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 4,723 members who live in all parts of the world as of December 31, 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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Ham or Turkey Drive-Thru Event for ALL AST Elders

Event

Community Needs Survey

Announcement

Special Executive Committee Meeting

Meeting

Regular Executive Committee Meeting

Meeting

Veterans Day Closure

Announcement

Community Needs Survey

We want to hear from YOU! Your voice matters — help shape the Tribe's future by taking our Community Needs Survey. Survey ends December 20, 2025.

AST Elderly Homeowner Safe Shelter Program

The AST Elderly Homeowner Safe Shelter program is now available. To apply, click here, https://www.astribe.com/forms/Elderly-Homeowner-Safe-Shelter

Ham or Turkey Drive-Thru Event for ALL AST Elders

Ham or Turkey Drive-Thru Event for ALL AST Elders (55 and older)! WHEN - November 24, 2025 from 10 am - 4 pm WHERE - Behind AST Food Pantry, 40210 Benson Park Road, Tecumseh, OK. Please bring updated CDIB card. Supplies are limited, and distribution will be on a first-come, first-served basis. For questions please call Alvina Barnes at 405.275.4030 x3501.

Special Executive Committee Meeting

The Executive Committee of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, in accordance with the Constitution, Article XVI, Section 4, "Executive Committee Meetings" hereby calls and declares public notice that the SPECIAL meeting of the Executive Committee of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma has been scheduled for Monday November 24 2025 at  9 AM  at the  Absentee  Shawnee  Tribal  Complex  in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Dated this 12th day of November 2025

$100 Vaccine Incentive Gift Card/Updated CDIB Card Event

AST Tribal members
$100 vaccine incentive gift cards & updated CDIB card in-person event.
Saturday, November 6, 2021 9 am - 3 pm. Multi-Purpose Building, 2029 James L Edwards Lane, Shawnee, OK
Vaccine incentive gift cards
Adult Recipients (>18+)                 Accepting new & those who selected to pick up card at an in-person event
Minor Recipients (<17)                  Prior submission of application(s) & must be already approved
Updated CDIB cards will be mailed

87th Semi-Annual General Council Meeting -Get Vaccinated and Fight the Flu

87th Semi-Annual General Council Meeting
Saturday, October 23, 2021
10 am
Thunderbird Casino, Norman, OK
Get Vaccinated and Fight the Flu
Public Health offering COVID vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) and flu shots from 9:15 am to 10:00 am before General Council Meeting.
First 50 tribal members to come get a flu shot will get a backpack with other incentives. Must get the flu shot in order to get the backpack.

87th Semi-Annual General Council Meeting

PLEASE NOTE -
Masks will be required inside General Council
COVID-19 & Flu vaccines will be available from 9:15 am  to 10 am
87th SEMI-ANNUAL GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE ABSENTEE SHAWNEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2021 AT 10:00 A.M. AT THE THUNDERBIRD CASINO EVENT CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA.

Vaccine Incentive Program Drive-Thru Event

For Absentee Shawnee Enrolled Tribal Members
Vaccine Incentive Program Drive-Thru Event
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Friday, October 15, 2021 - Shawnee (Front of MPB)
Friday, October 22, 2021 -Norman (Thunderbird Casino Event Center Awning)
Adult Recipients (>18+) Accepting new & those who selected to pick up card at an in-person event
Minor Recipients (<17) Prior submission of application(s) & must be already approved

Tag Office Now Taking Appointments

The Tag Office is now scheduling appointments.
Any appointments must be scheduled 24 hours in advance. Other processing options are still available.
Call us at 405.481.8600 to schedule.

Regular Executive Committee Meeting Notice

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, October 20th, 2021at 10:00 A.M. at the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Complex in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Alicia Miller, Tribal Secretary
Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma

LADY’S RIBBON SKIRT CONTEST

IN HONOR OF NATIVE AMERICAN MONTH -
LADY’S RIBBON SKIRT CONTEST
Please send photo submissions with name, phone number and email to media@astribe.com
Photo submissions will be accepted Oct. 1-Oct. 29
For questions, please call the Secretary’s office, 405.275.4030.
Winners will be announced Nov. 15th.

The Homeowner Assistance Fund Plan Survey 2021

The Homeowner Assistance Fund Plan Survey 2021 is now available!
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe received a percentage of the Homeowner Assistance Fund, however before the Tribe can be fully funded, a plan has to be developed and submitted to the U.S. Treasury Department. Please provide your top 3 areas where you feel is the most important to you in regards to homeowner hardship(s) associated with the Coronavirus pandemic.

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