Announcements & Events
Announcement
AST Elders Council Raffle Tickets are on sale!!!! 50/50 pot tickets are $1 each and Lucky Draw Tickets for a Celebrate the Horse Pendleton Blanket are $5 each.
To purchase tickets, contact Charlotte Ellis at 405.620.4091.
Drawing will be held at General Council on April 1 and you do NOT have to be present to win.
Announcement
AST members make plans to attend the AST Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 25, 2023. The event is from 12-2 pm at the AST Complex, 2025 S Gordon Cooper Drive, Shawnee, OK.
Must provide CDIB card.
Announcement
Pre-recorded online lessons are now available to help tribal members learn to speak Shawnee. Each 15-20 minute lesson is broken into vocabulary, phrases, and brief conversations for each subject. The lessons can be viewed multiple times and are available in printable form.
For questions regarding online lessons, please email ASTLanguage@astribe.com.
Lessons can be accessed under the LANGUAGE tab on the tribal member only page https://www.astribe.com/tribal-members-only/language
Announcement
Get ready to renew your SoonerCare coverage.
Update your contact information
Check your mail
Don't miss SoonerCare coverage updates!
MySoonerCare.org
or contact an ASTHA Patient Benefit Advocate
What if you don't qualify for continued coverage?
If you no longer quality for Medicaid, you may be able to receive health insurance coverage through the ACA marketplace at no cost to you or your tribe.
Affordable: Low-cost monthly premiums when federal subsidies are applied.
Comprehensive: Plans cover things like prescription drugs, doctor visits, urgent care, hospital visits and more.
Visit Healthcare.gov
Announcement
AST Agriculture Department
MEAT RAFFLE - $360 value
Drawing March 10, 202 at 2 pm
$10 per ticket, cash only
For ticket purchases, contact Ag staff:
Andy Warrior 405.432.6257
Craig Blanchard 405.434.4300
Gabby Rice 405.827.6545
Brock Runsabove 405.432.3744
Announcement
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe will be closed Monday February 20, 2023 for Presidents' Day
Announcement
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Announcement
The AST Tax Commission will be closed from 8 am - 12 pm for training on Friday, February 10, 2023.
We will reopen at 1 pm.
Announcement
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the AST Tax Commission office will be closed 8 AM – 12 PM on Friday, February 3. They will reopen at 1 PM. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Announcement
OPENING LATER
In anticipation of the weather moving through tonight, the AST Complex will open at noon, Thursday February 2, 2023
Announcement
It's LOVE YOUR LIBRARY month and we are celebrating! Come in & fill out a library application & receive a raffle ticket. Receive a raffle ticket for every book you check out in February. We will draw for winners on READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY, March 2, 2023
Announcement
DUE TO THE
inclement weather,
THE ABSENTEE SHAWNEE TRIBE
WILL close at 12 pm today,
Monday, January 30
and will be CLOSED
Tuesday, January 31.
We will reopen at 10 am on
Wednesday, February 1.
Announcement
The Tax Commission will be CLOSED for training on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 and will reopen Wednesday, February 1, 2023.
Announcement
DUE TO THE
inclement weather
THE ABSENTEE SHAWNEE TRIBE
will close at 3 pm today, January 24
and will reopen
at 10 am, Wednesday January 25
Announcement
Due to the influx of Winter ARPA Applications the Enrollment Department will be closed to the public on Friday January 13th to focus on processing applications. All calls and emails will be returned when we return to normal business hours on Tuesday January 17th.
ARPA applications can be submitted by mail, email, black drop box in front of PD, brown drop box in building 1 and via online form by clicking here, https://www.astribe.com/forms/2023-Arpa-Winter-Assistance-Program
Announcement
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe will be closed Monday, January 16, 2023 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Announcement
On behalf of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, the Executive Committee in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has established an 2023 Winter ARPA General Welfare Assistance. The program will be for eligible enrolled Absentee Shawnee tribal members. All AST tribal members ages 18 and older, who are on the roll as of June 1st, 2021, are eligible to receive a one (1) time payment of $500.
2023 Winter Assistance Program Application Acceptance: Wednesday, January 4th, 2023
In- Person Elder (55+) Application Assistance: Friday, January 20th, 2023 @MPB from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Check mail-outs begin: Friday, February 3rd, 2023.
Deadline: Tuesday, February 28th @ 5:00 PM CST.
Questions, 405.481.8625, arpahelp@astribe.com.
To apply, click here: No Longer Taking Applications
Announcement
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe will be closed
Thursday, December 22
Friday, December 23
Monday, December 26
Announcement
The Tax Commission office will be closed from 1 PM - 4 PM on Thursday, 12/8/22. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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