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June 2016

“Among The Shawnee”

inside this issue

2 - 3 Governor’s report

4 representative’s report

5 ramah Class aCtion FaCt sheet

8 ast Job openinGs

9 eleCtion Commission

11 emerGenCy manaGement

14 ast health system

16 biG Jim youth awards

17 buildinG bloCks

Volume 27 No. 49

20 - 21 June birthdays

23 title vi menu

24 tax Commission

27 From the doCtor’s notebook

32 Foster Care

HISTORIC VISIT AND DISCUSSION WITH

United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy

May 18, 2016 - Little Axe, Oklahoma

L to R: AST Treasurer-Leah Bates/U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy

“America’s Doctor”. AST Governor-Edwina Butler-Wolfe/AST Secretary-John Johnson/AST

Representative Kenneth Blanchard.

RUN OFF ELECTION - JUNE 18, 2016

Executive Committee

Edwina Butler-Wolfe

Governor

Isaac Gibson

Lt. Governor

John Johnson

Secretary

Leah Bates

Treasurer

Kenneth Blanchard

Representative

Monthly Executive Committee meetings can be watched online at astribe.com

Governor’s Report

Hello friends, neighbors, relatives and Tribal members at large!

some within the Oklahoma State Education Department who are trying

to do what is possible within the current budget climate. The Oklahoma

state department of education has placed culturally relevant curriculum

modules online for teachers to consider that may be used for classroom

instruction. This does not cover the shortfall issues in Oklahoma, by any

means, but it is a step in the right direction. It is my hope that through

the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2017

that our educational opportunities will increase. This new federal law

has provisions in it that will provide limited funding to improving basic

programs operated by state and local educational agencies; prepare, train

and recruit high quality teachers, principals or other school leaders;

enhance language instruction for English learners and immigrant students;

assist with state innovation and local flexibility; conduct reports on Native

American language medium education; provide impact aid; conduct and

promote consultation with Indian tribes and tribal organizations. There is

much more in this law but those are a few of the major highlights that I’m

aware of.

Last month I advised you on how many tribal vehicles we own. That

number was 137. Let’s do some public math here. We have 19 Maintenance

staff for the Little Axe and Shawnee areas and there are 54 vehicles. That

is about 2.84 vehicles per maintenance person. This total does not include

heavy maintenance equipment only vehicles. Does the tribe really need

that many vehicles? There remains much to do on the campus and our

resources are limited. Those who are elected to their respective offices

should use our assets on the work of and at the tribe and as is approved by

our Executive Committee to ensure that we are not placed in a position of

liability.

Over the last few weeks we have been having increased rain and

tornado activity here in Oklahoma. We have been fortunate, thus far, that

no tornadoes have hit the Shawnee or Little Axe areas. I pray that does

not happen as I still remember the tornadoes that hit our communities

May 18-21, 2013 and those were devastating to many families within our

tribe and residents in those areas. Since that time we have done much to

prepare for and train staff to better meet those Emergency type situations

and events.

The tribe has been busy. Our Election Commission continues to

prepare for the upcoming election and it is my understanding that a

decision on whether Ken Blanchard is to remain on the ballot to run for

the Office of Lt. Governor is still pending. We anticipate this concern to be

resolved on June 4th through our tribal court system and with the Election

Commission.

It is expected that the budget shortfall (revenue failure) in Oklahoma

will reach $1.3 billion this year. A number of cuts have been made to state

departments throughout Oklahoma. These shortages are proving to impact

a number of programs that are linked with the tribe and our communities.

As I stated last month one of the critical ones, to me as a former educator,

is in the area of Education. Due to the budget cuts many schools will face

making critical changes within their already challenged systems. These

may be to cutting teachers and administrative support personnel; repairs

to buildings; equipment enhancements. The average Oklahoma school

teacher pay level will move from 49th to 50th and the already under

supported culturally relevant training and teaching modules needed, in

Oklahoma classrooms, will not be a priority. In the City of Shawnee public

school system we have approximately 285 teachers and administrators and

support personnel. Of this number there is a total of 17 that are Native

American which is .05%. As I have stated previously this is unacceptable.

We must correct our state priorities, we must hire our Native American

teachers and we pay them salaries based on national averages. There are

Court Actions of Note

Jeff and Isaac Gibson

The preliminary status review hearing date is set for May 23rd. Both

Gibson’s are being tried for embezzlement, fraudulent use of a credit card,

misusing public monies, unlawful official action, and criminal conspiracy.

Court Actions of Note

Ken Blanchard

On June 4th the protest of Ken Blanchard, currently serving as

Representative, is on the court docket. The Election Commission has

indicated that the Lt. Governor’s position was won by Isaac Gibson, Jr.,

through the election process of 50%+1. This is being challenged.

In Conclusion

I have 12 months left in Office and I find each day eventful and full of

possibilities. My door is always open (unless I am in a meeting or at a

meeting) and I welcome your visits.

CATEGORY

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER

YEAR-TO-DATE

TOTAL

COLLECTED

2.35%

80.69%

5.65%

0.61%

6.79%

3.81%

% OF TAXES

Sales (6%)

Gaming % of free cash

Employee (1%)

Severance (8%)

Motor Vehicle

Tobacco Refund

$6,629.54

$5,925.93

$6,695.50

$1,102.06 $0.00

$100,000.00 $250,000.00 $200,000.00 $150,000.00 $0.00

$20,005.91 $10,776.88

$7,398.58 $10,826.58 $0.00

$2,266.67

$1,609.65

$460.78

$919.02 $0.00

$10,173.81 $16,449.81 $16,519.87 $15,797.40 $0.00

$7,107.73

$1,052.86

$7,697.88 $17,197.56 $0.00

$0.00 $0.00

$0.00

$20,353.03

$700,000.00

$49,007.95

$5,256.12

$58,940.89

$33,056.03

TOTAL TAXES

$146,183.66 $285,815.13 $238,772.61 $195,842.62 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$0.00

$866,614.02

$275.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$0.00

$943.45

0.11%

TOTAL COLLECTIONS $146,407.11 $285,960.13 $239,072.61 $196,117.62 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$0.00

$867,557.47

100%

Miscellaneous

$223.45

$145.00

$300.00

Human Resources Department

The mission of the Human Resource Department is to recruit, retain and develop a highly competent workforce that supports the core goals,

vision and values of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe. Human Resources is made of 4 employee’s which are housed at the Shawnee campus their

names and titles are Cheri Hardeman Human Resource Director, Rachael Lankford Human Resource Generalist, Elizabeth Clark, Generalist

and Casey Adams Human Resources Assistant.

