The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center’s treaty gallery features several documents that defined Tribal relationships with the government, including peace, reservation and removal treaties. The Potawatomi signed 44 treaties with the federal government, more than any other tribe. “The treaties help illustrate that Potawatomi groups were autonomous in the Great Lakes region, but that Read More »
Bozho (Hello), According to a recent news release from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, “Effective August 1, 2018, the VA implemented 15 more provisions of the Harry W. Colmery Educational Assistance Act of 2017, also referred to as the Forever GI Bill. “These provisions will have an immediate and positive impact on veterans and Read More »
Directly south of the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort sits six free Tesla and universal electric automobile charging stations recently opened to the public. The chargers’ location along I-40, which is the third longest interstate in the U.S., makes it the perfect spot to experience high-quality entertainment options while charging a vehicle. “As part of Read More »
Beau Favre built his life around a passion for the outdoors. He uses it to plan his future, get closer to his relatives and align himself with his Potawatomi heritage. A descendant of the Peltier and Bostick families, his lineage provided him the opportunity to apply for the Native Teen Guide-in-Training program held by the Read More »
In the mid to late 1800s, profitable steam locomotion companies began purchasing large tracts of land in the Midwest. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, chartered in February 1859, wanted to connect Chicago and the West Coast. Upon Kansas’ statehood in January 1861, the company eyed Potawatomi reservation land to complete its railway project. Read More »
By Darian Towner, Prevention Specialist, CPN House of Hope September is Self-Care Awareness Month. A majority of individuals would likely agree that they take care of themselves daily. The basics are covered, at least: we wake up, go through our morning hygiene routine and attempt to grab some combination of food and caffeine. Later, we Read More »
By Tesia Zientek, Director of CPN Department of Education Last fall, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Department of Education hosted its first annual Wzhitawen (Potawatomi for S/He Prepares) Native American College & Career Fair. With more than 30 universities, technical schools and tribal education departments attending from all over the United States, dozens of students and Read More »
Submitted by Tesia Zientek, CPN Department of Education It was a pleasure for the CPN Department of Education to meet so many students and families over Family Reunion Festival weekend. We speak with so many people over the phone or via email that it is always wonderful to put names with faces. We feel confident Read More »
Drafted into the Army while still in high school, and soon enlisting in the Navy, Sharold Ferris served his country for more than three decades before retiring in 2003. He has since finished a college degree and earned two master’s degrees and a doctorate while working 40-hour weeks as a Texas corrections officer. The 68-year-old Read More »
Bozho (Hello), Another CPN Family Reunion Festival has come and gone. The CPN Veterans Organization passed out our red veterans’ ribbons again, and that’s the best way to advertise you are a veteran and proud of it. More and more people are approaching veterans and saying, “Thank you for your service.” The CPN Veterans Organization Read More »