Seven years ago, FireLake Bowling Center began offering its facility, food and equipment as an in-kind donation for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shawnee’s annual fundraising event, Bowl for Kids’ Sake. Since partnering, Bowl for Kids’ Sake has raised nearly $250,000. Every dollar raised aids the organization’s charge to match local volunteer mentors and Read More »
In 2009, Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Department of Environmental Protection began conducting research through surface-water monitoring across Tribal land. The department’s monthly quality tests on Squirrel Creek and its unnamed tributary uncovered alarming trends. Due to their findings, the department applied for a nonpoint source pollution grant, or 319 Grant, under the Clean Water Act to Read More »
From July 29 to Aug. 5, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Mayetta, Kansas, welcomes Potawatomi from across North America for the Gathering of Potawatomi Nations. This is the 25th celebration, and the theme is Nishnabek Ntewmen or Who We Are. The language and youth conferences are July 30-31 at the Prairie Band Casino & Read More »
Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s FireLake Golf Course is a great place to learn the sport. Its amenities include a driving range for working on long shots as well as a three-tier putting green and a chipping area with sand bunkers for perfecting short game. The Tecumseh High School athletic department approached course director Chris Chesser in Read More »
Angela Demaree said she has always wanted to run her own businesses. Returning home after living overseas for several years with her kids, she sought work allowing her the freedom to spend time with her family. One of Demaree’s children suggested she launch a custom lotion and perfume line. It was a skill she originally Read More »
Submitted by Darian Towner, House of Hope Prevention Specialist As a domestic violence program, our main focus is to help as many women and men as possible who find themselves in an unhealthy or abusive relationship. With the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reporting more than 20,000 phone calls being placed to domestic violence hotlines Read More »
Submitted by Cody Harjo, NAFOA Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA) hosted its 11th annual Leadership Awards Luncheon during its 36th annual conference at The Roosevelt New Orleans. In front of a record-breaking audience, NAFOA honored the accomplishments of a tribal leader, tribal executive, financial deal advancing tribal economies, and an education program positively impacting Read More »
Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Cultural Education Specialist Kristen Wilson first connected with the Nation as a teen mom working toward her undergraduate degree at St. Gregory’s University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. “I was able to pursue my goals as a first generation college graduate, and I want to be able to show other Native American students that Read More »
In 1634, French explorer Jean Nicolet made initial European contact with the Potawatomi near Green Bay, Wisconsin. The fourth section of the Cultural Heritage Center introduces the coming together of two worlds. “The goal was to tell the complete story of how this pivotal period impacted the Potawatomi, their French allies and the future landscape Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation and the Absentee Shawnee Tribe donated $5,000 each, helping the Shawnee Public School District place 23 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) across its campuses. An AED device is a transportable machine that restores an individual’s heart rhythm by sending an electric shock through the chest. These portable devices have the potential to Read More »