Submitted by Tesia Zientek, Director, Department of Education The 2018 Potawatomi Leadership Program application opens 8 a.m. CST Feb. 1 and closes 5 p.m. CST April 2. Every summer, Citizen Potawatomi Nation welcomes eight to 10 tribal members ages 18-20 to learn about the tribe’s government, economic development and culture as part of the program. Read More »
Submitted by Justin Neely It’s always busy this time of year in Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Language Department. By the time you receive this issue, children in the Child Development Center will have performed “Run Rudolph Run” and “Walking in a Winter Wonderland” in Potawatomi for the annual Christmas program. Growing interest We just wrapped up Read More »
Sam McCool joined the Nation full-time in June as an information security analyst, promoted from his internship serving in the information technology department. “My job mostly consists of securing the information technology infrastructure.” He simplified a complex definition into three words: digital data security. He wrapped up his last semester at the Oklahoma State University Read More »
Seven years ago, Andrew Adamietz became a member of the 2010 class of the Potawatomi Leadership Program. The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Business Committee launched the concept in 2003 as a way to teach youth about Tribal history, culture, economics, government and professions. Following his brothers’ footsteps, Adamietz was accepted into the program and came to Read More »
Ojibwe birchbark artist Pat Kruse thinks about every aspect of a piece of art while he makes it — the trunk of the tree, the color the wood, time-honored traditions, future generations and global appreciation for Native artwork. “I’ve been teaching and doing this off and on for quite a long time — 20 years, Read More »
In 2016, Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services recorded nearly 150,000 physician visits. With each provider seeing as many as 1,200 patients a year, it might seem impossible to build a relationship with each one. Yet, that’s what one of CPN Health Services providers strives to do. Doctor Megan Wilson joined Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services Read More »
St. George in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, near the state’s northern border, is a small town with fewer than 700 residents, according to the 2010 census. Mostly off the beaten path, the community still draws some attention for its natural springs and creeks and its proximity to the Kansas River. Citizen Potawatomi Nation has historical ties Read More »
Submitted by Darian Towner With opening a new shelter, hosting a free self-defense class to the community, and continuing our advocacy, it has proved to be a busy few months at House of Hope. In September, House of Hope opened its local shelter for women and children who are fleeing situations of intimate-partner violence, sexual Read More »
Bozho (Hello friends), There is an issue that I would like to discuss with our veterans. Do you remember what it was like when you left the military and had to adjust to civilian life again? You had a few, or many, years following orders, living with a large population of soldiers, sailors and Read More »
Submitted by First National Bank First National Bank & Trust Co. and Blue Zones Project Pottawatomie County recently announced that FNB is the first and only Blue Zone Project Approved bank in the state of Oklahoma. This achievement was recognized at a Nov. 15 ribbon-cutting ceremony in the FNB Lobby and Community Room at the Read More »