Hi ho   ne ho wa se   we ki ni
(Hello my good friend.)
"Procession Before War Dance", Ernest Spybuck    Credit: National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution (02/5735).
Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe is primarily located in the heart of central Oklahoma with approximately 4,675 members who live in all parts of the world as of as of June 30, 2024. Our tribal government complex is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Our logo features Tecumseh, a Shawnee warrior and visionary leader, who worked to unite tribes in a common homeland where Indians could live under their own laws and leaders. He died in October 1813, in battle near the area of present day Thamesville, in Toronto, Canada. The LI-SI-WI-NWI in our logo means “Among the Shawnee”
Latest Announcements & Upcoming Events

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2024 $25 AST Children's Christmas Gift Card Application

Announcement

ELDERS PLEASE UPDATE ADDRESS!

Announcement

December 4 Closure

Announcement

Regular Executive Committee Meeting

Meeting

2024 Christmas Coloring Contest

Announcement

2024 $25 AST Children's Christmas Gift Card Application

Applications for the 2024 AST Children's Christmas Gift Cards are now available online. Children's Christmas $25 Gift Card Program Application Deadline: Tuesday, December 31st, 2024 at 5:00 PM CST. Applications must be submitted before December 31st, 2024 at 5:00 PM (FIRM DEADLINE, NO EXCEPTIONS) We are not responsible for lost or stolen gift cards. The $25 gift cards will be mailed out by the end of January, 2025. To apply, click here, https://www.astribe.com/forms/childrens-christmas-25-gift-card  

ELDERS PLEASE UPDATE ADDRESS!

ATTENTION AST ELDERS -  The Executive Committee is working on mailing a 2024 Christmas gift to all AST Elders 55 and older. Please make sure your address is correct. ENROLLMENT OFFICE - EMAIL - ENROLLMENT@ASTRIBE.COM IN PERSON - 2025 S GORDON COOPER DRIVE, SHAWNEE, OK, BLDG 1, UPSTAIRS ONLINE ADDRESS CHANGE FORM https://www.astribe.com/enrollment-address-update/forms/address-update

December 4 Closure

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe will close at 12pm Wednesday December 4, 2024 for the AST Employee Christmas Party.

Regular Executive Committee Meeting

The Executive Committee of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, in accordance with the Constitution, Article XVI, Section 3, “Executive Committee Meetings” here by calls and declares public notice that the REGULAR meeting of the Executive Committee of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma has been scheduled for Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 1 PM at the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Complex in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Misty McGirt, Tribal Secretary Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Dated this 26th day of  November 2024.

Community Development Statement

Community Development Statement
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe plans to submit an application for Fiscal Year 2023 Indian Community Development Block Grant through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
This application will be for a new multipurpose building at Camp Nikoti Youth Camp in Norman, OK.

DRIVE-THRU AST Tribal Children Christmas Pizza with Santa

Due to the rise in COVID and FLU cases in the area the Executive Committee has decided to change the in person Pizza with Santa Event to a drive thru event. Please enter the Shawnee complex through the main entrance, AST Dr., turn right on to White Turkey Dr. and exit on James L. Edwards Ln. (see map).
Application DEADLINE is tomorrow, December 14th. Application must be received by the deadline for event and card mail out.

RESCHEDULED - Traditional Pucker-Toe Moccasins Workshop All Ages

Please note that this class has been RESCHEDULED. The new time and date has not been determined.
Traditional Pucker-Toe Moccasins Workshop All Ages
Monday, November 22, 2021, 6-8 pm, AST Multi-Purpose Building, Shawnee, OK
Class size is limited
Contact the Cultural Preservation Department to reserve your spot today!
Ask for Maureen Bemo at 405.275.4030.
Sponsored by the AST Library, a program of Cultural Preservation

May 27th COVID-19 Utility Assistance Application Event

 COVID-19 Utility Assistance Application Event
Thursday, May 27, 2021
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
AST Multi-Purpose Building
2029 James L. Edwards Lane
Shawnee, OK 74801
Required Information:
Copy of full and most recent utility bill (name must match what's on your CDIB)
Copy of driver's license or State ID (AST member and/or spouse, as needed)
Must be 18 years of age or older to participate (on or before June 1, 2020)
Copy of updated AST CDIB card

May 13th COVID-19 Utility Assistance Application Event

 COVID-19 Utility Assistance Application Event
Thursday, May 13, 2021, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
AST Resource Center
1970 156th Avenue NE
Norman, OK 73026
Required Information:
Copy of full and most recent utility bill (name must match what's on your CDIB)
Copy of driver's license or State ID (AST member and/or spouse, as needed)
Must be 18 years of age or older to participate (on or before June 1, 2020)
Copy of updated AST CDIB card

2024 $25 AST Children's Christmas Gift Card Application

Applications for the 2024 AST Children's Christmas Gift Cards are now available online.

Children's Christmas $25 Gift Card Program Application Deadline: Tuesday, December 31st, 2024 at 5:00 PM CST.
Applications must be submitted before December 31st, 2024 at 5:00 PM (FIRM DEADLINE, NO EXCEPTIONS)

We are not responsible for lost or stolen gift cards.
The $25 gift cards will be mailed out by the end of January, 2025.

ELDERS PLEASE UPDATE ADDRESS!

ATTENTION AST ELDERS - 
The Executive Committee is working on mailing a 2024 Christmas gift to all AST Elders 55 and older.
Please make sure your address is correct.
ENROLLMENT OFFICE -
EMAIL - ENROLLMENT@ASTRIBE.COM
IN PERSON - 2025 S GORDON COOPER DRIVE, SHAWNEE, OK,
BLDG 1, UPSTAIRS

December 4 Closure

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe will close at 12pm Wednesday December 4, 2024
for the AST Employee Christmas Party.

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