Casey Adams/HR Assistant participated in a career fair at Gordon Cooper Vocational Training Center and was very successful in getting a

variety of applications for all of our current job openings. Ms. Adams will continue her recruitment efforts during the next several months.

Racheal Lankford and Elizabeth Clark are gearing up for new hire orientation and the On Boarding and Off Boarding training we will be

hosting for AST supervisors this month. Also we will continue to finalize our 401K merger and this will be completed by June 2016.

Currently we have 391 employees and we have 16 positions available.

If you have any questions regarding the Human Resources Department please call Cheri Hardeman at 405-275-4030 ext. 6252.

Human Resources Staff:

Cheri Hardeman/Human Resources Director

Rachael Lankford/ Generalist

Elizabeth Clark/ Generalist

Casey Adams/ Human Resources Assistant

Absentee Shawnee Tribe

Employment Positions

Title

Division

Location

Job Type

Internal or

Public

Posted

Date

Closing

Date

Reports To

Floater

Building Blocks Child

Development Center

Shawnee

Campus

Full-Time

(Hourly)

Public

07-232015

Open Until

Filled

Director

Teacher

Building Blocks Child

Development Center

Shawnee

Campus

Full-Time

Public

02-18-2

016

12-319999

Director

Assistant Director

Building Blocks Child

Development Center

Shawnee

Campus

Full-Time

(Hourly)

Public

04-142016

Open Until

Filled

Director

Head Start/Early Head Start Director

CTSA

Full-Time

(Salary)

Public

04-252016

05-242016

Executive Director

CTSA

Full-Time

(Hourly)

Public

04-252016

05-242016

Office Manager

Domestic Violence

Shawnee

Campus

Full-Time

Public

05-102016

Open Until

Filled

Domestic Violence

Director

Receptionist/Data/Enrollment Clerk

Enrollment

Shawnee

Campus

Full-Time

Public

04-292016

05-202016

Tribal

Secretary

Dental Assistant

Li Si Wi Nwi

Health, Inc.

Little Axe

Clinic

Full-Time

Public

04-252016

Open Until

Filled

Dental

Director

Dietitian

Li Si Wi Nwi

Health, Inc.

Little Axe

Clinic

Full-Time

(Hourly)

Public

04-252016

Open Until

Filled

Diabetes

Coordinator

Interim Optometry

Office Manager

Li Si Wi Nwi

Health, Inc.

Little Axe

Clinic

Temporary

Full-Time

Public

04-272016

Open Until

Filled

Director

Optometry

Director of MIS

MIS

Shawnee

Campus

Full-Time

Public

03-302016

Open Until

Filled

Tribal

Treasurer

Realty Specialist II

Realty

Shawnee

Campus

Full-Time

Public

12-232015

08-302099

Realty

Director

Pharmacist

Tribal Heath

Programs

Shawnee

Clinic

Full-Time

(Hourly)

Public

05-032016

Open Until

Filled

Director of

Pharmacy

Physician Assistant

Tribal Heath

Programs

Shawnee

Clinic

Full-Time

(Hourly)

Public

05-022016

Open Until

Filled

Medical

Director

Nurse Practitioner

Tribal Heath

Programs

Shawnee

Clinic

Full-Time

(Hourly)

Public

05-022016

Open Until

Filled

Medical

Director

Pharmacist

Tribal Heath

Programs

Shawnee

Clinic

Part-Time

(Hourly)

Public

05-032016

Open Until

Filled

Director of

Pharmacy

Forward Completed Absentee Shawnee Tribe applications with resume to:

Absentee Shawnee Tribe

Human Resources Department

2025 South Gordon Cooper Dr.

Shawnee, OK 74801

Fax: 405-273-2710

Email: HR@astribe.com

ELECTION COMMISSION

APPROPRIATE POLL BEHAVIOR

According to the Election Ordinance Article VIII Section 1 – The official polling sites and adjoining Tribal Grounds are neutral grounds,

therefore, there shall be no campaigning or loitering on Election Day by any person. It shall be the duty of the Election Commission to request

that Tribal police, be present at each polling place and be responsible for maintaining order, prevent campaigning, and loitering during the

election process.

In order to comply we suggest that you do not

campaign in any fashion.

Please tear off F

For Examples:

No: “vote for. . .”sticker on cars; campaign

clothing; disbursement of campaign

material; counseling as to who to vote

for.

BALLOT

Do not loiter at poll site:

Arrive;

Vote;

Exit.

Unless there is a line each voter should be at the

poll no more than 10 minutes, outside of voter

booth. Each voter may take all the time they need

to read the ballot to vote in the private booth

but should not “visit” with Commissioners or

other voters at the poll site.

Any visiting of voters must occur outside of the

Poll Site and adjoining Tribal grounds.

ABSENTEE SHAWNEE TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA

RUN OFF ELECTION

JUNE 18, 2016

VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: Cast your vote by placing an [x] or [ü] mark in

the box next to the candidate of your choice.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

TRIBAL TREASURER (2 Year Term)

Voting Polls close at 6:00 p.m. Voter has to be in

line in order to vote.

Policies and Procedures states:

There shall be no campaigning on property

of polling site. This includes signs, person to

person, clothing, etc. or within 200 ft. of the

polling site. (On Election Day all signs must

be over 200 ft. away from the edge of tribal

property that contain poll sites.)

Leah Bates……………………………[ ]

Twila Parker………………………….[ ]

TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVE (2 Year Term)

Anthony “Tadpole” Johnson…………[ ]

Sherman Tiger………………………..[ ]

Realty Department

Reminder:

• All trust land transactions must come through the Realty Office.

• Sales and/or any other trust land transactions must be authorized by the Realty Department and approved

by the BIA.

• Any trust land transactions not involving the Realty Department are invalid.

• Please keep addresses current with the Office of the Special Trustee for Indians @ 1-888-678-6836. This

will allow proper notification to be made to landowners on new leases and other information.

• Please keep addresses current with the Absentee Shawnee Enrollment Department. This allows the Realty

Department to cross-reference landowner addresses with the OST.

