Announcements & Events

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  The Absentee Shawnee Tribe has received official confirmation from the U.S. Treasury regarding the Fiscal Recovery Funds of the American Rescue Plan Act. The amount received in the first of two allocations is $22,464,864.99. The Absentee Shawnee Tribe will assess the needs of the people through a survey engagement which will be distributed via tribal member login located on the tribal website by Friday, June 11, 2021. Based on the Survey results, the Absentee Shawnee Tribe Executive Committee will be working on a plan for the use of funds to benefit tribal members through programs and services. For further guidance on allowable use of the American Rescue Plan Funds, please visit the following link: Home.Treasury.Gov. Ne yi wa. The Executive Committee  

Apron Workshop June 22, 2021 Sponsored by the Tribal Library Please Register with Kay Bemo in the Cultural Preservation department, she may be reached at ext. 6238. Class will be held at the Multi-purpose room in Shawnee from 6-8pm. Sign up today, supplies are limited! Instructors and staff have been fully vaccinated. JUNE 22, 2021 2029 S. Gordon Cooper Drive, Shawnee Ok 74801 Phone: 405.275.4030 Fax: 405.878.4711 Email: cwilson@astribe.com

FREE Assorted Frito Lays Chips while supplies last Absentee Shawnee Tribal Complex 2025 S Gordon Cooper Drive Shawnee, OK 74801 Wednesday June 2, 2021 3:00 - 4:00 PM OR Thursday June 3, 2021 2:00 - 4:00 PM

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe will be closed Monday May 31, 2021 for Memorial Day

Online Shawnee Language Dictionary Tribal member login section https://www.astribe.com/tmo-login. Over 469 pages of Shawnee words and phrases

  The Behavioral Health department and SASP grant invites you to attend the weekly Wellbriety Working Lunch, facilitated by John Soap! The Wellbriety meetings are virtual and free, and can provide you with a support group to help you on your journey to recovery. For further information about what these meetings entail, please view the provided flyer. Wellbriety Working Lunch will take place on Thursdays from 12:00pm-1:00pm, starting next week, May 27th. Follow the link below to access the meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Brendan McIntyre (SASP Coordinator) at bmcintyre@astribe.com. Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/801887957 You can also dial in using your phone. United States: 872.240.3311 Access Code: 801-887-957 Join from a video-conferencing room or system. Dial in or type: 67.217.95.2 or inroomlink.goto.com Meeting ID: 801 887 957 Or dial directly: 801887957@67.217.95.2 or 67.217.95.2##801887957 Medicine Wheel & 12 Steps The medicine wheel and 12 Step program was developed to provide a culturally appropriate 12 Step program for Native American people. This program was developed by White Bison, based upon teachings of the Medicine Wheel, the Cycle of Life and the Four Laws of Change. How the Process Works The Medicine Wheel and 12 Step program is designed in a series of modules that enable people to meet their individual needs. Participants watch a video that explains Medicine Wheel teachings and apply them to their lives. In addition, participants share their insights and experiences in a talking circle. They also learn how to mind map their own innate knowledge around these teachings and then apply that knowledge to their daily lives and decision making processes. For those working through the program in a group setting (i.e. Circles of Recovery) very strong social and emotional bonds are created that help the individuals who participate to develop trust, autonomy, and other healthy feelings and thought patterns that will help them to grow emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. Focus The focus of the program is on character and values. Thus each of the 12 Steps is presented from the perspective of the value that it reflects. Step 5: Integrity Step 6: Willingness Step 7: Humility Step 8: Forgiveness Step 9: Justice Step 10: Perseverance Step 11: Spiritual Awakening Step 12: Service Step 1: Honesty Step 2: Hope Step 3: Faith Step 4: Courage Teachings of the medicine wheel The Medicine Wheel is an ancient method for teaching important concepts about truth and life. Many Native American communities use a Medicine Wheel, although the colors and the symbols are different depending upon the culture. The purpose is the same in each culture. These teachings, when applied to one’s life, have the power to influence significant change in attitudes, behaviors, values and intent. The Elders have shared a series of Teachings based upon the Natural Order of the way things should be. These are sometimes referred to as the “original instructions.” These important Teachings are included in the Medicine Wheel and 12 Steps: 1.) 4 seasons of change 2.) 4 laws of change 3.) 4 directions of growth 4.) 12 principles for healthy living 5.) Reclaiming Our Power 6.) The 12 steps of recovery 7.) Nature's Way: Principles, laws, and Values 8.) Cycle of Life 9.) 8 feelings for healthy development 10.) Comfort Zones 11.) The Two Thought System: Love and Fear 12.) The medicine wheel 13.) The laws of the unseen world.

The Driveway Assistance Program provides the necessary materials, labor, and/or contract services to improve the existing driveways to Tribal Members existing homes. Improvements shall include the rehabilitation of existing driveways to improve the mobility of Tribal Members. You provide Completed Driveway Application Absentee Shawnee CDIB Card Proof of property ownership Eligibility Absentee Shawnee Tribal Member Tribal Member must own property where the driveway to be improved is located Apply online, https://www.astribe.com/forms/driveway-assistance-program For more information or a paper application, please call the Roads Department at 405.275.4030 ext 6301

Our AST Gift Shop (Shawnee Location) is now open to ALL by appointment only Monday–Friday 8am -5pm.   We are also still adhering to CDC guidelines.  We will require your temperature to be taken before entering our building and masks must be worn properly to enter. We will only allow 2 customers in at a time and we request that social distancing (six feet) is maintained. Our Little Axe Gift Shop will only be open on May 20th from 8am-4:30pm.  We will be open once a month following the month of May and this will continue until further notice.