Citizen Potawatomi Nation - Shawnee, OK
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hamquilter
N 35° 18.066 W 096° 55.544
14S E 688598 N 3908408
Potawatomi - Keepers of the Fire.
Waymark Code: WMA69H
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2010
Views: 11
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation governs an area bounded by the North Canadian River, the South Canadian River, the Potawatomi-Seminole County boundary (on the east), and the Indian Meridian (on the west).
The Nation's government has an executive committee made up of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer. There is a 16-member CPN legislature. Half the members represent Citizen Potawatomis in Oklahoma. The other eight members represent a legislative district outside Oklahoma. The judiciary branch is made up of a district court and Supreme Court.
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution recognizes that Indian tribes, like foreign nations, are sovereigns and exercise varying amounts of control within their territories.
These Tribal Headquarters house the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. The Potawatomi lands are open to the public and not restricted. The Headquarters building may have areas not open to the public.
The additional coordinates shown are for the CPN Cultural Heritage Center aboput one-half mile south.
Type of Nation Within: Native American Indian Reservation (USA)
Tribe or Band: Citizen Potawatomi
Address of Main Entrance to area:
1601 S. Gordon Cooper Drive
Shawnee, OK US
74801
Land Area - Specify Acres or Miles: Approx. 275,000 acres
Population: 26,000
Date when area was established or set aside: 01/01/1867
Open or Closed to Public: Open To Public
Website for further information: [Web Link]
Coordinates of site within area to visit: N 35° 17.841 W 096° 55.471
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Visit Instructions:
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