Announcements & Events

The AST Complex will be CLOSED Wednesday at noon, November 24 Thursday, November 25 Friday, November 26 in honor of Thanksgiving

All ribbon skirt submissions were beautiful and it was a difficult decision for all! AST Department Directors voted to determine the winner. There was a tie and the Executive Assistants voted to break the tie.   The Winners are as follows:   1st Prize/Grand Prize                     $300 and Sewing Machine                  Liyanha Bender 2nd Prize                                        $200                                                    Arla Shawnee 3rd Prize                                         $100                                                    Kayci Miller   Honorable Mentions:           Eva Nance, Glenda Sullivan, Jayne Werst, Kalani Kihega, Mya Blanchard and Shoshanna Johnson   Please contact Mrs. Keesha Mason in the Secretary’s office on how to obtain your prizes at 405.275.4030 ext.6275 or email at kmason@astribe.com.  

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Cultural Preservation presents Coloring Contest for Children Contest eligibility limited to children grades 12th and younger living in Oklahoma, Cleveland, Lincoln, Seminole or Pottowatomie counties in the state of Oklahoma. Coloring sheets can be picked up at Cultural Preservation during business hours. Please go through checkpoint first. Also, contact us if you need other arrangements. Coloring sheets are due Tuesday, November 30th. Please drop them off at Cultural Preservation, after going through checkpoint during business hours (8 am to 5 pm). Please put your name, grade and phone number on the back of the sheet. One prize will be awarded in four different age groups: Kindergarten and younger; 1st-4th; 5th-8th and 9th-12th. Questions can be addressed to the Cultural Preservation Director, Carol Buter at cbutler@astribe.com or 405.275.4030.

Drive-Thru Apron Kit Event at Cultural Preservation Drive-thru and pick up an apron kit at the Cultural Preservation Department on Wednesday, November 17th during business hours from 8 am - 5 pm. Please go through checkpoint. If you have questions, please contact Casey Wilson, Librarian at 405.275.4030. Sponsored by the AST Library, a program of Cultural Preservation

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe will be closed November 11, 2021 in honor of Veterans Day

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, November 17th, 2021at 10:00 A.M. at the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Complex in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Alicia Miller, Tribal Secretary Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Dated this 2nd day of November,  2021

87th Semi-Annual General Council Meeting Saturday, October 23, 2021 10 am Thunderbird Casino, Norman, OK Get Vaccinated and Fight the Flu Public Health offering COVID vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) and flu shots from 9:15 am to 10:00 am before General Council Meeting. First 50 tribal members to come get a flu shot will get a backpack with other incentives. Must get the flu shot in order to get the backpack. We will also offer the Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccine. If it is for your 2nd dose or the booster, you must bring your vaccine card so that we can verify which vaccine you received. COVID booster shots and 3rd doses available based on CDC recommendations. For more information, contact Public Health at 405.447.0300.