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 »
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 »