• lease visit www.indiantrust.com whereabouts unknown/Oklahoma/Absentee Shawnee Tribe, to see if

you or your relatives are on this list.

• Gift deed transactions will take time to get approved from the BIA.

• Negotiated sales must follow the proper procedures to ensure the transaction is considered for approval.

• A family member of a deceased landowner must initiate the probate process.

If anyone has any questions, please contact the Realty Department @ (405) 275-4030.

LAND BUY BACK PROGRAM

The Department of Interior recently advised they are expanding their schedule for implementing the Land Buy Back Program and

adding 63 additional locations for the period of 2018 through 2021. This program began making offers in 2013. It has paid over $740

million to individual landowners and restored the equivalent of nearly 1.5 million acres to tribal governments. This expansion brings the

number of locations being planned for the program to 105. This total includes 96 percent of all landowners with fractionated interests and

more than 98 percent of both purchasable fractional interests and equivalent acres in Program eligible areas. There are currently about

245,000 landowners holding approximately 3 million fractional interests across Indian Country.

The intent of the Buy Back program is to partner with tribal governments to stimulate new opportunities so that tribes can operate

more efficiently, enter into community discussions and create plans that ensure lands stay in trust. The Program implements the land

consolidation component of the Cobell settlement which provided $1.9 billion to purchase fractional interests in trust or restricted land

from willing sellers at fair market value within a ten year window. If a fractional land interest owner decides to sell their fraction you will

receive a payment directly into your individual Indian Money (IM) account. The lands purchased through this process are immediately

restored to tribal trust ownership to benefit the community and tribal members. In the upcoming months a Program representative will

be communicating with our tribe on the process and its implementation.

Our tribe is on the new expanded Program list and members with eligible fractional interests are encouraged to call the Trust Beneficiary

Call Center (Call Center) at 888-678-6836 and indicate whether you are a willing seller and/or to update contact information. By registering

as a willing seller it does NOT commit you to selling your land, nor will it guarantee an offer will be extended; it merely identifies your

interest and assist in advancing planning. Individual landowners can contact the Call Center, Office of the Special Trustee or BIA office to

learn more about your land and options available to you. You can also visit the Program site at: https://www.doi.gov/buybackprogram/

programimplementation-schedule.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Seniors: Importance of a Personal Support Network

•

In preparation for emergencies, senior citizens should create a personal

support network made up of several individuals who will check in on

them in an emergency, to ensure your wellness and to give assistance

if needed. This network can consist of friends, roommates, family

members, relatives, personal attendants, co-workers, and neighbors. A

minimum of three people can be identified at each location where you

regularly spend time.

There are seven important items to discuss and implement with a personal

support network:

Make arrangements before an emergency for your support network to

immediately check on you after a disaster, and if needed, offer assistance.

• Exchange important keys.

• Show them where emergency supplies are kept

• Share copies of your relevant emergency documents, evacuation

plans, and emergency health information card.

• Agree and practice methods for contacting each other in an

emergency. Do not count on the telephones working.

• You and your personal support network should always notify each

other when going out of town and when you will return.

• This relationship should be mutual. Learn about each other’s needs

and how to help each other in an emergency.

Tornado Safety

•

What to look and listen for.

A watch means conditions are favorable for a tornado. Watch the

sky and listen to NOAA weather radio to keep up with the latest

updates regarding the storm.

A warning means a tornado has been spotted and people in that

area should take cover immediately.

Watch for dark greenish colored skies, large hail, a wall cloud

(large, low-lying, dark cloud), and listen for a loud roar similar to

a freight train.

Where to Go During a Tornado

If a tornado warning is posted in your area, seek shelter in a predesignated area such a storm cellar or basement. If underground shelter is

not available, find an interior room or hallway and crouch down covering

your head with your hands. Stay away from doors and windows. If you

are in a mobile home get out immediately. Find shelter on the lowest

floor of a nearby building, or lie flat in a ditch. Mobile homes offer very

little protection from tornados.

If you are in a vehicle, leave it immediately and take cover in a nearby

ditch. Do not use your car as a form of shelter. DO NOT get under an

overpass or bridge. This may be ever more dangerous than open ground.

A wind tunnel effect can cause higher wind speeds and could drive debris

toward you or pull you out from under the overpass.

Pet Safety

• Find a kennel or cage for every animal you have and put them in

the safest room in the house when a tornado watch is issued.

•

Make an emergency food supply for pets. Get pull tab cans or

pouches for easy opening and have an extra gallon or two of water.

Pack collars and leashes for each dog or cat.

After the Storm

• Stay in the safe room for several minutes after the storm. Large

tornadoes have an eye so more destruction may be coming.

• Keep all pets on a leash and do not leave them outside unsupervised.

• Do not light candles even after the storm has passed. Use

flashlights. Ruptured gas lines can create a fire hazard.

Preparation for Warm Weather

Preventing Heat-Related Illness

• Dress for the heat. Wear lightweight, light colored clothing. Light

colors reflect away the sun’s energy, it is a good idea to wear hats

or use an umbrella.

• Drink water. Carry water or juice with you and stay hydrated and

drink continuously even if you do not feel thirsty. Avoid caffeine

and alcohol, which dehydrate the body.

• Eat small meals and eat more often. Avoid foods high in protein

which increase metabolic heat.

• Avoid using salt tablets unless directed to do so by a physician.

• Slow down, avoid strenuous activity or do it during the coolest

part of the day which is usually in the morning between 4 and 7

a.m.

• Stay indoors when possible.

• Take regular breaks when engaged in physical activity on warm

days. Take time out to find a cool place. If you recognize you or

someone else is showing signs of a heat-related illness, stop activity

and find a cool place.

Signs of heat exhaustion

• Cool, moist, pale skin (skin may be red right after physical activity)

• Headache

• Dizziness and weakness or exhaustion

• Nausea

• The skin may not feel hot

Signs of heat stroke

• Vomiting

• Decreased alertness level or complete loss of consciousness

• High body temperature (sometimes as high as 105 degrees)

• Skin may still be moist or the victim may stop sweating and skin

may be red, hot and dry

• Rapid, weak pulse

• Rapid, shallow breathing

Heat exhaustion is life threatening, call 911

Contact information:

Emergency Management Coordinator can be reached at the Tribal Police

Department (405) 275-3200, or cell phone number (405) 740-1562 and

at this email address: lday@astribe.com.

