"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 4,576 members who live in all parts of the world as of January 2022. 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
Most Recent
AST Day Closure
Announcement
AST Long-Range Transportation Plan Meeting
Meeting
Regular Executive Committee Meeting
Meeting
Homeowners Assistance Fund Program (HAF) Accepting Applications Again
Announcement
Absentee Shawnee Transportation Safety Survey
Announcement
2022 ARPA Summer Assistance Program
On behalf of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, the Executive Committee in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has established an 2022 Summer General Welfare Assistance The 2022 ARPA Summer Assistance Program will be for enrolled Absentee Shawnee tribal members. All AST tribal members ages 18 and older, who are on the roll as of June 1st, 2021, are eligible to receive a one (1) time payment of $1,500.
Summer Assistance Program Application Acceptance: Monday, June 6th, 2022
In- Person Elder (55+) Application Assistance: Friday, June 10th, 2022 @MPB from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Check mail-outs begin: Friday, July 8th, 2022
Deadline: Friday, September 30th, 2022 @ 5:00 PM CST.
Questions, 405.481.8625, arpahelp@astribe.com.
To apply online, click here: Online Electronic Form
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe
Long-Range Transportation Plan Meeting
Location: AST Multi-Purpose Building
2029 S. Gordon Cooper Drive
Shawnee, OK 74801
405.275.4030
Date & Time: Friday, August 12th at 10:00 am.
In an effort to update and modernize its Tribal Transportation Program, the Absentee Shawnee Tribe (AST) is developing a long-range transportation plan (LRTP). The LRTP will allow for the inventory and analysis of transportation infrastructure within the AST transportation network and geographic service area. The LRTP identifies goals and develops strategies to address current and future land use, economic development, traffic demand, and public health, safety, and social needs (25 CFR Part 170.400 and 410).
The tribal communities and local population are the beneficiaries of tribal transportation improvements. The AST invites the members of the tribal community and various stakeholders with a vested in interest to attend a public meeting to ask questions and share information. The meeting will be held at the AST Multi-Purpose Building on Friday, August 12, 2022, starting at 10 am and concluding by noon. Refreshments will be provided.
Contact Information
For further questions and to RSVP, please contact
Twyla Blanchard
Self-Governance Director
TwylaB@astribe.com
405.275.4030
Homeowners Assistance Fund Program (HAF) Accepting Applications Again
Today, July 5, 2022, the Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Program is accepting applications again!!!
Please complete the qualifier section to determine program eligibility (before proceeding to the full application).
Please read all provided information, if you have additional questions, please call 405.275.4030 ext 6446 or 6440 or email HAF@astribe.com
To start the qualifier section, click here, https://www.astribe.com/forms/Homeowners-Assistance-Fund-Program
On behalf of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, the Executive Committee in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has established an 2022 Summer General Welfare Assistance The 2022 ARPA Summer Assistance Program will be for enrolled Absentee Shawnee tribal members. All AST tribal members ages 18 and older, who are on the roll as of June 1st, 2021, are eligible to receive a one (1) time payment of $1,500.
Summer Assistance Program Application Acceptance: Monday, June 6th, 2022
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, July 20th, 2022 at 10:00 AM. at the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Complex in Shawnee, Oklahoma.