Submitted by Tesia Zientek Fort Lewis College, a public liberal arts school located on a mesa overlooking historic Durango, Colorado, provides full tuition waivers for enrolled Native Americans. For students looking for an affordable multicultural college experience and small class sizes, Fort Lewis presents an option. Originally a military fort-turned-Native American boarding school, Fort Lewis Read More »
Brandon Edwards is the nighttime supervisor and personal trainer at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Wellness Center. Although personal trainers sometimes disagree on health philosophies, they all share one common goal. “We’ll always try, at the end of the day, to come together and try to find out what’s right for the individual we’re working with,” Read More »
This January, after years of planning and reconstruction, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center held its official grand reopening, revealing 11 new exhibits. The first explains one of the Tribe’s oral traditions, the Seven Fires Prophecy. “Our oral traditions are our history,” said CPN Cultural Heritage Center Director Kelli Mosteller, Ph.D. “Before written Read More »
Submitted by Crystal Marcum Opioids are powerful prescription painkillers. Most influence areas of the brain that also regulate breathing. Opioids taken at high doses can cause respiratory depression, coma and death. When combined with alcohol or other sedatives, the overdose risk increases. Common opioids are hydrocodone (such as Vicodin, Lortab and Norco), oxycodone (Percocet, OxyContin, Read More »
Clayton Barnwell is 92 years old and resides at Villagio Senior Living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. One Friday in January, the veteran removed his treasured hat declaring him a combat medic in favor of a FireLake Casino baseball cap. The center holds a drawing every month called Once Upon a Dream. The winner picks whatever Read More »
Submitted by Darian Towner, House of Hope prevention specialist It would have proved difficult over the past few months to go without any knowledge of the #MeToo or Time’s Up movements many celebrities brought attention to at various awards shows and events. Each shares a commonality, the same end goal, which is to bring awareness 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 »