Announcements & Events

AST High School Seniors College Scholarship Entry Form AllNations Bank is providing one (1) $500 scholarship to an AST high school senior. The bank’s president, Steve Smith, is providing one (1) $500 scholarship to an AST high school senior. These scholarships are to assist in furthering their education after high school. The information you provide below will be used to contact you regarding your entry. You will be notified if your name has been selected and we will schedule a time for you to take a photo to be placed in the AST Newsletter and on the Tribe’s media outlets. The scholarship check will be issued directly to the school the student attends. Name:                                                                                                                   Address: Phone:                                                                                                                  Email:                                                                                                                   Required documents: Tribal Enrollment Card Copy (must be the updated card) Submit forms via fax, email, mail, or at the Education drop box on the AST Shawnee Complex. DEADLINE: RECEIVED BY MAY 15, 2024 AT 5:00 PM CDT Education Department 2025 S Gordon Cooper Drive Shawnee, OK 74801 405.275.4030 Ext 3533 405.273.7938 (fax) tresham@astribe.com

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe will be closed Friday, March 29, 2024 for Good Friday.

 The Absentee Shawnee Tribe will be closed Monday February 19, 2024 for Presidents' Day.

Due to incoming inclement weather, THE AST COMPLEX will be open at 10 AM, February 12 2024.

Know Your Native Options! Oklahoma’s State SoonerCare Medicaid program is moving to a new health plan program with managed care network plans called SoonerSelect starting February 2024. Know your options. Opt Out: Native Americans will automatically be opted out and remain in the traditional SoonerCare medical and dental programs. Native American SoonerCare members have the choice to opt in to a SoonerSelect network plan, however it would then be necessary to verify the new medical and dental plans work for you and your tribal health program. If you stay opted out, your SoonerCare benefits will remain unchanged and no action is required. Opt In: SoonerSelect network plans may offer some extra benefits not offered with traditional SoonerCare to help improve your health, however Native Americans will need to opt in, shop the medical and dental plans, and enroll. Note: Non-Native SoonerCare family members must select a medical and dental plan before open enrollment closes or the member will be auto-enrolled. Dental Plan Open Enrollment: December 1, 2023 - January 10, 2024 Medical Plan Open Enrollment: February 1, 2024 - March 10, 2024 Two Ways to Enroll: 1) Contact an OHCA Choice Counselor via the SoonerCare Helpline At 800.987.7767 2) Visit mysoonercare.org to view, compare, and pick a plan that’s right for you. Please be advised, Patient Benefit Advocates cannot enroll members in SoonerSelect plans but can help navigate the process.

Due to inclement weather, the Absentee Shawnee Tribe is CLOSED TODAY Monday, January 22, 2024.

In anticipation of the weather moving through tonight, THE AST COMPLEX will open at 10 am Friday, January 12 2024.

ATTENTION AST Elders- If you did not pick up your Christmas ham last week, please call Alvina Barnes at 405.275.4030 x3501. Pick ups will be by appointment only until all hams are distributed.