Announcements & Events
Event
Wed, 09/10/2025 - 10:00am to 3:00pm
AST Education Fair 2025
September 10 2025, 10 am - 3 pm.
Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center, 1700 W Independence Street, Shawnee, OK 74804
Discover campus life, academic programs and extracurricular programs. Visit with military recruiters, universities, votech, colleges and trade schools.
For more information, 405.878.4545 or www.astribe.com/477-program.
Open to everyone.
Event
Wed, 09/17/2025 - 10:00am to 3:00pm
AST 477 Career & Resource Fair
Wednesday September 17, 2025 10 am - 3 pm
The Well, 210 S James Garner Avenue, Norman, OK 73069
Get ready for our first Career & Resource Fair, where you can network with key individuals and discover new opportunities.
Questions? Melinda Ferrell or Keli Mitchell, 477 Outreach, 405.878.4545.
Event is open to everyone.
Meeting
Wed, 08/06/2025 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
AST 477 Parent Committee Meeting
August 6, 2025
6-7:30 PM
AST Multi-Purpose Building
2029 James L Edwards Lane,Shawnee, OK 74801
Learn about the program & the parental rights to be engaged in your child's education.
Meet other parents. Get your questions answered. Discuss important information.
Attendees must be a parent or guardian of student(s) eligible for the AST 477 Youth Education Training services who attends one of our 11 school districts : Asher, Bethel, Dale, Earlsboro, Little Axe, Macomb, Maud, Noble, South Rock Creek, Tecumseh & Wanette.
*Note: Youth not enrolled in one of the above listed school districts must get a letter from the other Tribal 477 Programs stating they are not otherwise being serviced to receive assistance. The 477 Program staff can assist you with who to contact to get this letter.
Call us at 405.878.4545.
Announcement
The AST Elderly Homeowner Safe Shelter program is now available. To apply, click here, https://www.astribe.com/forms/Elderly-Homeowner-Safe-Shelter
Meeting
Wed, 07/16/2025 - 10:00am
The Executive Committee of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, in accordance with the Constitution, Article XVI, Section 3, “Executive Committee Meetings” here by 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 Wednesday July 16, 2025 at 10 AM at the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Complex in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Misty McGirt, Tribal Secretary
Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
Dated this 1st day of July 2025.
Event
Thu, 07/24/2025 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Public Health Presents Elders Thursdays Fun Day!
July 24th 11 am to 1 pm
AST Complex, Title VI Building
Lunch provided by Title VI if you are signed up with the program. $5 a meal if you are not signed up with Title VI
Elders 55 years and older, come and join the Public Health Department for fun games and activities with health education topics.
For more information contact:
Sianna Morgheim 405.447.0300 or smorgheim@astribe.com
Event
Thu, 07/10/2025 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Public Health Presents Elders Thursdays Fun Day!
July 10th 11 am to 1 pm
Little Axe Resource Center
Lunch provided by Title VI if you are signed up with the program. $5 a meal if you are not signed up with Title VI
Elders 55 years and older, come and join the Public Health Department for fun games and activities with health education topics.
For more information contact:
Sianna Morgheim 405.447.0300 or smorgheim@astribe.com
Event
Wed, 07/30/2025 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
AST Public Health Drive-Thru School Supplies Event
Ages K-12th grades
Wednesday July 30 from 4-6 pm
Child must be present to receive incentives
First come, first serve until we run out
Little Axe Health Center, 15951 Little Axe Drive, Norman, OK
AST Multi-Purpose Building, 2029 James L Edwards Drive, Shawnee, OK
For more information contact Beverly Felton at 405.701.7190 or bfelton@astribe.com
Announcement
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe will be closed Thursday July 3 at 12 pm
and Friday July 4 in observance of Independence Day.
Announcement
Public Hearing Notice
Date: June 6, 2025
Hearing Date: June 30, 2025 at 6:00pm
Location: Virtual Meeting- Please join using this link: https://meetings.officeathand.att.com/join/589462857
Meeting ID: 589462857
One tap to join audio only from a smartphone:
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Or dial:
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Access Code / Meeting ID: 589462857
International numbers available: https://meetings.officeathand.att.com/teleconference
Purpose: The purpose of this public hearing is to allow public comments relating to the draft AST 102-477 plan. The final Plan will be submitted to the P.L. 102-477 for the approval to be used for the proposed plan period 1/1/2026-12/31/2030. The public is encouraged to attend this meeting to give feedback on the draft plan and this input will be considered when completing the final AST 102-477 Plan. Items of interest to be discussed will include the following:
Employment, Education and Training Services
Enhance the Quality of Child Care
If anyone who wishes to comment but cannot attend the public hearing, they may do so by sending a letter to the AST CCDF Programs address or email astchildcare@astribe.com. Copies of the draft AST 102-477 Plan can be requested prior to the hearing from
ASTChildCare@astribe.com or by calling 405.275.4030.
This notice will be posted at the following locations and resources:
Absentee Shawnee Building Blocks CDC- Shawnee, OK
Absentee Shawnee Building Blocks CDC- Little Axe, OK
Absentee Shawnee Tribal Complex Building #1 Reception Area, Shawnee, OK
Absentee Shawnee Tribe Health Clinic, Shawnee and Norman, OK
Absentee Shawnee Tribe Shawnee After School Program- Shawnee, OK
Absentee Shawnee Tribe Website- www.astribe.com
For further information about this notice or the AST 102-477 Plan, please contact Briana Ponkilla, 477 Executive Director, Briana.ponkilla@astribe.com or Heather Deatherage, 477 Assistant Executive Director, hdeatherage@astribe.com or 405.275.4030
Announcement
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe will be closed Thursday June 19 2025 in observance of Juneteenth Day.
