September 1, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM / / Location: Shawnee Tribe Community Building, Miami OK
Tribal offices will be closed on Monday, September 1, in observance of Labor Day. Applications and supporting documents for the School Clothing & Extracurricular Activities Reimbursement Program (SCECARP) and Higher Education Awards must be postmarked by August 30. Local citizens are welcome to use the dropbox outside tribal headquarters, to the left of the main entrance.
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Recent News
Aug 22, 2025
SHAWNEE TRIBE HOSTS GRAND OPENING OF GOLDEN MESA CASINO, RV PARK AND HOTEL EXPANSION PROJECT
GUYMON, OK — Construction is complete on the $78 million expansion of the Golden Mesa Casino & Hotel, which now boasts a 40,000-square-foot gaming floor, new food and beverage options, an RV park and a four-floor hotel. On Friday, Shawnee Tribe officials and representatives from Shawnee Development, Global Gaming Solutions, Chickasaw Nation, the City of Guymon, Connect […]
Aug 19, 2025
SHAWNEE TRIBE PLEDGES $500K TO FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM’S NEW FAMILY DISCOVERY CENTER
MIAMI, OK – The brand-new FAMily Discovery Center at First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City will have its grand opening later this summer, thanks in part to support from the Shawnee Tribe. In May 2024, the Shawnee Tribe’s Business Council approved a pledge of $500,000 over four years to help support the FAMily Discovery Center. […]
Aug 8, 2025
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY PROGRAM (LIHEAP)
The Shawnee Tribe is accepting public comments from tribal citizens about the Low Income Home Energy Program (LIHEAP) in preparation for next fiscal year, which begins October 1. All Shawnee households residing in the state of Oklahoma are encouraged to provide comments. Submit comments here through Monday, August 25, 2025. The LIHEAP program also still has funding […]
Jul 28, 2025
RECYCLING SPOTLIGHT: STEEL
STEEL – The World’s Most Recycled Material Approximately 85-90% of all steel is being recovered and reused. Recycling 1 ton of steel conserves:
Jul 3, 2025
RECYCLING SPOTLIGHT: POP QUIZ!
Take the true or false pop quiz on recycling vs. landfills. True or False: 6 out of every 10 people in the US recycle? True or False: More people are employed by the landfill process than the recycling process? True or False: Recycling in the U.S. is a valuable export? True or False: Recycling can […]
Jun 4, 2025
RECYCLING SPOTLIGHT: GLASS
Source: www.recycleacrossamerica.org Read about the recycling trailer available for citizen use.
May 30, 2025
CHIEF BEN BARNES AND UINO RELEASE STATEMENT ON HB 1137
“This override tells Native families that their lives matter, their grief has been felt, and that Oklahoma is committed to justice for them and their loved ones,” said Ben Barnes, Chairperson for United Indian Nations of Oklahoma and Board President of National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition. “Many hands helped lift this veto override over the finish […]
May 22, 2025
CONGRATULATIONS, SHAWNEE GRADUATES!
We are looking forward to celebrating the following grads at the 2025 Honor Banquet on Saturday, June 7. Rylee Adams, Afton Public High School Ava Adkinson, Miami Public Schools Averi Anderson, Fairland High School Averi Attocknie, Quapaw High School LaCinda Attocknie, Haskell Indian Nations University Landon Bedell, Minot High School Kelsie Boyd, Fairland High School […]