Club. “To step onto a golf green and recognize and diagnose a disease affecting its health is a science,” said FireLake Golf Course Director Chris Read More »

    The 2013 Potawatomi Leadership Program (PLP) students completed their final requirements to conclude the summer’s internship. Program participants initially paired off to work on a joint project that focuses contributing to the tribe’s services or work. During the course of the program, they visit the different tribal departments and are encouraged to consider Read More »

Citizen Potawatomi Nation and the Amateur Athletic Union teamed up to host the First Nations Competitive Games in August. Two groups of youth golfers teed off on Friday, August 1 at FireLake Golf Course in Shawnee, Okla. “We were happy to host the AAU First Nations golf tournament at FireLake Golf Course,” said CPN Vice Read More »

After two intense days of storms rocked central Oklahoma in late May and early June, media coverage drew the attention of people around the world to the plight of the state’s storm victims. The staff of Firelake Designs decided they could contribute to the relief effort in their own way. “My employees wanted to do Read More »

In its mission to seek out funding for tribal services, the Office of Self Governance plays an important role in the financial stability needed to keep many of the tribe’s vital programs running. CPN recently welcomed a new Grants and Contracts Coordinator to the office, tribal member Tesia Zientek. A 2005 graduate of Bethel High Read More »

  CPN’s overall economic growth during the past decade has been a catalyst in developing the tribe’s physical infrastructure. Before a single foundation is laid or rivet is driven, planners must assess a number of factors to begin construction. Prior to even that, learning about the surrounding property and topography is important in the tribe’s Read More »