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

HEARTLINE EMERGENCY

911

211

Police, Fire, Ambulance

State of Oklahoma

TRIBAL POLICE

TRIBAL EMERGENCY MANAGER

405-275-3200

405-740-1562 (Cell)

Absentee Shawnee

SHERIFF

CITY POLICE

CITY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

COUNTY HEALTH DEPT.

405-273-1727

405-273-2121

405-273-5272

405-273-2157

Pottawatomie County

Shawnee

Pottawatomie County

SHERIFF

CITY POLICE

HEALTH DEPT.

405-701-8888

405-321-1600

405-749-1591

Cleveland County

Norman

Cleveland County

OG&E

405-272-9595

1-800-522-6870

Report Power Outage

CANADIAN VALLEY

405-382-3680

Power Outage

DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

HIGHWAY PATROL

1-800-522-0206

405-425-4385

State of Oklahoma

Road Conditions

Central Tribes of the Shawnee Area, Inc.

Head Start/Early Head Start

Main Office:

1535 N. McKinley

Shawnee, OK 74801

(405) 275-4870

Fax: (405) 275-9684

Central Head Start

1533 N. McKinley

Shawnee, OK 74801

(405) 878-5820

Fax: (405) 275-1781

Rainbow Head Start

516 Iowa St.

Norman, OK 73069

(405) 447-0381

Fax: (405) 447-0388

Early Bird Head Start

111 W. Vine St

Cushing, OK 74023

(918) 225-1029

Fax: (918) 225-9969

May 23, 2016

Board of Directors

Governor

Edwina Butler-Wolfe

Absentee Shawnee

Tribe of OK

President

Tracy Johnson

KickapooTribe of OK

Vice-President

Principal Chief

Kay Rhoads

Sac and Fox Nation

Secretary

Central Tribes of the Shawnee Area, Inc. is taking applications for Human Resources

Qualifications

*Must possess strong interpersonal skills, both written and oral

*Exhibit a high level of organizational skills and knowledge of legal and ethical requirements

*Possess a strong knowledge and experience with personnel practices and administration of

Employee benefits.

*Ability to read, analyze, and interpret legal documents

*Ability to respond professionally to inquiries and complaints form staff, regulatory agencies,

Community members and management

*Consistently create well organized and accurate files, reports, and documents

*Demonstrate effective communication in order to meet expectations

*Ability to use basic and accurate math to compute, compile, compare and report data

*Exhibit problem solving ability to handle changing, varied, or multiple tasks with

professionalism

*Ability to interpret and perform a variety of instructions

Education/Training and Experience

*Associate degree in Human Resource or related field required

*Bachelor degree in Human Resource or related field preferred

*Minimum of two years experience working in Human Resources required

*Experience working with Head Start and/or Department of Human Services regulations preferred

General Requirements

*Must have a valid driver’s license and be insurable

*Must pass background check, fingerprinting and reference checks

Notice is in effect until the position is filled

Native American Preference.

“Every child is gifted. They just unwrap their package at different times”

HEALTH BOARD

There will be (2) two positions up for renew or new appointment on Health Board, if you wish to be

considered for these openings, please submit contact information, attach a cover letter and resume to AST

Secretary-2025 S. Gordon Cooper Drive Shawnee, Ok 74801. You may submit all documents by e-mail to

secretary@astribe.com

Name:___________________________________________ CDIB#:_______________________________________

Address:__________________________________________________________________________________________

City:_____________________________________________ State/Zip______________________________________

Phone:__________________________________________ Alt Phone:_____________________________________

Email:__________________________________________ Date:___________________________________________

Sec. 4 Qualifications:

At Least (2) two Directors must be AST Tribal members (18 years or older) with Health care experience. All

others Directors must have sufficient professional experience in various fields (e.g. business, accounting, public

service, law, administration, etc.) to contribute productively to the operation of the Board. All appointees are

subject to a background check. No employee or staff member of the Absentee Shawnee tribal health care

system may simultaneously serve on the Board.

2016 Employee BLS HCP

CPR

OILS

Our next generation

is depending on you.

Oklahoma Indian Legal Services will be at the Tribal Court House,

Bldg. #3 each month on the 2nd Thursday from 9am-12pm.

Date

Time

Oklahoma Indian Legal Services (OILS) is a nonprofit organization

that provides free legal services to low income Native Americans

in Oklahoma. To be eligible for services you must fall within OILS

income guidelines.

Location

January 19, 2016

09:00am to 12:00pm

Conference Room B

February 2, 2016

09:00am to 12:00pm

Conference Room B

March 8, 2016

09:00am to 12:00pm

Conference Room B

April 12, 2016

09:00am to 12:00pm

Conference Room B

May 10, 2016

09:00am to 12:00pm

Conference Room B

June 14, 2016

09:00am to 12:00pm

Conference Room B

July 12, 2016

09:00am to 12:00pm

Conference Room B

August 9, 2016

09:00am to 12:00pm

Conference Room B

September 13, 2016

09:00am to 12:00pm

Conference Room B

October 11, 2016

09:00am to 12:00pm

Conference Room B

November 8, 2016

09:00am to 12:00pm

Conference Room B

December 6, 2016

09:00am to 12:00pm

Conference Room B

Please call Kathy at 7997 or email me at kheldenbrand@astribe.com or

Call Gloria at 7600 or email her at gseeley@astribe.com or

Call Deidre at 7190 or email her at dyarbrough@astribe.com

Contact information:

MAKE TIME. SAVE THE DATE.

Oklahoma Indian Legal Services (OILS)

Our legacy depends not only on those who have come before us. But

“Health Awareness for All Generations:

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who will follow

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footsteps, too. Which is why this year’s

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third annual Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health System Health Fair will

Oklahoma City, celebrate

OK the73112

good that comes from taking care of our youth. With

1 p.m.-4 p.m. • Friday, July 15, 2016

health screenings and information, a cultural dance demo, kids’ enter-

Little Axe Health Center

Telephone:

(405)tainment

943-6457

and exhibits, raffle drawings and more. Join us on July 15!

15951 Little Axe Drive • Norman, Oklahoma

more information, contact Public Health at 405.447.0300.

