The Shawnee News-Star recently recognized Citizen Potawatomi Vice-Chairman Linda Capps, a member of the Navarre family, with a Helping Hands Award for being someone in the community who “selflessly helps others and makes the community a better place for everyone.”
Free city-wide block party in Woodland Park, Shawnee, OK with food, games, giveaways, music, door prizes, community parthers, and a special guest star! This event is hosted by City of Shawnee Parks & Recreation and Community Renewal of Pottawatomie County.
Bring your favorite dish to share and join us for a community game night at the CPN Cultural Heritage Center on Tuesday, April 29 at 5 p.m. Please RSVP with the name of your dish to [email protected] or 405-878-5830.
Join Citizen Potawatomi Nation for a Community Baby Shower on April 8, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Grand Casino. The event will offer refreshments, community resources, education, door prizes and more. The Community Baby Shower is free and open to the public!
This year, donations from various CPN events led to gifts for more than 80 children in foster care, door prizes for a party for Tribal elders, 350 families receiving food for holiday meals, and thousands of dollars in donations to different charities.
Citizen Potawatomi Nation was honored this year as a Partner in Progress for its partnership with Gordon Cooper Technology Center on its GCTC Foundation Board, in developing a lineworker training program, and through donations to support GCTC students.
After fires in Texas and western Oklahoma burned more than one million acres in February and March, Citizen Potawatomi Nation stepped up to help some of those impacted by the fires.
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation has joined other area tribes to help reduce the number of Indigenous people who are experiencing homelessness. The Native Homeless Alliance hopes to cut the rate of Native Americans experiencing homelessness by 50 percent by July 2024.
The Sam Noble Museum’s Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair has received a grant to support future Indigenous language revitalization efforts in Oklahoma. The funds will help the museum increase the language fair’s visibility as well as provide additional creative opportunities.
During the months of November and December, the Workforce and Social Services Department coordinated with Administration, Child Development and employees across the Nation to put together a total of 700 holiday food baskets.