What Is the Citizen Potawatomi Nation?
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation is a tribe of Native American people living in Oklahoma. The headquarters of the nation is in Shawnee, Oklahoma. There are nearly 27,000 enrolled members, and the tribe operates a housing authority, truck stop, and two casinos, among other enterprises. The tribe also issues its own vehicle tags. The Mission Band of Potawatomi Indians was originally located in Indiana, but the Indian Removal Act forced the people to Kansas in 1833. The Potawatomi call this forced march the Trail of Death. The Mission Potawatomi signed a treaty, sold land in Kansas, bought land in Oklahoma, and became U.S. citizens in 1867. At that time they took the name Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
