COMMUNITY CALENDARYA’SASILAWIIYAKWE

EVENTS

November 15, 2025

AMERICA RECYCLES DAY

Do your part to reduce waste! Use reusable bags. When shopping, opt for items in sustainable packaging. Avoid single-use plastics. Recycle properly and often. Tribal citizens and community members local to Miami, OK, are encouraged to make regular use of the community recycling trailer at the Shawnee Tribe Community Building. The trailer has bins for […]

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November 27, 2025

TRIBAL OFFICES CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF THANKSGIVING DAY

November 28, 2025

TRIBAL OFFICES CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING

December 1, 2025

MONTHLY BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETING

Time: 6:00 PM / / Location: Shawnee Tribe Community Building, Miami OK

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December 6, 2025

CCDF CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS DRIVE-THRU

Saturday, December 6, 2025 4:00–7:00 PM Shawnee Tribe Headquarters — 29 S Hwy 69A, Miami, OK 74354 *Shawnee Tribe Child Care & Development Fund Program (CCDF) service area applies. Households with eligible children in the Shawnee Tribe CCDF service area will be mailed the registration form. Registered children ages 0-12 will receive a gift. Children […]

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December 6, 2025

PEPOONI HATFO’KEEWE (“WINTER STORYTELLING”)

6:00PM – 7:30PM: Dinner7:30PM: Storytelling Location: Emma “Mock” Donaldson saawanwaatoweewika65225 E. 100 Rd., Miami, OK 74354

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Recent News

Nov 6, 2025

RECYCLING SPOTLIGHT: HOW & WHY TO RECYCLE MOBILE PHONES

WHY SHOULD I RECYCLE? HOW DO I RECYCLE? Sources: earth911.com

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Nov 4, 2025

WEEMEYAKWE: AT THE MOUTH OF SCIOTO RIVER

by A. Gwynn Henderson and David Pollack The original mouth of the Scioto River, in what is now southern Ohio, is far from Oklahoma. So far, perhaps, it has been forgotten. But important events in Shawnee history—in the mid-1700s and thousands of years earlier—took place there. Two painted panels on Portsmouth, Ohio’s floodwall highlight its […]

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Oct 29, 2025

SHAWNEE TRIBE DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY AS SNAP PROGRAM HALTS; EMERGENCY FUNDS RELEASED TO SUPPORT CITIZENS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MIAMI, OK — The Shawnee Tribe has declared a state of emergency and released emergency funds to assist citizens who may lose access to food assistance following the federal government’s suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture notified the Tribe on October 22 that SNAP operations will […]

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Oct 14, 2025

ELDERS’ LUNCHEON

RSVP to the Elders’ Luncheon!

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Oct 2, 2025

WRAP-UP: 2025 GENERAL COUNCIL & ELECTION WEEKEND

The Shawnee Tribe’s 2025 General Council & Election Weekend included a community dinner and stomp dance, as well as the annual meeting of the Shawnee Tribal Council and Business Council election. Citizens had the opportunity to meet tribal service programs & administrative staff, collect raffle prizes, and hear reports on the past twelve months of happenings of the […]

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Oct 2, 2025

RECYCLING SPOTLIGHT: 10 RECYCLING MYTHS BUSTED!

Check out this helpful information on recycling myths. 1. Myth: Everything with a recycling symbol is recyclable. Fact: The symbol shows material type, not what your local facility accepts. 2. Myth: It’s okay to guess what’s recyclable — “wishcycling” helps. Fact: Guesswork often leads to contamination; non-recyclables can spoil batches. 3. Myth: Recyclables don’t need […]

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Sep 30, 2025

ORANGE SHIRT DAY — A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

This September 30, 2025 is Orange Shirt Day.

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Sep 29, 2025

TA’SAAWANWAATOWEEYAKWE (“WHERE WE SPEAK SHAWNEE”)

Welcome to ta’saawanwaatoweeyakwe, the new blog series dedicated to the Shawnee Language Immersion Program’s happenings and language preservation work. From June 18-21, Shawnee Language Immersion Program apprentices, mentors, Community Language Preservationists (CLPs), and other guests gathered for their annual conference at the Emma “Mock” Donaldson Shawnee Language House. Many of the attendees live far away from […]

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