Telephone: (800)For658-1497

Facsimile: (405) 917-7060

HEALTH SYSTEM

SHAWNEE CLINIC

AST HeAlTH SySTem - June 2016

The health system wishes Dr. Kyle Judkins and Mrs. Sarah Judkins

farewell as they relocate to Florida and embark upon a new journey in life!

Dr. Judkins has been accepted into a residency program, and we are both

proud and happy for him. We will miss Dr. Judkins and Sarah, and hope

their family has a smooth transition. We would like to welcome Ms. Kerri

Felmlee, Diabetes & Wellness Dietitian, and Mr. Kevin Le, PT Pharmacist

(Sat & Sun), both at the Little Axe Clinic. Please welcome them to the

family and reach out and introduce yourselves to them.

The 3rd Annual Health System Health Fair is scheduled this coming

July 15th from 1-4 PM, so please keep this on your calendar and join us

for a fantastic opportunity to learn about health and wellness as well as

information to keep you and your family healthy, happy, and wise in 2016!

A lot of news lately regarding the state’s budget crisis and its impact upon

Medicaid has been the lead story on all the area news channels and the

huge story in the health communities of our state. Native American health

systems, mainly due to Federal Compact and other agreements and laws,

will remain reimbursed for services consistently it appears through this

budget crisis, but other providers will be challenged in a way they’ve not

had to deal with for quite some time, if ever. We will continue to monitor

the changes and update on any and all information that relates to our

health system and the servicing of our tribal members and other patients.

Elder care and high risk fall patients as well as homebound tribal

members have been a renewed focus lately. The health system remains a

full partner with the Tribe in caring for and coordinating care for any tribal

member that is homebound and has needs we can help with or service

within our scope and authority to do so as a health and wellness system. If

you know of any tribal member who is homebound and needs assistance

medically, please contact administration at (405) 701-7621 so we can assist

as best possible or coordinate assistance for these members in need.

As always, our health system’s most valuable resource - the people brilliantly shine for our tribal health system and lead the way in excellence!

I’m extremely proud of our outstanding star performers again this

month, and thank them all for their contributions to our patients, their

fellow employees, and the Tribe! Employee of the month for Health was

Mr. Richard Bennet, Therapist, Shawnee Behavioral Health; Team of the

Month: Mrs. Pam Lewis, Mr. Charles Lewis, Ms. Misty McGirt and Mrs.

Sherri Yetter for morale committee volunteerism and employee function

support. Special Leadership Award: Mrs. Desirae Spoon, BSN, RN, for

her dedication and service as a Nurse in her pursuit of excellence and

self-improvement as an example for all to follow! The health employees

continue to accomplish outstanding feats for our patients and for each

other, taking care of our internal and external customers/patients. You all

make an important difference in the lives and health of all of our health

system patients!

Additional health related information:

• PlusCare Clinic has the ability to treat non-life threatening illnesses and

injuries on a walk-in basis (no appointment needed). This service is extended

to existing AST tribal members and other IHS eligible Native Americans

who are the ages of 2 years and up. If you are a new (AI/AN) patient to our

health system and are in need of our PlusCare services, please bring with

you, your CDIB card, a second form of identification and health insurance

card(s), if available. The location is 15702 East State Highway 9, Norman,

OK (former Little Axe Clinic-near Thunderbird Casino/Norman). The

phone number is (405) 447-0477. Hours of operation are M-F 9 AM to 9

PM M-F 9 AM to 9 PM, Saturday and Sunday 9 AM to 5 PM and holidays

are 9 AM to 5 PM (excluding Thanksgiving and Christmas).

• Emergency Dental Clinic is available every Monday from 8 AM to 11:30

AM at the Little Axe Health Center. Patients will be evaluated on a first

come, first serve basis and type of emergency care needed. Patients who

have suffered trauma or present infection will be considered before other

as well as established patients being considered before new patients. For

more information, please call (405) 447-0300.

• AST/Serviced Health System Native American Veterans: If you are

currently receiving services with the area VA Medical Center, please

with the AST Health System at either the Shawnee Clinic (405) 878-5850

or Little Axe Health Center (405) 447-0300.

• If you need CPR training, please contact the AST Health System’s Public

Health Office at (405) 447-0300 for scheduling and training opportunities.

• Contract Health Services (CHS) interactive phone menu helps patients

access the most appropriate service provider by calling (405) 701-7951 at

the Little Axe Health Center. This feature will speed up access to the patients

seeking services and follow-up to their care. We also have Contract Health

representatives available at our Shawnee location. Tribal members are able

to call Ms. Flo Mann, LPN or Ms. Laurie Webber, LPN at (405) 878-5850.

• Customer Service line is (405) 701-7623. Please direct all complaints or

compliments to this line for appropriate attention and/or response. Please

be assured that this is the best way to have each situation addressed, with

consistent updates from our Health Staff. After the investigations of all

issues are complete, our Health Director or a Clinic Administrator will

personally contact you with updates, decisions, or question pertaining to

your case.

• The AST Anti-Bullying Prevention “HOTLINE” is (405) 701-7987 during

work hours 8-5, M-F, and for added confidentiality or after hours you may

contact Mrs. Dara Thorpe at either (405) 701-7992 or via cell (405) 4810815 to start intervention assistance for tribal youth. If it is an emergency

or someone is at risk of harming themselves or others, please contact 911.

• The Affordable Care Act Decision Tool continues to be a valuable tool

with helping you decide what you need to do for compliance with the act.

Please see the ACA tab at the ASTHA Health Program’s Website: http://

www.asthealth.org/aca (Please visit our site today to find out what you

need to do to protect yourself and your family)!

• Emergency After hour Pharmacy Access: If you experience an emergent

issue after hours and receive a prescription that needs to be filled that same

evening, AST Health has provided access for Tribal members only at three

(3) approved Wal-green locations in Shawnee and Norman. You will need

to submit your prescription and it is mandatory to identify yourself with

your AST CDIB card and other appropriate ID. Then they shall fill your

prescription. You will have a 5-day limited fill on your prescription. Upon

the first work/business day, you can have the remaining balance of your

prescription(s) transferred to your AST pharmacy in either Shawnee or

Little Axe, and they will fill your remaining balance. The three (3) AST

Health approved Walgreen service locations are: 1427 North Harrison

Street or at 600 Shawnee Mall Drive, Shawnee, Oklahoma or 615 West

Main Street, Norman, Oklahoma.

