December 24, 2025
COMMUNITY CALENDARYA’SASILAWIIYAKWE
EVENTS
Recent News
Dec 4, 2025
HEALING & TRAUMA: NAVIGATING TRIGGERS AROUND THE HOLIDAYS
For many people, the holiday season brings connection, celebration, and routine changes. But for survivors of domestic violence or past trauma, this time of year can also bring unexpected emotional challenges. Increased stress, family expectations, and sensory triggers can intensify anxiety, depression, and symptoms of PTSD. Holiday environments can activate the brain’s trauma pathways. Sensory […]
Dec 4, 2025
RECYCLING SPOTLIGHT: E-Waste: What is it? Why does it matter?
Common E-Waste Items: Why does it matter? Key Facts: Sources: World Health Organization
Dec 4, 2025
TRIBAL HISTORY & RETROSPECTIVE FROM AMBASSADOR SPARKMAN
On Saturday, September 20, during the Annual Meeting of the Tribal Council, former Shawnee Chief Ron Sparkman gave a history and retrospective. In 2019, the Business Council gave Sparkman the title of Ambassador to the Shawnee Tribe. He served as Chief from 2001 to 2019. “We have come a long, long way,” said Ambassador Sparkman. […]
Nov 6, 2025
RECYCLING SPOTLIGHT: HOW & WHY TO RECYCLE MOBILE PHONES
WHY SHOULD I RECYCLE? HOW DO I RECYCLE? Sources: earth911.com
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 […]
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 […]
Oct 14, 2025
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 […]