KNOXVILLE, Tennessee – The University ofTennessee’s 2011 football season began with the longest weather delay in school history. But lightning and high winds only delayed a first-half offensive deluge, spearheaded by the passing of sophomore quarterback Tyler Bray, a Citizen Potawatomi Nation member. The Vols rolled to a 42-16 victory over Montana in Neyland Read More »
HANNAHVILLE – Around 2,000 people are expected to turn out in the Hannahville Indian Community this week for the 2011 Potawatomi Gathering. The annual event, hosted this year by Hannahville, kicks off Wednesday, August 10 and runs through Saturday, August 13, according to organizers. Gathering Coordinator Gloria Wandahsega said the event will be held at Read More »
Dr. Jim Higgins displays the medals he has earned as a long-distance runner. In the photo below are Jim’s sister, Kerri Simpson (right), and her daughters Molly Jo (center) and Emily, all of whom have suffered from Lyme disease. Dr. Jim Higgins, a proud member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, is a pediatric gastroenterologist Read More »
Pottawatomie County Rural Water District #3 will face a temporary interruption of its water supply beginning Tuesday, July 19, 2011, and continuing through Saturday, July 23, 2011. The District’s source of raw water is Oklahoma City’s Atoka water line. A mechanical problem is forcing Oklahoma City to shut down the flow of water in the Read More »
As of 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19, 2011, in St. Louis, Missouri, former St. Louis archbishop (1994-2003) Cardinal Justin F. Rigali will no longer head the Philadelphia archdiocese. At noon Rome time, Pope Benedict XVI named Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput, a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, as the Philadelphia archbishop, effective Read More »
(Editor’s note: Danielle Lowe is a Citizen Potawatomi Nation member of the Navarre Family. She is the oldest granddaughter of Robert Joseph Navarre Jr. and Rita Navarre of Harrah, Oklahoma. Because Danielle is of Native descent, the odds of her finding a match are greater among Potawatomi people. The Navarre Family thanks you for Read More »
Officials Release Cobell Settlement Distribution Information Officials overseeing preparations for distribution of the $1.5 billion settlement fund to some 500,000 Individual Indian Money (IIM) accountholders in the Cobell lawsuit have distributed flyers and information sheets with details for the accountholders who will benefit.
CPN member from Kansas Buys Virgin Islands Financial Planning Biz ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands – Amy Rose Herrick, ChFC, IAR, a financial services adviser from Kansas, moved to St. Croix in January 2011, after purchasing the mutual fund and variable life practice of Warner Riviere. Herrick, who is a Chartered Financial Consultant and Investment Adviser Read More »
Cobell Suit Settlement Distribution Information Made Available Officials overseeing preparations for distribution of the $1.5 billion Cobell lawsuit settlement to about 500,000 Individual Indian Money (IIM) accountholders who will benefit have released flyers with information valuable to the suit's beneficiaries.
Citizen Potawatomi Nation officials have moved swiftly to lessen inconvenience from a Sunday morning fire that destroyed a 28-year-old building that housed the CPN-owned FireLake Golf Course clubhouse and the San Remo’s restaurant owned and operated by Shawnee residents Tony and Lazzi Veliu. John ‘Rocky’ Barrett, CPN chairman, announced that a prefabricated structure will Read More »