The Little Axe Health Center Drive-Thru Pharmacy is also available

for emergency fills, for tribal members only, from: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Saturday & Sunday and holidays

from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM excluding Thanksgiving and Christmas.

• Social Media: You can follow the AST Health System on Facebook and

receive the most current messages and announcements regarding your

tribal health care.

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Our legacy depends not only on those who have come before us. But

on those who will follow in our footsteps, too. Which is why this year’s

third annual Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health System Health Fair will

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For more information, contact Public Health at 405.447.0300.

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BIG JIM YOUTH AWARDS

In May 2016, the Big Jim Youth Award Committee notified the tribal youth who were to receive these prestigious awards

for their High School Academic and Athletic performance. The selection committee for these awards consisted of individuals

who are either educators, coaches, or affiliated in these areas or to the area of higher education within the state of Oklahoma.

None of the members of the selection committee were Absentee Shawnee Tribal members. This was incorporated into the

program to maintain fairness to all of the applicants.

Tribal Leader—Big Jim

The Big Jim Youth Award Program was open to all Absentee Shawnee High School Seniors within the 50 United States.

“The purpose of these awards is to recognize the outstanding contributions of our tribal youth and to promote excellence in

academics and athletics in high school and beyond” said Tresha Spoon, Educational Director of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe.

Academic Achievement, $1000.00 Scholarship

Athlete of the Year, $1000.00 Scholarship

Academic Achievement, $1000.00 Scholarship

Athlete of the Year, $1000.00 Scholarship

Mikayla Whitten

Jarett Geissler

Shawnee, Oklahoma

Parents: David and Tina Whitten

Attending: University of Tulsa, Fall 2016

Major: Biology, Pre-Med

Accomplishments:

Valedictorian

Fast pitch softball All-State catcher for the East

Basketball All-State alternate for the East

Shawnee, Oklahoma

Parents: Jeremy and Stephanie Geissler

Attending: Rose State College, Fall 2016

Major: Business

Accomplishments:

2015-16 Concurrently enrolled

2015-16 2nd Team All-district in Football

Two time district Champion in Baseball

Essay: “…I learned that it doesn’t matter how small you are or your

Essay: “I learned that if you work hard then in the end you will be

age that can make you a great leader, what matters is your actions. I’ve

learned it doesn’t matter what you say if you aren’t able to back it up

with action. Leading by example is a huge part of what makes someone

a great leader. Other than sports and schoolwork, which already keeps

me busy, I have been involved in other activities such as…Prowl Sadd,

which is a program at my school where I get the privilege to mentor

a special needs child…being able to manage my time to where I can

keep up a 4.2 GPA, be a valedictorian in my senior class and still have

time to maintain a healthy lifestyle is very important to me and I think

this will help me excel in the future.”

rewarded. I learned that no matter how bad things are going you just

have to push through it and keep working hard. Being an athlete in

high school I have learned that elementary age kid’s look up to you

like how I look at my professional sports heroes. This has taught me to

be a good role model for children to look up to…on the field and off.

Participating in sports has taught me to show up on time and give one

hundred percent in everything I do.”

BUILDING BLOCKS

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2025 S. Gordon Cooper Dr.

Shawnee, Ok. 74801

P: (405)878-0633 F: (405)878-0156

Our Muffins with Moms event was wonderful! The children presented their mothers/grandmothers with gifts they had made in class. The kitchen

staff prepared a delicious breakfast of muffins, bacon, sausage, fruit, juice and milk for all to enjoy. A big Thank You to all who were able to attend. We

hope you had a great Mother’s Day!

We will have our Donuts with Dad event on Friday, June 17th at 8:00 a.m. All fathers, grandfathers, and other family members are welcome to join

their kiddos in celebrating Father’s Day.

Heather Presley is no longer with Building Blocks. Please contact Billie Thompson, Director or Elizabeth (Liz) Crawford, Asst. Director if you need

information regarding Building Blocks’ services.

We have a few open positions at the Shawnee Building Blocks. Please see the website for more details. http://www.astribe.com Click on the

‘Employment’ tab to see a full listing of available positions.

Thank you,

Billie Thompson

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On receiving the Leadership award through Rose State College. Your hardwork

and dedication is paying off!

We Love you and we are Extremely PROUD of you!

Love Mom and Dad

Announcing the Graduation of

Desirae Spoon

The Governor of the Absentee

Shawnee Tribe would like to

recognize and congratulate Desirae

Spoon on her accomplishment for

receiving her RN Degree.

Ms. Spoon is a member of the

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currently works for the Absentee

Shawnee Tribe Health System.

Please join us as Desirae

Graduates with a

Bachelors of Science in Nursing

Class of 2016

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UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN ONLY ACCEPT ONE PICTURE PER BIRTHDAY PERSON, NOT

PER BIRTHDAY WISH.

JUNE 2016 BIRTHDAYS

Aguirre Perez Jr., Jose Ricardo

Anderson, Micah RaShawn

Arms, Eva Nikkole

Armstrong, Bobby Joe

Atabaigi, Victor Arman

Atchico, Kevin Todd

Atwood, Dalana Ann

Ballard, Juanita Darlene

Bates, Darwin Lee

Bates, Edwin Gale

Bates, Horace Ray

Bates, Leah Daphne Ann

Batson-Walker, Keziah Corin

Beach, Madison Sue

Bear, Wally Eugene

Bell, Patsy Marie Rolette

Bell, Sarah Elisabeth

Bigpond, Michael Ray

Bittle, Gavin Jacob

Blackburn, Brittney Renee

Blackburn, Nicole Ann

Blackburn, Reba Gayle

Blanchard, Catrina Jay

Blanchard, Dale Alfred

Blanchard, Frances May

Blanchard, Joshua Darand

Blanchard, Mark Leeroy

Blanchard, Ryan Lee

Blanchard, Trinity Morgan

Bluewater, Marty

Boston Jr., Carl Kent

Bowman, Lourie Ann

Bradley, Carl Franklin

Bradley, Lee

Bradley, Megan Nicholle

Breeding, Landry Parker

Brewer, Zelda Sue

Brokeshoulder, Gerald C.

