Cathy Short and her son Christopher Short blend traditional Native textiles with state-of-the-art techniques to create unique pieces that celebrate tribal culture and heritage. In August, the pair earned first place at the Santa Fe Indian Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for their four-piece, traditionally embroidered Seminole patchwork outfit. The hand- and machine-sewn garments Read More »
Contributed by Justin Neely A lot is happening with Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Language Department. We are in our second year of offering beginning Potawatomi language education at St. Gregory’s University for college credit. We are also halfway through our first year of offering Potawatomi in the Oklahoma public school system. The department partnered with Wanette Read More »
Contributed by Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton Come Oct. 1, be prepared for the pink-out. For more than 30 years, October has been observed as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. About 40,000 women and 2,000 men annually are diagnosed with the disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show. Those figures do not include recently published American Cancer Read More »
Shane D. Jett, executive director at Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation, was chosen to serve as a member of President Donald Trump’s Community Development Advisory Board. Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation provides financial products and counseling services to CPN members and employees nationwide as well as Native American owned-businesses throughout Oklahoma. Under Jett’s leadership, CPCDC Read More »
Artist, author Minisa Crumbo Halsey spotlights globalization, food sovereignty and Potawatomi culture This summer, the Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration organized the first North American Center for Collaborative Development conference June 12-13 in Saskatchewan, Canada. During “Connecting Indigenous Peoples in North America: Crafting a Community of Shared Knowledge,” attendees heard from a variety Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Department of Education invites the public to a Native American college and career fair Nov. 5 at FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The Wzhitawen (wish-eh-taw-when) College and Career Fair hosts colleges from across the United States during the inaugural event. Admission is free and open to tribal and nontribal youth who Read More »
Burnett family member Tracy Locke is deeply invested in her heritage even though she lives in Lafayette, Indiana, hundreds of miles away from Citizen Potawatomi Nation headquarters. Lafayette is one of the stops the Potawatomi made on the Trail of Death in 1838. In fact, she is a descendant of Abram Burnett, who was 26 Read More »
With more than 50 public-facing businesses and tribal departments, Citizen Potawatomi Nation produces its fair share of trash and refuse, measuring in the tons. When it can’t be recycled through the tribe’s nascent recycling programs, CPN pays outside waste management firms to haul the garbage away, a cost that impacts the bottom line of tribal Read More »
According to Potawatomi heritage, eagles are a sacred and important animal. They are prayer warriors who carry prayers up to the Creator. But what happens when an eagle can no longer fly? Mskwabimesh (Red Willow) is a five-year-old amputee residing at Citizen Potawatomi Nations’ Eagle Aviary in Shawnee, Oklahoma. As an eaglet, the bird likely Read More »
Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Language Department has a small but dedicated staff of teachers who over the years have sought out new and technologically friendly ways of bringing the Potawatomi language to members. The fact remains that with headquarters in Oklahoma, many Citizen Potawatomi found themselves struggling to learn the language of their ancestors. However, through Read More »