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2025 Pawnee Nation Princess Reception | Cora Pratt

April 28, 2025

Pawnee, Oklahoma (April 26, 2025) – The Pawnee Nation Princess Committee (PNPC) hosted a formal reception for the 2025-2026 PN Princess. The event was held at the Pawnee Nation Community Center and began at 3:00 p.m. The event was bittersweet, honoring Miss Cora Pratt and all of her accomplishments yet thoughtfully including Pratt’s late mother,…

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Pawnee Nation Indian Child Welfare | 2025 CHILD AWARENESS EVENT

April 26, 2025

“The event was a remarkable success, and it truly highlighted the importance of child welfare within our community.”✨
😎Randee Marks, Indian Child Welfare Coordinator
🤩Marie Jenkins, Indian Child Welfare Administrative Assistant/Case Worker

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2025-2026 Pawnee Nation Princess Reception

April 18, 2025

Pawnee Reserve, Oklahoma, (April 26, 2025)-The Pawnee Nation Princess Committee will host a reception for the 2025-2026 Pawnee Nation Princess on Saturday, April 26. This come and go reception will be held at the Pawnee Nation Community Center at 3pm. Cora Marie Pratt, “Sku,” which means “On that Good Road,” will continue her reign as…

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4Bands Survey!

April 17, 2025

Hey Ya’ll! 4 Bands meat giveaway to be drawn May 1 for all participants who leave an email! There will be paper surveys at the April 24, 2025 Community Planning Dinner from 5-7pm at RoamChief.Special Thanks from 4Bands and the Pawnee Nation Division of Agriculture! https://s.surveyplanet.com/odmywr92 CLICK SURVEY HERE!

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To the Citizens of the Pawnee Nation

January 31, 2025
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EPA Directs Oklahoma to Coordinate with Tribes on Protecting Air, Water and Public Health

January 28, 2025

Agency modifies 2020 order allowing state to assume responsibility for federal environmental programs on tribal lands. (January 28, 2025) EPA’s new decision modifies an October 2020 order in which the agency approved a request by Oklahoma to assume responsibility for those programs on tribal lands across the state. Oklahoma Tribes opposed that request, and the…

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Main Street to be Renamed Pawnee Nation?

October 21, 2024

Pawnee Reserve, Okla. (October 21, 2024) October 11, 2024, Mayor Cottle and other City officials held a Special Meeting at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall (located at 510 Illinois) to deliberate possible action to rename main street (currently Harrison Street) as Pawnee Nation Street.  While other items were on the Special Meeting Agenda, the discussion…

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New Pre-Registration Process

August 30, 2024

Click the link for the Tax Commission New Pre-registration Process (PDF)

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President EchoHawk and John EchoHawk elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 24, 2023

By Geneva HorseChief, Pawnee Nation Creative Media PAWNEE NATION- Thursday, April 20, 2023– Two Pawnee citizens have been selected to be 2023 new members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S). The list of new members was announced yesterday and included Pawnee Business Council President Walter EchoHawk and Native American Rights Fund founder…

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Vatican repudiates “Doctrine of Discovery” in favor of Human Rights 

April 24, 2023

From the Pawnee Business Council  PAWNEE NATION- Thursday, April 20, 2023– On March 30, 2023, the Vatican issued a historic announcement repudiating the long-standing Doctrine of Discovery. That mediaeval legal Doctrine originated from Catholic edicts in the 1400’s. It became part of early international law and was used by European kingdoms over the next 500…

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