Those who have been convicted of felony offenses often face challenges in moving on with their lives after they have served their time. Many ex-felons face systemic obstacles to housing, transportation and employment after their convictions, Read More »
Despite searing July temperatures on the first official day of the 2016 Gathering of Potawatomi Nations, more than 2,000 tribal members and their invited guests from the nine Potawatomi tribes traveled to Shawnee, Oklahoma to celebrate the Read More »
All photos from the 2016 Gathering of Potawatomi Nations are available online at cpn.news/gpn16photos
This article was originally printed in Raising the Bar, the publication of the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia. It is reproduced here with the WBA’s and the author’s permission. In an Read More »
The Oklahoma Tax Commission will continue its attempt to unlawfully collect sales tax from the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. The case, which began in 2014, is now headed to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Read More »
Bozho, The CPN Veterans Organization has had a very active summer and it’s not over yet. In June the CPN Veterans Organization’s Color Guard presented the colors at the FireLake Arena for the Shawnee-Tecumseh Read More »
Following a 4-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, the courts of Native American tribal governments will retain their authority to hear lawsuits brought by tribal members against non-tribal enterprises. The case, Dollar General vs. Mississippi Read More »
In May 2016, the Hownikan noted the spring graduations of two Citizen Potawatomi from the U.S. Naval Academy. While two graduates of one of the nation’s service academy is laudable, a third tribal member who walked Read More »
More than 3,000 Citizen Potawatomi travelled to Shawnee, Oklahoma for the annual Festival, a slightly lower number than usual, due in part to many tribal members choosing to attend the Gathering of Potawatomi Nations which took Read More »
Since initiating self-governance with IHS in 1998, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation has expanded care for members of the tribal community through construction of two clinics and a wellness center and Read More »