COMMUNITY CALENDARYA’SASILAWIIYAKWE

EVENTS

September 19, 2024

Tribal Elections: Deadline to Return Voted Absentee Ballots

Absentee ballots must be received by the Election Committee no later than 5:00 PM CT on Thursday, September 19, 2024. In accordance with the Elections Act, absentee ballots received after this deadline will not be counted, and absentee voters are ineligible to vote at the polls. Absentee voters may submit their ballot by mail in […]

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September 16, 2024

Deadline to apply for the Low Income Home Energy Program (LIHEAP)

The Shawnee Tribe’s LIHEAP still has funding available to eligible citizens! Deadline to apply is Monday, September 16, 2024. More information here.

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September 3, 2024

Monthly Business Council Meeting

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

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September 3, 2024

Tribal Elections: Deadline to Request Absentee Ballot

Any eligible voter may submit a request to be added to the early voting by absentee ballot list of voters for the calendar year’s upcoming election(s). Absentee voters are not eligible to cast a ballot in person at the polling place. To request an absentee ballot for the September 2024 election, voters must complete & […]

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September 2, 2024

Tribal Offices Closed in Observance of Labor Day

September 1, 2024

Program Deadline: Higher Education Awards Fall Term

Note: Fall, Winter/Spring, and Summer Program Term deadlines apply only to College/University applicants. Vo-Tech applicants may apply on a rolling basis.

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Recent News

Oct 3, 2024

Wrap-up: 2024 General Council & Election Weekend

The Shawnee Tribe’s 2024 General Council & Election Weekend included a hawikeepicika kiskotaawe (“ribbon-cutting”) and open house for the new Emma “Mock” Donaldson saawanwaatoweewika (“language house”), 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 […]

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Oct 2, 2024

FREE Community Support Groups

The Shawnee Tribe’s Behavioral & Mental Health Department is hosting Community Support Groups twice a month. Meetings will go through mid-December. For more information, please contact Linda Rothe, MS, LPC at 918-542-2441 Ext. 150 or email lrothe@shawnee-tribe.com.

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Oct 2, 2024

Reopening of the Shawnee Cultural Center

On Monday, September 23, 2024, following the 2024 General Council Weekend, the Shawnee Tribe Cultural Center in Miami, OK, reopened to the public after an extended closure due to COVID-19 precautions and the need to use the center for office space. With the Emma “Mock” Donaldson Saawanwaatoweewika now open as the permanent home of the […]

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Sep 5, 2024

Tecumseh and the Shawnee Tribe to be featured in Sid Meier’s Civilization VII

Update (10/2/24): Special Livestream Event On Tuesday, October 8, join the Sid Meier’s Civilization team at 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT for a Tecumseh livestream featuring special guests from the Shawnee Tribe. The Shawnee Tribe is set to be featured in the upcoming release of Sid Meier’s Civilization VII, a popular video game series that enables […]

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Aug 7, 2024

Shawnee Tribal Courts Update: Public Case Info Available at ODCR.com

We’ve moved things around a bit on the Shawnee Tribal Courts webpage now that Shawnee Tribe District Court case information is available in the On Demand Court Records database at ODCR.com. To search the open records, click the ‘Search Case Records’ button on the Courts page. In the search query at ODCR, select ‘Shawnee Tribe District Court’ from the list of options […]

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Aug 1, 2024

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. Now that we are most of the way through the first year of our Master-Apprentice program, we wanted to share some of our work. Each week we focus on a new concept, and we had a lot […]

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Aug 1, 2024

KIWIITAMAAKONAAKI HOKIMAAKI – PEELAAWIKI 2024

Messages from the Chiefs: Summer 2024 — Chief Barnes discusses highlights from tribal programs, including Higher Education Awards and the Indian Child Welfare Office. Chief Baldridge emphasizes the importance of diplomacy and inter-governmental work.

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Aug 1, 2024

Shawnee Flour Corn Adapting to the Impacts of Colonization and Climate Change

Contributors: Coral Avery, Princella RedCorn One of the most important crops grown in Shawnee villages before removal westward was lokhaana taami (flour corn). This corn variety, rich in vitamins and minerals, was used to make flour, which was instrumental in providing food for saawanooki (Shawnee people) through the winter months. It was also significant in […]

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