The Native American Journalists Association is dedicated to supporting Native American journalism and held their annual awards ceremony for excellence in reporting in Indian Country. In the category of tribal publications with more than 10,000 readers, Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s tribal newspaper the Hownikan brought home four awards. More than 700 awards entries were received. The Read More »
In 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law, which allowed him to negotiate removal treaties with Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi River. Although emigration was initially voluntary, many tribes resisted and found themselves relocated by military force to Indian Territory, present day Oklahoma, on marches like the Cherokee Read More »
Disaster relief group purchases, sends necessities to Texas Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 40 inches of rain on areas of Southeast Texas, leaving many residents displaced and without necessities. The storm has turned many area highways into rivers, subsequently halting businesses and the lives of Texans. Agencies, like the Inter-Tribal Emergency Management Coalition, have stepped Read More »
By Kent Bush For The Shawnee News-Star Creed Humphrey checks all of the boxes for an offensive lineman. You have to be big to be a top-notch offensive lineman. Humphrey is big. At 6’4” and 310 pounds, he has no trouble looking the part. You have to be smart to be a great offensive lineman. Read More »
Staff at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center is using modern education techniques to captivate younger visitors touring the newly remodeled museum. While the renovations at the center aren’t complete, significant progress has been made toward making the exhibits interactive. Thanks to the CPN Information Technology department, all of the work has been done Read More »
Contributed by Jennifer Randell and Bree Dunham After being gone a little more than eight months, Wadasé Zhabwé is home. Maybe she got wind of the last article in the Hownikan about her lack of recent visits, and she had to be sure to make us change our next article at the last minute. Perhaps Read More »
As a football player and master’s degree student, Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal member Zac Uhles wears No. 53 as the starting right offensive guard for the University of Tulsa football team. Uhles, a Norman, Oklahoma, native and member of the Higbee family, begins his final year of football for TU in 2017. Uhles has played Read More »
Ralph Bazhaw, a member of the Bergeron family, recently participated in a Pentecost service at his church, Faith Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, using the Potawatomi language. “I am proud of my Potawatomi heritage, and I love to express myself as a Potawatomi at every opportunity,” Bazhaw said. “My minister Karen Ware Jackson is Read More »
At Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s House of Hope, advocating for domestic violence survivors and spreading awareness is a year-round service, but it is even more at the forefront in October during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. According to the Violence Policy Center September 2016 “When Men Murder Women” report, Oklahoma ranks No. 4 nationally for the Read More »
A night of fun for some potentially damages children’s mental health and self-identity, experts say It’s October, which of course means Halloween is near. Many people now pair picking out a costume with a discussion of cultural appropriation, and Native Americans are often one of the first cultures discussed as being appropriated. However, trick-or-treaters Read More »