“Shawnee Ribbon Bets,” 1948, Charles Banks Wilson (1918-2013), Courtesy Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa OK.
Housing is now located at 1525 A St NE, Miami OK 74354. Directly behind (East) of the Sonic Restaurant.
The Neuroscience of American Indian Resiliance and Risk (Neu-AIRR) lab at Laureate Institute for Brain Research is seeking Shawnee Tribe community members (enrolled OR active in traditional Shawnee community) to participate in a compensated study.
The Elder Assistance Reimbursement Program (EARP) is available to citizens aged 65+. Fiscal Year 2025 applications will be accepted until the September 30 postmark date.
All tribal citizens, employees and community members are encouraged to drop off recyclables in the bins located on the south side of the Shawnee Tribe Community Building in Miami.
Button cell batteries are the small, flat, round batteries found in watches, hearing aids, key fobs, calculators, toys, and medical devices. They may be tiny, but they contain valuable materials and can create safety hazards if thrown in the trash. Because they are so small, button batteries are often tossed with household waste. However, lithium […]
On October 22, 2025, the Shawnee Tribe was notified that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would pause operations during the month of November due to a protracted government shutdown. In response, the Shawnee Tribe developed the Temporary Emergency Food Benefit Assistance Program, which was established by October 29, 2025, to support Shawnee Tribe families […]
Meet Magdalene “Mag” Walls, a proud Shawnee citizen born on February 25, 1921, in Ramona, Oklahoma. Her early years were spent in Ramona before her family moved to White Oak, where Mag attended grade school and met her first husband. Together, they had two wonderful children, Deloris and Jim. In 1942, Mag embarked on a […]
On Monday December 8, the new Chief Ron Sparkman Shawnee Tribe Council Chambers, located at 29 S. Main Street, held its naming, dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony. The newly designed interiors included the main tribal chambers, private tribal chambers, kitchen and prep space, restrooms, and a private meeting space all adorned with modern flooring, walls, lighting, […]
November is #nativeheritagemonth — 🌽 Learn about one of the most important crops grown in Shawnee villages before removal westward, lokhaana taami (flour corn). “When we were being re-moved, no one told our corn that she was to be moved (from the Ohio Valley) to Oklahoma. Shawnee corn was bred in Appalachia and along the waterways that feed the Ohio River; it was never meant to be grown in Oklahoma.” — said Chief of the Shawnee Tribe Ben Barnes.
This past year, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals published Volume 2 of the "Status of Tribes and Climate Change Report". On pages #56 -59, read about the Shawnee Tribe's attempts at growing traditional corn and how it has been impacted by climate change.
More here 👉 sites.google.com/view/staccreport/access-the-reports/stacc-volume-2?authuser=0
*Image of Shawnee Red Corn, grown by Brett Barnes.
📆 Save the Date — 12/8/2025 for the Chief Ron Sparkman Shawnee Tribe Council Chambers dedication!
More here 👉 shawnee-nsn.gov/calendar/tribal-council-chambers-dedication-2025
November is #nativeheritagemonth — 📜 Learn what our Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) does. "I’m working for our present Shawnee citizens, yes, but I’m also working for our ancestors and our future tribal citizens," – Tonya Tipton, a Shawnee citizen, shares the tribe’s responses to the numerous requests for consultation that pour in regarding NAGPRA and other historic preservation laws.
More here 👉 shawnee-nsn.gov/news/maalaakwahi-keneemepe-thpo
