November 14 was World Diabetes Day, which raises awareness about the risks associated with the prevalent disease. For Native Americans, it is a disease that can greatly impact the quality Read More »
Tribal election season is underway again as Citizen Potawatomi Nation voters get set to elect candidates for three legislative seats, all based in Oklahoma. District 10, 11 and 13 are Read More »
At the Sept. 16, 2014 legislative meeting, a host of resolutions and amendments to CPN’s laws were addressed. Most prominent was the passage, with all sixteen votes of the legislature, Read More »
In 2006, Citizen Potawatomi Nation started its own Department of Environmental Protection with the purpose of protecting the CPN Tribal jurisdiction by maintaining, observing and safeguarding the quality of surface Read More »
Native American culture, at its roots, is centered on tightly knit communities that work together for the good of the community. Stories from across the continent recount how Native Americans Read More »
The United States has been engaged in combat operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan since 2001. Tens of thousands of service men and women have been deployed to these Read More »
Bozho, The U.S. Military is made up of five organizations that instill pride in their members because of history, mission, capabilities and respect earned in the service of the Nation. Read More »
After a great start to back to school, we are still very excited to see the faces of our old and new youth. We started The P.L.A.C.E. 100 mile challenge Read More »
Wednesday, 24 October 1838 Diary of William Polke “This morning before leaving camp a quantity of shoes were distributed among the indigent and barefooted Indians, the weather being too severe Read More »
In 2004, CPN Public Safety Director Tim Zientek met with fellow emergency management personnel from Oklahoma’s other Native American tribes. It was a time of coinciding circumstances for many Oklahoma Read More »