Announcements & Events

NOTICE! Due to a day of mourning in honoring the life of Lieutenant Governor Kenneth Blanchard, Absentee Shawnee Tribe, the Tax Prep event for Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 will be closed and all appointments will be rescheduled.

The After School Program is now offering free Virtual Tutoring for grades K-6 for any CCDF Eligible child, AST Tribal Member, or AST Employee child.   For more information, contact LaNora Buswell through email or phone.         Email: LaNora.Buswell@astribe.com         Phone: 405.481.3427 Call/or Text

      Dear Absentee Shawnee Tribal Members For many years The Title VI Department has provided gas to mow your lawns. We are updating the guidelines. The Title VI Grant provides gas as supportive services and for us to provide supportive service you must be a participant in the Title VI Program. Guidelines: 1. Absentee Shawnee Member 2. Must be 55 years and older 3. Must be an Title VI Member, have a current intake form on file (FY-2021) 4. Must provide Proof of Residency (utility bill — in the applicants name) 5. Handicap/Disabled 6. NO RENTAL PROPERTY WILL BE MOWED As a Title VI Member as long as you are within the guidelines you can put in your application and turn in your applications to the Title VI Department' As stated on the application: Maintenance will only mow and weed eat applicant's lawn. Maintenance will mow every two (2) weeks weather permitting. Also, the maintenance workers will not trim trees, shrubs, and will NOT move any items that are in the way of cutting your lawn. This year we are trying to get an early start on our grass mowing list, Any questions you can reach me at 405.275.4030 ext. 6227 or email me at dowings@astribe.com   Thomasine Owings Title VI Director  

After Hours COVID-19 Vaccine Events  

SPECIAL 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 a SPECIAL meeting of the Executive Committee of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma has been scheduled for March 10th, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Governor's Conference Room in Building #2 at the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Complex in  Shawnee, Oklahoma.   Ezra M. DeLodge Tribal Secretary Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma   Dated this 4th day of March, 2021.

ARE YOU GRADUATING THIS MAY? We want to honor the 2021 AST Graduates   Send us your full name, hometown, high school/college, degree or major and a photo (JPEG) to media@astribe.com by April 9, 2021. The graduates will be featured in a special insert in the May 2021 Absentee Shawnee News.  

REGULAR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE The Executive Committee of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, in accordance with the Constitution, Article X VI, 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 Friday, February 26th, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Complex in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Ezra . DeLodge, Tribal Secretary Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Dated this 22nd day of February, 2021

The Tax Preparation Service Event is still scheduled to take place tomorrow, February 20, 2021 from 9 am - 12 pm. Please note at this time there is no water at the Multi-Purpose Building but the city of Shawnee is working on it. We hope this issue will be resolved quickly. Please follow us here for any changes.

CLOSURE NOTICE: Due to inclement weather, the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health System (all facilities and pharmacies) will be CLOSED on Friday, February 19th 2021; we plan to resume services Monday, February 22nd at regular business hours. As of now PlusCare and Little Axe Pharmacy will resume normal hours beginning this Saturday from 9 am — 5 pm. Please note this plan is subject to change pending weather conditions. Please call ahead, check our Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health System Facebook page, or website (asthealth.org) for closure notices. Little Axe Health Center 405.447.0300 • Shawnee Clinic 405.878.5850 • PlusCare 405.447.0477