There are 140,000 living Indigenous veterans in the United States today and 31,000 active Native American soldiers. Although tribal members serve in larger numbers than all other ethnicities, there is no place to honor this service Read More »
The extremely mild fall, almost a continuation of late summer temperatures into November, have given the renovation of FireLake Golf Course a boost. “We’ve been done with construction for a few months,” said FireLake Golf Read More »
The CPN Department of Education received its first grant from the Office of Indian Education this fall. The Native Youth Community Project Competition is a highly competitive granting process focused on college and career readiness for Read More »
Despite the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, domestic violence continues to plague tribal people across the U.S. A May 2016 report from the U.S. Department of Justice reported startling numbers; 84 percent Read More »
More than 32,000 Citizen Potawatomi live in countries around the world, each leaving their own unique footprint. One such individual, Brandon Savory, is nearing his second year in such a journey as he sails around the world Read More »
Many Americans are familiar with the symbolism of the American flag, the thirteen red and white stripes standing for the original 13 colonies and the white stars on a field of blue symbolizing the 50 states Read More »
December has come in like a bear, a baby bear. With the cold weather arriving here, its indoor season at the PLACE. The Get Native Program started and we are beginning the 10-week Next Generation Read More »
The staff of the tribal newspaper of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, the Hownikan, recently picked up four awards at the annual Native American Journalism Association conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. The newspaper’s impressive visuals, specifically those Read More »
Gift giving is a longstanding tradition in Native American culture. Communities view it as a means of sharing and survival, a practice that still holds importance to this day. For Bourassa family- descendant Laura Hewuse, a Read More »
If you’ve attended one of the many professional bowling events taking place in Shawnee, Oklahoma in the past few years, it’s largely because of the work of FireLake Bowling Center Director Chris Skillings. A longtime member Read More »