A pattern for a collaborative beaded artwork, designed and submitted by Laura Hewuse, has been selected as the winner of the 2026 CPN Department of Education Art Contest. The piece is titled Mno Bmadzewen, meaning “good life” or “good health.”
Tribal members are invited to attend a District 1 meeting on Saturday, May 16 in Kansas City, MO. Lunch will be provided. Laura and Brian Hewuse will lead a loom craft project. Please RSVP by May 4 at cpndistrict.com/events/May16.
Tribal members are invited to a District 1 meeting on Saturday, November 8 at Harvard’s Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology. Lunch will be provided.
After CPN’s June election, Anderson and Hardin family member Steve Livingston was elected as legislator for District 1. Read a Q&A where you can learn a little more about him.
Each year, CPN’s Tribal election takes place on the last Saturday in June at the Family Reunion Festival. Here are some things you might need to know about this year’s election.
Second round of Q&As from Citizen Potawatomi Nation 2025 candidates for Chairman, Legislative District 1, and Legislative District 3.
Tribal members are invited to a District 1 meeting in Reading, PA, on October 5. The event will feature guest speakers and lunch will be served. RSVP by September 28 to [email protected] or 417-312-3307.
Tribal members are invited to a District 1 meeting in Chicago, IL, on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
Join us for a discussion from CPN Chief District Judge Philip Lujan, who will describe how the CPN court system works and CPN Adult Protective Services Director Janet Draper, who will discuss her new program. Lunch will follow. Please RSVP by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18 by calling 785-608-1982 or emailing [email protected]. Please indicate which day you plan to attend.
Alan Melot became Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s District 1 legislator in September 2021. He lives in Joplin, Missouri, with his wife Stephanie and works as a licensed clinical psychologist.