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

Most Recent

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

MLK Day Closure

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe will be closed Monday, January 18, 2021

IHS Scholarship Program

On behalf of the Education Department - 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Indian Health Services offers scholarships for several health profession undergraduate and graduate programs for students beginning as early as their sophomore year of Pre-Nursing, enrolled in a bachelors degree granting program or above.  Students do not need to be admitted to a program in order to apply/be awarded the scholarship. However, by the beginning of the Fall semester, students will need to be admitted to a program in order to begin receiving IHS funding.

Regular Executive Committee Meeting Notice

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 " hereby 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, January 20,
2021 at 10:00 A.M. at the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Complex in Shawnee,
Oklahoma.

Drop Boxes Installed

Drop Boxes Installed
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe is still working in Phase 1 (with modifications). Drop boxes
were installed on the west side of the police station
. These boxes will be utilized while the tribe
progresses through our multi-phase COVID-19 recovery plan for the complex. This will allow
departments to conduct regular business in a structured and safe socially distanced fashion
while we are operating in phases 1 and 2. The departments that have a drop box include: Finance,

Office Closing

The Absentee Shawnee Tribal Offices will be closing at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, December 30th due to the inclement weather and dangerous driving conditions.  

Thunderbird Casino Hiring

Current Thunderbird Casino Openings:
Player’s Club, EVS, Slots and Security departments are hiring!
These openings are for both the Norman and Shawnee casino locations.

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