Brown, David Anthony

Brown, Jearldean Louise

Brown, Shedrick Tremain

Bryant, Christopher Michael

Buckheart, Daniel

Buckheart, Joe

Bui, Robert Dao

Bullard, Carolyn Sue

Burgess, Anthony Wayne

Burkhart, Billy Elwood

Burris, Joyce Ann

Byers, Samuel Ezra

Carlson, Tommy Lee

Carpenter, Kortlynn Marie

Chapline, Annabelle Rene’

Charley Jr., Eugene R

Charley, Shawna Tracy

Chasteen, Patricia Marie Haskins

Ciulla, Casimer James

Clark, Albert Lee

Clark, Christian Eugene

Clark, Mary Esther

Clem, Sherry Michelle

Cobell, Miranda Pauline

Cochrane, Arthur Kent

Cochrane, Juanita Harjo

Coddington, Kevin Dwayne

Coddington, Michael William

Coddington, Nicole Chenoa

Coffee, Bradlee Roy

Corpus, Alyce Karen

Cox, Elizabeth Diane

Creek, Allison Jaine

Creek, Shelia Maria

Crossley, Caroline Dianne

Cruz-Larney, Leonardo

Cruz, Owen Patrick

Dankenbring, Christina Renee

Davis, Gary Brent

Davis, Jeremy Ray

Deer, Brayden Nathaniel

Deer, Channa Racyne

Deere, Dakota Gordon Lee

Delodge Jr., Dwight Lee

Dennison, Lindsey Nicole

Dibler, Aaron Dee

Dibler, Jimmy Floyd

Dietrich, Skylar Star

Dodds, Audrey Scroggins

Douglass, Catalyna Jade

Dunford, Dustin Everett

Dunn, Alice Marie

Durmon, Raven Reese

Eason, Gemini E`lane

Edgmon, Andrew Shawn

Edwards, Christopher John

Ekk, Joyce Lynn Gant

Elephant Sr., Edward Elmer

Ellis Jr., Paul Samuel

Ellis, Craig Joseph

Ellis, Joshua Lee

Ellis, Steven Duane

Felton, Beverly Ann

Finley, Charles Christopher

Fixico, Kyeanna Rochelle

Flippen, Gale Sue

Foreman, Jamie Marie

Foreman, Lisa Ann

Frazier, Lisa Deanne

Fritsch, Cheryl D. Sloat

Gant, Phillip Monroe

Garcia, Jennifer Gail

Garfield, Doreecesha La Shawn

Garretson, Sandra Jean

George, Genevine Logan

Gibson, Bryan Scott

Gibson, Kyle Wayne

Gibson, Whitlee Danell Nacole

Gokey, Johnnie Mae

Gonzalez, Kacey Lynn

Grant, Willow Ann-Tremel

Grass, Carmynn Layne

Grass, Gregory Ryan

Grass, Skylur Dain

Guthrie, William Thomas

Gutierrz, Jaunita Deere

Hanson, Daylen Joseph

Harjo II, Zackery Colin Dell

Harjo, Clifford

Harjo, Samantha MacHel

Harjo, Viola Lucille

Harjoe, Theodore Mose

Harris, Rebecca Rose Lillie

Harvey, Rowena Gail

Haumpy, Tyuana Senoria

Herrera, Arlene June

Herrera, Jose Alfredo

Hibdon, Kylee Brooke

Hicks, Lenny Wayne

Hill, Ryan Warren

Hood, Flora Jean

Hood, Leah

Hood, Newman W.

Houchin, Cynthia Diane

Ibarra Jr., Luis Ricardo

Irvin, Darlene Gosney

Jackson, Tenain A-Tye

Jackson, Tyson Joel Sweeney

Jacobs-Creek, Mistie Leann

Johnson, Bryan Austin

Johnson, Dane Echogee

Johnson, Hilo Tsotigh

Johnson, John Raymond

Johnson, Joseph Tarron

Johnson, Katie Jean

Johnson, Megan Lucille

Johnson, Nahtanha Kai

Johnson, Tillman Aaron

Johnson, Travis Eric

Kaseca, Howard John

Kastl, James Edward

Kastl, Jimmie Edward

Kauley, Hollis Lucille

Kelough, LaChrista Kay

Ketakea, Ashley Paige

Kihega Jr., Michael John

Kilmer Jr, Gregory Keith

Kilmer, Brandon Keith

Kilmer, Michael Houston

Kinley, Taylor Jordan

Kmatz, Zachary Robert

Koontz, Susan Kay

Kowitz, Shelly Anne

Kupczynski, Mary Lee

Larney, Harriet Lee

Larney, Megan June

Larney, Takota Sun

Latzke, Kimberly Nicole

Leitka, MacKlyn Chappell

Lewis, Mariah Nicole

Lewis, Mark Stephen

Lewis, Skylar Dean Cooksey

Lime, Andrew Barry

Little Axe, Arianna Danielle

Little Axe, Claude Tyner

Little Axe, Lisa Annette

Little Charley, Virgil Ray

Little Creek, Calvin Dale

Little, Anthony Ray

Littlebear Sr., Michael

Littlebear, Marquitta Annette

Littlecreek, Arnold Kent

Littlecreek, Christopher Dwight

Littlecreek, Drew Michelle

Littlecreek, Talani Rose

Longhorn, Darrell Eugene

Longman, Andrea Kay

Low, Sadie L. Spybuck

Lowe, Braylon James

Lowe, Megan Louise

MacK, Justin Wayne

Mack, Kevin Lee

Mahardy, Bradley Gene

Mahardy, Lacey Rochelle

Mann, George Allen

Mann, Jesse Dale

Martinac, Susan Renee

Masquas, Izaiah Zazueta

Mayfield, Hayden Winona

McCollom, Brandy Jo

McGowan, Charles Lee

McGuire, Kelsey Nicole

McMahan, Camdyn Rae

McMillen, Mitchell Thomas

Melton, Kalen Mykel

Mendoza, Elizabeth Ranae

Michaelson, Carol Sue Morton

Michaelson, James Ross

Mickleburgh, Dorothy Jean

Minesinger, Sara Danielle

Mitchell, Trevor Micah David

Mohawk, Galen Leroy

Mohawk, William Douglas

Molina, Manuela

Montgomery, Richard Henry Aaron

Moore, Jordan LaShell

Morgan, Alissa Ann

Morton, Madison Skye

Morton, Misty Lynn

Morton, Rachel Raynell

Mullins, Mirissa Bethany

Murdock, Wisper Dawn

Murry Jr., Steven Ray

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Happy 3rd Birthday

Daelan “DaeDae” Takye White Thunder

From: Daddy, Gpa, Gma, Shelsie, Shelby,

Justin, Bryson, Big Papa, Big Gma, and the

rest of the family.

