Bozho nikanek (Hello friends), With the colder weather and more time at home and indoors, now is a good time to become more familiar with the services Citizen Potawatomi Nation offers our citizens. I will focus on one service in particular, but let me take a moment to brief you on all that are available. Read More »
Bozho nikanek (Hello friends), 10th annual District 2 contest I know we are well into winter, but I’m thinking ahead to fall 2018 celebrations and to the District 2 holiday gift I will offer you. For our 10th annual District 2 contest, I am asking for entries of your favorite recipes for fall feasts. I Read More »
Bozho (Hello), I hope everyone had a safe and joyous Christmas and were able to spend the time with your families. Luckily, I saw the majority of my family this year and had a great time. It is not too early to start preparing for the Family Reunion Festival this summer. It runs June 29 Read More »
Todd Brand’s first job experience with Citizen Potawatomi Nation was as an 18-year-old teenager in 1998. He worked at the bowling alley for about half a year before moving to Texas for college. He graduated from Baylor University in 2006, where he majored in geography with an emphasis on geographic information systems. “I love maps,” Read More »
Each year, Citizen Potawatomi Nation holds elections for seats in the tribal legislature. Legislative terms are staggered, meaning a certain number of seats are always on the ballot. This method means a wholesale turnover of representatives is impossible and keeps continuity and institutional knowledge in the elected government body. For 2018, the offices of Read More »
Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal member Rachel Jacobs almost drowned when she was seven years old. The U.S. Coast Guard had to pull her out of the waters of Lake Michigan. While it was an intense and defining experience in her life, her new book of poetry does not deal with water. It deals with fire. Read More »
Bozho (Hello friends), Those of us veterans who are getting on in years and don’t get around so well anymore will be glad to know that the Baltimore VA Medical Center in Maryland recruited a group of seniors to participate in a research program at the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) to Read More »
Submitted by Stephanie Hudson, Executive Director of Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc. Oklahoma Indian Legal Services (OILS) is a nonprofit legal services organization providing free legal representation to low-income citizens facing issues with federal Indian law. OILS was formed in 1981 and is part of the same network as Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma (LASO). Read More »
When the last Ford Crown Victoria rolled off the assembly line in 2011, many police departments were left wondering what their fleets would look like as they replaced worn-out patrol cars. They had depended heavily on the roominess, durability and speed of the four-door sedans for decades. The law enforcement favorite largely comprised CPN’s fleet Read More »
The “triangle” describes the circumstances that typically surround an act of fraud: opportunity, rationalization and need. “I’m hoping to take the opportunity portion out of the triangle, or some people call it a three-legged stool,” said Citizen Potawatomi Nation Internal Auditor Becky Cragin. Cragin began this newly created position in October. She is a certified Read More »