"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
Most Recent
AST Public Safety Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony/Open House
Event
AST 477 Summer Youth Employment Program
Announcement
Scholarship for AST High School Seniors
Announcement
Weather closure
Announcement
Regular Executive Committee Meeting
Meeting
AST Public Safety Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony/Open House
You are cordially invited to attend
the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & Open House for
The AST Public Safety Center
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
11 am - 3 pm
2025 S Gordon Cooper Drive
Shawnee, OK 74801
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
Absentee Shawnee Tribal Elections are this Saturday, June 20th. Voting locations will be in Little Axe at the Resource Center and on the Shawnee complex in the Multi Purpose Building. Polls open from 8 am - 6 pm. Please wear your mask and be safe.
Please complete the form below. In order to meet the requirements of a live signature, this form must be mailed to: 2025 S. Gordon Cooper Drive, ATTN Enrollment Department. Shawnee, OK 74801 or Delivered to the Enrollment department on campus. If you have questions around eligibility or need to contact enrollment, they ask that you email your questions to: ASTWelfareFund@astribe.com
Today’s Special EC meeting for today has been postponed due to conflicting factors from Treasurer Ellis and Lt. Governor Blanchard. The new proposed Special meeting date will be June 12, 2020 at 10:00am.
Upon my recommendation the Absentee Shawnee Tribe created a committee to oversee the funding released to our tribe from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. We are working on plans and programs for the immediate distribution of these funds. Please keep in mind there are many regulations and terms attached to these dollars, and money must be spent accordingly. The following are several programs we are working towards finalizing:
General Welfare Income Relief Program (open to membership)
In an effort to keep our citizens safe and healthy, the Absentee Shawnee Tribe and AST Emergency Management have procured reusable, cloth masks to supply to every Tribal member (within boundaries and at-large). Distribution will begin on June 2nd and can be accomplished in three ways:
Pick up from 10am – 12pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the checkpoint located at the main entrance of the administrative complex in Shawnee,