AST Enrollment Department

The Absentee Shawnee Tribal Enrollment is supervised by the Secretary's Office and the duties to the Enrollment Department are set forth in the Constitution and the Enrollment Ordinance. We are located at the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Complex in Building 2.

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma (or Absentee Shawnee) is one of three federally recognized tribes of Shawnee people. Historically Shawnees resided in the Eastern United States. The Absentee Shawnee Tribal headquarters is in Shawnee, Oklahoma; its tribal jurisdiction area includes land properties in Oklahoma in both Cleveland County and Pottawatomie County.

Though it is not a formal division, there is a social separation within its current tribal membership between the traditionalist Big Jim Band, which kept cultural traditions and ceremonies who primarily reside in the Little Axe, Norman area, and the modernist White Turkey Band, which adopted European ways and began to favor modern tendencies, with many families based in the Shawnee area. Regardless of historical viewpoints, the bands cooperate for the future of the tribe.

As Enrollment we are here to preserve our history, stay in tuned with past and present traditions, and help our people into the future.

DNA Testing
Enrollment is now offering DNA Parentity testing. This is available to the public. Appointments are required.

Prices are listed below:

Tribal Members: $45

Non Tribal Members: $65

Book Appointment