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  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. Wellbriety Working Lunch will take place on Thursdays from 12:00pm-1:00pm, starting next week, May 27th. Follow the link below to access the meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Brendan McIntyre (SASP Coordinator) at bmcintyre@astribe.com. Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/801887957 You can also dial in using your phone. United States: 872.240.3311 Access Code: 801-887-957 Join from a video-conferencing room or system. Dial in or type: 67.217.95.2 or inroomlink.goto.com Meeting ID: 801 887 957 Or dial directly: 801887957@67.217.95.2 or 67.217.95.2##801887957 Medicine Wheel & 12 Steps The medicine wheel and 12 Step program was developed to provide a culturally appropriate 12 Step program for Native American people. This program was developed by White Bison, based upon teachings of the Medicine Wheel, the Cycle of Life and the Four Laws of Change. How the Process Works The Medicine Wheel and 12 Step program is designed in a series of modules that enable people to meet their individual needs. Participants watch a video that explains Medicine Wheel teachings and apply them to their lives. In addition, participants share their insights and experiences in a talking circle. They also learn how to mind map their own innate knowledge around these teachings and then apply that knowledge to their daily lives and decision making processes. For those working through the program in a group setting (i.e. Circles of Recovery) very strong social and emotional bonds are created that help the individuals who participate to develop trust, autonomy, and other healthy feelings and thought patterns that will help them to grow emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. Focus The focus of the program is on character and values. Thus each of the 12 Steps is presented from the perspective of the value that it reflects. Step 5: Integrity Step 6: Willingness Step 7: Humility Step 8: Forgiveness Step 9: Justice Step 10: Perseverance Step 11: Spiritual Awakening Step 12: Service Step 1: Honesty Step 2: Hope Step 3: Faith Step 4: Courage Teachings of the medicine wheel The Medicine Wheel is an ancient method for teaching important concepts about truth and life. Many Native American communities use a Medicine Wheel, although the colors and the symbols are different depending upon the culture. The purpose is the same in each culture. These teachings, when applied to one’s life, have the power to influence significant change in attitudes, behaviors, values and intent. The Elders have shared a series of Teachings based upon the Natural Order of the way things should be. These are sometimes referred to as the “original instructions.” These important Teachings are included in the Medicine Wheel and 12 Steps: 1.) 4 seasons of change 2.) 4 laws of change 3.) 4 directions of growth 4.) 12 principles for healthy living 5.) Reclaiming Our Power 6.) The 12 steps of recovery 7.) Nature's Way: Principles, laws, and Values 8.) Cycle of Life 9.) 8 feelings for healthy development 10.) Comfort Zones 11.) The Two Thought System: Love and Fear 12.) The medicine wheel 13.) The laws of the unseen world.

The Driveway Assistance Program provides the necessary materials, labor, and/or contract services to improve the existing driveways to Tribal Members existing homes. Improvements shall include the rehabilitation of existing driveways to improve the mobility of Tribal Members. You provide Completed Driveway Application Absentee Shawnee CDIB Card Proof of property ownership Eligibility Absentee Shawnee Tribal Member Tribal Member must own property where the driveway to be improved is located Apply online, https://www.astribe.com/forms/driveway-assistance-program For more information or a paper application, please call the Roads Department at 405.275.4030 ext 6301

Our AST Gift Shop (Shawnee Location) is now open to ALL by appointment only Monday–Friday 8am -5pm.   We are also still adhering to CDC guidelines.  We will require your temperature to be taken before entering our building and masks must be worn properly to enter. We will only allow 2 customers in at a time and we request that social distancing (six feet) is maintained. Our Little Axe Gift Shop will only be open on May 20th from 8am-4:30pm.  We will be open once a month following the month of May and this will continue until further notice.   

You May Be Eligible for a $0 Cost Health Plan Under the American Rescue Plan. Help yourself, help your tribe and see if you will qualify for coverage that will provide you and your family with immediate access to specialized healthcare at no cost to you or your tribe. Did you know? The American Rescue Plan (ARP), recently signed into law by President Biden, increases and expands eligibility for cost-savings programs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the form of premium cost assistance for individuals enrolled in Health Insurance Marketplace plans. The premium assistance is in the form of a IRS Advance Premium Tax Credit taken in advance of the tax year, lowering or eliminating health insurance premiums for lower-and middle income families. Signing up for a low-or-zero cost health plan allows tribes to receive reimbursement for services, which frees up more dollars to help those who are not eligible for cost savings programs, helping Purchased Referred Care dollars go further. Native Americans must apply for all available resources, if eligible, to help augment the cost of tribal healthcare services To Apply: Health Insurance Marketplace www.healthcare.gov 1 800.318.2596 We Can Help Contact a Patient Benefit Advocate Little Axe Health Center 405.447.0300 Shawnee Clinic 405.878.5850 www.asthealth.org

SEEKING ALTERNATES FOR ELECTION COMMISSION The Election Commission is seeking individuals to serve as alternates. Alternates must meet the requirements listed in the Election ordinance. If you are interested, please submit your letter of interest to Election Commission Via E-mail Election.Commission@astribe.com Once we receive your letter of interest, we will begin the process.

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe is seeking qualified applicants to fill the vacancy of the OFFICE OF REPRESENTATIVE Please submit letter of intent and resume to Office of Tribal Secretary, 2025 S Gordon Cooper Drive Shawnee, OK 74801 secretary@astribe.com All applicants must be able to pass background checks from the election commission. Deadline for submission is May 7, 2021

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