Welcome!

Welcome to the new home for the Shawnee Tribe online. We’ve been hard at work getting our website updated, we know it wasn’t the best and we’re trying to make a new more user-friendly experience.  If you have any comments or suggestions please feel free to use the contact us form at the bottom of our home page!

Welcome to the new home for the Shawnee Tribe online. We’ve been hard at work getting our website updated, we know it wasn’t the best and we’re trying to make a new more user-friendly experience.  If you have any comments or suggestions please feel free to use the contact us form at the bottom of our home page!

During the implementation of the main home page the COVID19 epidemic struck and has disrupted us along with most everyone’s way of life. This directly impacted the release of this site with another site, www.ShawneeRelief.org becoming a priority. Which you can visit now for elder food aid as well as links to pandemic trackers and other aid links. The Shawnee tribe feels strongly about helping our most vulnerable citizens during this crisis, and we will get through this stronger together.

Other exciting news that is a bit brighter is the continuation of the Shawnee Language Immersion Project, while the pandemic has impacted this as well we are working to build a platform to save the Shawnee tongue.  George Blanchard has recently joined the team joining Joel Barnes and Karl Meyer with the preservation and revitalization effort.

Along with all Shawnee buildings the Golden Mesa Casino has also been temporarily closed after its successful debut. However, it would be irresponsible to keep it open and risk attracting someone contaminated with the Coronavirus to the Guymon community. We will continue to monitor the situation to best judge when a grand reopening might be possible. Barebones staff is remaining in the office to keep our core functionality responsive as we continue to find a path forward in this uneasy time.

Niyawe – thank you – for spending a few moments with us today.  Stay healthy and wash your hands!

-Karl

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Oct 6, 2023

MAALAAKWAHI KE’NEEMEPE: WHAT DOES A THPO DO?

“LET’S LOOK CLOSER”  Tonya Tipton is a Shawnee citizen and has been serving as the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) in a full-time capacity for the past two years. Tonya joined the tribe’s staff as Enrollment Officer in 2016, but she also helped coordinate the tribe’s responses to the numerous requests for consultation that pour […]

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Oct 6, 2023

Commemorations Planned for Ohio’s First World Heritage Site

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Sep 28, 2023

2023 Election Results

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Shawnee Tribe Breaks Ground on Expansion at Golden Mesa Casino

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Aug 31, 2023

U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Project

The 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will be harvested from Monongahela National Forest, which is part of the Shawnee ancestral homeland. The tribe’s THPO is teaming up with National Forest staff to ensure the Capitol Tree includes representation of the Shawnee Tribe. On Friday, September 15 at our General Council dinner & stomp festivities in […]

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Aug 28, 2023

Voted Absentee ballots due to Election Committee by September 14

Early voting by absentee ballot (vote-by-mail) is offered in 2023. All voted ballots must be received by the Election Committee by 5:00 PM (Central) on the Thursday before the election, September 14. Voters may return their ballots by mail or deliver the ballot in person to the Election Committee. Any citizen participating in early or […]

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Aug 23, 2023

MESSAGES FROM THE CHIEFS

CHIEF BEN BARNES As the celebration of Independence Day fades into the background, this is the time of year that the Business Council begins to look toward the next fiscal year and plan programming for Shawnee families. We generally have two sorts of programs: those that come from federal funding sources and those that are […]

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Elections Act Amendment & 2023 Election Information

In February of 2023, the Shawnee Tribe Business Council approved a revision to Title 6, The Shawnee Tribe Elections Act. This amendment of…

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