Throughout Ali Brzozowski’s life, she has accomplished a lot on the basketball court. The 6-foot-2 post wrapped up her Harrah High School basketball career this year with an impressive 24-4 record. This summer, Ali represented the Citizen Potawatomi Nation in the 2018 Oklahoma Native All State Association’s basketball game at Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Workforce and Social Services program opened a new GED testing center. The new center allows students to reach their educational goals and attain jobs, and it is the only GED testing center serving Pottawatomie County. “We were in the process of planning our new building when the Shawnee Learning Center GED Read More »
Submitted by Lisa Vernon, RN, Public Health School is about to begin, and as a parent or community member, it’s our place to assist students in ways that will help them experience academic success. Research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control reveals that if we ensure healthy behavior, academic success will follow. Healthy behavior Read More »
Nearly 5,000 recently attended the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Family Reunion Festival held June 29 – July 1 at the Nation’s headquarters. This year’s event honored nine founding Citizen Potawatomi families: Anderson, Beaubien, Bertrand, Bourbonnais, Ogee, Pettifer, Toupin, Wano and Yott. Following tradition, the Tribe honored the wisest, youngest and farthest traveled member in attendance. Bob Read More »
District 7 incumbent Mark Johnson was re-elected to represent Tribal members in the northern portions of California, Nevada and Utah. A descendant of the Vieux and Johnson families, Johnson has served the Tribal legislature since he was elected in 2010. Johnson received 91 votes while his opponent, Browning Neddeau, received 59. Johnson has more than Read More »
Submitted by Justin Neely, CPN Language Department Another successful Family Reunion Festival is in the bag. We had a great turnout for our language classes, and Potawatomi bingo was a huge success with over 100 people playing each session. We also taught an immersion class and children’s class, which were well received. Another highlight each Read More »
Filling out applications is one of Paula Kelly-Frey’s specialties, especially for scholarships, and she created a business out of getting people organized to do it, too. Kelly-Frey is a Citizen Potawatomi Nation Tribal member and Bourassa family descendant. Earlier this year, the United States Patent and Trademark Office approved her request to trademark the name Read More »
Submitted by Kassi Roselius, M.D., M.P.H. Fluoride has been proven effective in the reduction of tooth decay. Many people are not aware that fluoride occurs naturally in water, but is adjusted to higher levels needed to prevent decay. There is an estimated 25 percent reduction in tooth decay in communities with fluoridated water. According to Read More »
Play it Loud’s first season includes four streamable episodes, each sharing the experiences, music and lives of one of four rising Oklahoma musicians: TJ Mayes, Casper McWade, Carter Sampson and Levi Parham. The Aug. 25 concert at Grand Event Center brings them together on one stage. Ticket proceeds benefit the Red Dirt Relief Fund, a Read More »
Citizen Potawatomi Nation member Bennett Moudy signed his letter of intent to wrestle for the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland. He ended his high school career at Coweta High School in Oklahoma with a 141-27 record and placed all four years at the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association’s Class 5A State Wrestling Tournament. In 2016, Read More »