Tribal Heritage Project needs your help

The Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Cultural Heritage Center’s Tribal Heritage Project seeks to capture each CPN veteran and elder’s story through video interviews to safeguard the Nation and Tribal members’ history for generations to come.

Hownikan Podcast: October 2020

This episode features Citizen Potawatomi Nation Health Services’ Chief Medical Officer regarding COVID, a CPN veteran included on the Cultural Heritage Center’s Wall of Honor and producer of the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort’s Emmy-winning music program.

Veterans report: September 2020

The leader of CPN’s Veterans Organization give details on a virtual dedication ceremony for the Smithsonian’s National Native American Veterans Memorial.

CPN Veterans report: January 2020

The CPN Veterans Organization had one of the best Christmas/Thanksgiving dinners that we have had in several years.

Hownikan Podcast: April 2019

This episode explores the sounds and career of a CPN member who’s made a name for himself in hip hop, tips from a Tribal trainer and the history of the Nation’s Veterans Organization’s eagle staff.

Vietnam Veterans Day commemorated March 29

More than 250 Citizen Potawatomi served during the Vietnam War. To date, it was the largest enlistment of the Citizen Potawatomi for any conflict involving the U.S.

Veterans Wall of Honor

The Veteran Memorial serves to honor and exhibit the sacrifices our Wédasé (warriors) have made by telling the story of what it meant to be a Potawatomi warrior.