"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 4,760 members who live in all parts of the world as of December 31, 2025. 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”
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AST Elders Council Pie Supper
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Regular Executive Committee Meeting
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96th SEMI-ANNUAL GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING
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PIER Community Scholars Program Apps due April 30, 2026
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2026 AST Annual Easter Event
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Registration open for 2026 AST Language Classes
We are so excited to announce that registration is now open for 2026 AST Language Classes.
Make sure you sign up today and
Ka si wi nwi to wa pa - Let's Speak Shawnee!
Deadline to sign up is February 7, 2026.
To sign up online, click here,
https://laserfiche.astribe.com/Forms/language-enrollment-form
Deadline to register is February 7 2026.
Make plans to attend the AST Elders Council Pie Supper!
WHEN: Saturday, April 4, 2026, 6 pm - 9 pm
WHERE: AST Resource Center, 1970 156th Ave NE, Norman, OK
For questions, email - astelderscouncil@gmail.com
The Executive Committee of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, in accordance with the Constitution, Article XVI, Section 4, “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 March 18, 2026 at 10 AM at the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Complex in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Misty McGirt, Tribal Secretary
Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
Dated this 3rd day of March 2026.
96th SEMI-ANNUAL GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE ABSENTEE SHAWNEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA ON SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2026 AT 10:00 A.M. AT AST MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING, SHAWNEE, OK
Please Register with Kay Bemo in the Cultural Preservation department, she may be reached at
ext. 6238. Class will be held at the Multi-purpose room in Shawnee from 6-8pm. Sign up today,
supplies are limited! Instructors and staff have been fully vaccinated.
JUNE 22, 2021
2029 S. Gordon Cooper Drive,
Shawnee Ok 74801
Phone: 405.275.4030
Fax: 405.878.4711
Email: cwilson@astribe.com
The Behavioral Health department and SASP grant invites you to attend the weekly Wellbriety Working Lunch, facilitated by John Soap! The Wellbriety meetings are virtual and free, and can provide you with a support group to help you on your journey to recovery. For further information about what these meetings entail, please view the provided flyer.