Event
Fri, 06/27/2025 - 10:00am to 2:00pm
Absentee Shawnee Tribe Agriculture Department
presents 4th Annual Fishin for Nutrition!!
Friday, June 27, 2025 from 10am to 2 pm at
AST Farm, Exit 192, SW corner of I-40 and Valleyview Rd off Earlsboro exit.
Open to youth 18 and under (13 & under accompanied by an adult)
Bring your own chair and fishing pole if you have one.
Meeting
Mon, 06/23/2025 - 10:00am
DATE CHANGE!
The Executive Committee of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, in accordance with the Constitution, Article XVI, Section 3, “Executive Committee Meetings” here by 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 Monday June 23, 2025 at 10 AM at the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Complex in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Misty McGirt, Tribal Secretary
Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
Dated this 17th day of June 2025.
Obituary
Joseph Crossley, 79, of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2025. He is a member of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. Joseph was born in Wichita, KS on November 11, 1945 and graduated from Rose Hill High School in 1963. In January 1963 he joined the Navy, received an Honorable discharge then in August 1966 went on to attend college at Wichita State University earning his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering in 1973 and his Master of Business Administration in 1975. Shortly after he completed his degrees he started a family and moved to Texas. In Texas he worked for Texas Instruments. He was able to retire from T.I. at an early age and moved to Shawnee, OK. He was preceded in death by - his parents, Basil and Eleanor Crossley of Bethel Acres, OK; His sister-in-law Tessie Crossley, sister Ruth Harder and brother Orin Crossley. He is survived in passing by his brother Burton Crossley of Elmo, Tx and his sister Rachel Crossley of Choctaw, OK – along with his four children, Son, Jesse Crossley & wife Narda Crossley and their children Ricardo and Lennox Daughter Caroline Crossley & Bryan Suhy and their children Caelin, Brody, and Eleanor Daughter Cathleen Crossley & husband Mason Riley and their children Wren and Jean-Michel Son John Crossley & Megan Kinney; and other extended family members and friends. Joseph was a son, a brother, a cousin, a nephew, an uncle, a father and a grandfather. He will be missed.
Announcement
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma is accepting applications for the position of Supreme Court Judge of the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Court. Minimum qualification for said Judge is: must be an enrolled member of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe or the parent, child, or spouse of an enrolled member of the Tribe, or domiciled within the territorial jurisdiction of the Tribe, or an attorney; or a lay advocate who has regularly practiced before the Court as a member of the Bar of the Court for a period of five years; or an Indian graduate of an American Bar Association law school or a paralegal program approved by the Supreme Courts.
Please submit resumes to Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Attn: HR Director, 2025 S. Gordon Cooper, Shawnee, OK. 74801 or Email: HR@astribe.com , Fax: 405.395.0534
Event
Fri, 06/20/2025 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Protecting Ancestral Legacy - Elder Abuse Awareness
Bringing the community together for our Elders
Bingo
Lunch
Elder Resources
June 20, 2025
11 am - 1 pm
AST Multi-Purpose Bldg, 2029 James L Edwards Lane, Shawnee, OK
Please RSVP by calling
first come, first serve
405.273.2888
Event
Thu, 06/26/2025 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Public Health Department Presents
Elders Thursday's Fun Day!
CANCELED FOR June 12th 11 am - 1 pm, LA Resource Center
June 26th 11 am - 1 pm, AST Complex, Bldg 9
Please come and join the Public Health Department for fun games and crafts with health education topics.
For more information contact: Sianna Morgheim, 405.447.0300 or smorgheim@astribe.com
Announcement
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe will be closed Monday May 26 2025 in observance of Memorial Day.
Announcement
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
OF
AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FOR
THE PROPOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY ROAD EXPANSION ON ABSENTEE SHAWNEE TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA TRACT 820-201-H, POTAWATOMIE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Southern Plains Regional Office announces the availability of and invites public comments on the Environmental Assessment (EA) & Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) for a proposed right-of-way (ROW) road expansion on Absentee Shawnee Tribal Trust property 820-201-H. The site for the proposed ROW road expansion is located approximately 3.6 miles (straight-line distance) northeast of the town center of Tecumseh, Oklahoma. The purpose of the proposed action will be to create access from the 2.50-acre 820-201-H allotment to a 40-acre Absentee Shawnee Trust Tract (820-201-C) to serve Absentee Shawnee Tribal Members. The proposed project will consist of extending an existing gravel road section 330ft east-west and 30ft north-south to reach the 820-201-C tract.
Based on the EA dated February 2024, which analyzes the potential impacts of the proposed action, it has been determined that the proposed action will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment, therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement is not required and a FONSI has been signed by the Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southern Plains Regional Office.
The EA and FONSI are available for review at the BIA Southern Plains Regional Office in Anadarko, Oklahoma. Arrangements to review the EA and FONSI should be made with Michael Hardsaw prior to your visit. Mr. Hardsaw can be reached at 405.933.3678 or via email at michael.hardsaw@bia.gov.
The FONSI is a finding on environmental effects, not a decision to proceed, therefore it cannot be appealed. 25 CFR 2.7 requires a 30-day appeal period after the decision to proceed with the action is made before the action may be implemented. Appeal information will be made publically available when the decision to proceed is made. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR BID ON CONSTRUCTION.
Written comments and/or questions related to the EA and FONSI should be directed to:
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southern Plains Regional Office
Attn: Michael Hardsaw, Interim Regional Environmental Scientist
P.O. Box 368
Anadarko, OK 73005
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