"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 4,661 members who live in all parts of the world as of December, 2023. 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
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Alzheimer’s Disease Program Initiative latest video
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AST 477 & Education Class of 2024 Graduation Banquet
Event
AST Public Safety Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony/Open House
Event
AST 477 Summer Youth Employment Program
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Scholarship for AST High School Seniors
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Alzheimer’s Disease Program Initiative latest video
Check out the following testimonial from ADPI Dementia Care Services Testimony (2024) by Tina Ontiveros
The Music & Memory program is funded by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) though the Alzheimer’s Disease Program Initiative (ADPI) grant.
Click here to watch the video, https://www.asthealth.org/seeking-hope
AST 477 & Education Class of 2024 Graduation Banquet
AST 477 & Education Class of 2024 Graduation Banquet
JOIN US FOR AN AFTERNOON OF CELEBRATION AT OUR GRADUATION BANQUET
SATURDAY JUNE 1, 2024
1:00PM TO 4:00PM
AST MULTl-PURPOSE BUILDING
2029 JAMES L EDWARDS LANE
SHAWNEE, OK 74801
Banquet is ONLY for AST & Active 477 Participants that Graduated from High School, College or Vocational School.
Graduate will be allowed to bring ONLY two guests.
(Please RSVP, must have tickets to attend) Please dress in business or traditional attire.
Please RSVP before May 20, 2024 405.275.4030 Ext. 3639 or Ext. 3536
Submit a photo of your graduate to 477program@astribe.com to include in slideshow!
AST 477 Summer Youth Employment Program
8-week program starting June 3rd, 2024 Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
• On the job training
• Resume help
• Job application help
• Interview skills
• Customer service
* For ages 14-24 only
* Must have a current Tribal Enrollment Card
* Must be a 477 participant
Applications will be accepted until May 10th, 2024
*Limited spots available*
https://www.astribe.com/forms/pl-102-477-program-application-assistance
Contact Us
Please call the 477 office at
405.275.4030
ext. 3640 or ext. 3650
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
Applications are available online. This program is first come first serve and applicant must qualify and meet the WIOA guidelines.
Program begins on June 6th and ends July 29th.
Deadline for applications is May 20, 2022.
For more information contact:
Alvina Barnes at 405.275.4030 x 6307 alvinab@astribe.com
Kim Porter at 405.275.4030 x 6269 kporter@astribe.com
Applications can be found on the AST website under Governor/WIA
OUTCOMES
Individuals return to natural order
Help rebuild families and assume roles as warriors Achieve sobriety and grow
Bring a person's life from despair to happiness & service
Making the Medicine Wheel & 12 steps a part of everyday life is a warrior's journey
Every Wednesday April 27, 2022
6:00pm-8:00pm CST Virtual classes
To register for this class use QR code or follow link:
Shawnee/Tecumseh Indian Education Craft Market & Powwow
Saturday May 21, 2022
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Firelake Dance Grounds
1702 Gordon Cooper Drive, Shawnee OK 74801
(next to Firelake Grocery Store)
Schedule
Gourd Dancing @ 2PM Supper @ 5PM Grand Entry @ 6:30PM Closing @ 11PM Sponsored by Victor Cope