“Shawnee Ribbon Bets,” 1948, Charles Banks Wilson (1918-2013), Courtesy Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa OK.

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Tag Office Now Offering PIKEPASS

With tolls increasing this year, PIKEPASS customers will pay nearly 50% less than drivers who opt to use the PlatePay system on Oklahoma toll roads. Shawnee citizens and non-Shawnees may utilized the Shawnee Tribe tag office for PIKEPASS service.

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Tecumseh & Shawnee Tribe in Sid Meier’s “Civilization VII”

“Civilization” is a popular video game franchise that lets players build and lear their own civilizations in their attempt to stand the test of time.

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New Shawnee Language House

Shawnee Tribe recently celebrated the grand opening of its newest facility and cultural resource—the Emma “Mock” Donaldson saawanwaatoweewika (Shawnee language house).

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Messages from the Chiefs takwaaki 2024 (Fall 2024): Read the latest from the desks of Chief Ben Barnes and Second Chief Roy Baldridge.

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Jan 17, 2025

CHIEF BENJAMIN BARNES COMMENDS FEDERAL ADVANCEMENTS IN STRENGTHENING THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (‘UNDRIP’)

MIAMI, OK — Chief Benjamin Barnes of the Shawnee Tribe is commending recent federal efforts to advance the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Adopted in 2007, UNDRIP outlines the rights of Indigenous peoples worldwide, and the United States joined 192 other United Nations member states in 2014 in committing to […]

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Jan 2, 2025

BEHAVIORAL & MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT BRINGS AWEARENESS TO STALKING

Stalking is a pattern of repeated, unwanted, and intrusive behavior aimed at controlling or intimidating another person. It can involve a range of actions, from following the victim in person or online to sending excessive texts, emails, or gifts. Stalking is often driven by a desire for power or control and can occur between people […]

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Jan 2, 2025

RECYCLING SPOTLIGHT: PLASTICS BY THE NUMBERS

Check out recycling plastics by their numbers from the tribe’s Environmental Resources Department!

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Dec 19, 2024

SHAWNEE TRIBE TAG OFFICE NOW AN AUTHORIZED PIKEPASS AGENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MIAMI, OK—The Shawnee Tribe Tag Office is now an authorized PIKEPASS agent. The most cost-effective way to travel Oklahoma’s turnpikes, PIKEPASS can also be used on toll roads in Texas and Kansas, as well as certain toll roads in Florida and Colorado. Since 2021, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) has been migrating […]

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