Submitted by Justin Neely, CPN Language Department It’s been a busy month in the language department. We will have started a new eight-week language class from 5:30-7 p.m. central time on Wednesdays at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center, located near Shawnee, Oklahoma. If you are interested but missed the first class, you can Read More »
It’s a Monday morning like any other. As the third-period tardy bell rings at Wanette High School in Oklahoma, five students casually enter the classroom, grab tablets and take seats next to each other at the round table with their teacher Crystal Caldwell. The teenagers comprise the only class in the only school district in Read More »
Amongst the many communities established inside the historical jurisdiction of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation was the small town of Wanette. Many residents are CPN Tribal members or members of other federallyrecognized tribes, while 47 percent of Wanette Public Schools students are of Native American descent. Located in a somewhat remote portion of southern Pottawatomie County, Read More »