WE LOVE YOU!!

Happy Birthday 96th Birthday Viola Harjo

You are very special to all of us!

HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY

MACKLYN LEITKA

Love,

All your children, grandchildren,

great grandchildren, & great-great grandchildren

From,

Ken & Bernie Blanchard, Rikki, Devon, Sissy,

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Absentee Shawnee Tribe

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

the Absentee

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Sexual

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405-273-2888

Congratulations Abbe!!!!

Family of Faith Christian School

8th Grade Girls Basketball Team

OCSSA 2A STATE CHAMPIONS!

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Health/Mental Health/Disabilities Manager

Melanie Williams (405) 275-4870

1535 N McKinley, Shawnee 74801

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FAMILIES MUST LIVE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

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NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM (ALL ACCEPTED)

ABSENTEE SHAWEE TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEPARTMENT

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Advocacy

The AST Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Programs are on-call 24 hours per day to provide

emotional support, advocacy and crisis counseling to survivors at hospitals, police stations and

throughout the legal system. The programs also serve as a resource center to the community by

offering educational information and referrals.

Transitional Housing

The AST DV Transitional Housing Program serves victims of Domestic Violence/Sexual

Assault. Participants have up to six months to obtain education and job skills needed to begin a

new life.

Court Advocacy

Assists survivors with domestic violence court related costs (when funding is available) and

appearances as well as filing for emergency protective orders (EPO) or restraining orders.

Shelter Placement Assistance

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe’s Domestic Violence Program works with other shelters within

Oklahoma in order to help victims obtain safe housing. Emergency transportation for

the victim and children may also be available.

Housing and Utility Assistance

Assists victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and/or dating violence in

emergency situations. This assistance may allow for a victim to either receive housing or utility

assistance.

Referral Assistance

Assists with providing community resources to those who are in need of additional services

outside the scope of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe’s Domestic Violence Program.

Community Outreach

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe’s Domestic Violence Program offers educational trainings,

informational displays, and community events in order to provide more awareness to both Tribal

and Non-Tribal communities.

For any questions regarding any of the above services please contact the Absentee Shawnee

Tribe’s Domestic Violence staff at (405) 273-2888.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES

PLEASE CALL (405) 273-1050 OR COME BY OUR OFFICE

LOCATED AT 107 NORTH KIMBERLY IN SHAWNEE,OK.

WEBSITE: WWW.ASHOUSINGAUTHORITY.COM

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“Aerobic Circuit”- A time-efficient training system aimed at

maintaining and improving cardiovascular fitness using a variety

of body movements.

“Zumba Fitness”- Fitness, fun, and dance. Learn Zumba dance

moves to get your heart rate pumping!

“Tabata Training”- An intense and time-efficient training system aimed

at developing cardiovascular and muscular strength/endurance.

“Chair Exercise for Elders”- Low-impact strength training utilizing a

chair for elders and beginner fitness levels.

“Cardio Kickboxing”- Aerobic training using kickboxing techniques

to engage and strengthen the cardiovascular system.

The MyDNA Program Coordinator, Ms. Kasey Dean, would like to thank the following youth who have participated in the

production of a youth-targeted video and the youth who presented, managed the MyDNA booth and served as town hall youth

participants during the U.S. Surgeon General’s visit to Oklahoma on May 18, 2016. It was an honor to work with each and every

one of you.

MyDNA Video Youth

Alexis Tanyan

Antone Nenaikita

Brody Miller

Dacoda McDowell

Dakota McGehee

Evan Wahpekeche

Garrett Walker

Hunter McGehee

Jacob Foreman

Jaxon Hayes

Josh Foreman

Kaci McGuire

Kasi Rice

Keilah Givens

Khia Colungo

Kylah McGuire

Madi McDowell

Ozmond Wahpekeche

MyDNA Presentation/Booth/Town hall

Railin Givens

Stevie Johnson

Taylor Kinley

Ty Dougan

William McGehee

Alexis Tanyan

Antone Nenaikita

Connor Edwards

Dacoda McDowell

Evan Wahpekeche

Taylor Kinley

From the Doctor’s Notebook

Arthritis

Grandma had it, I have it, and everyone who lives long enough will have it. Many people do not understand the term Arthritis. Arthritis is a generic

term that is composed of two terms Arthro meaning joint and Itis which is inflammation. One can have arthritis in virtually any joint of the body but like

many other features of disease processes is not necessarily a cause, but an end product. As we age we can get joint (especially knees) pain from plain old

wear and tear. That is osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease and is very popular with folks selling snake oil treatments or cures. It can also be a joint

pain issue that is part of a more serious diagnosis such as Lupus. Low back pain of the boney kind is arthritis of the back. When we talk about arthritis,

we are not talking about joint pain that occurs because we have done something stupid, like jump out of a perfectly good airplane (with a parachute) and

injured a knee, back, etc. As a rule degenerative arthritis does not come on all of a sudden. It is the result of years of use, or overuse as the case may be.

Let’s consider a typical scenario in our practice. Mr. S. comes in for joint pain in his right knee. One of the first things we notice is Mr. S. is 65 years

old and is a retired construction worker. He also spent a number of years in the military. His pain has been present for quite some time and is getting

worse with time and is mainly when he walks or is up and around doing his normal daily activities. He does not necessarily wake up with joint stiffness.

He also gets some swelling occasionally. This is the classic presentation of osteoarthritis; wear and tear arthritis. The final determination will be made

by getting some standing (weight bearing) x-rays to look for joint space narrowing. All bets are off if we do not find that. The problem then becomes

one for further investigation. An x-ray cannot “see” arthritis. The joints of the human body have specifications like any mechanical system. For instance,

the ball and socket joint of the hip are lined with cartilage. This cartilage acts as spacer and that space can be easily seen on an x-ray. If, especially on a

standing x-ray the space above the ball joint of the hip is narrower in the superior portion of the joint then the inferior portion the radiologist can infer

the presence of what is called “arthroses” or joint degeneration. This is the root cause of osteoarthritis.

Assuming, however the x-ray report does confirm joint space narrowing. It is a pretty sure bet that this person’s orthopedic exam will be somewhat

unremarkable except to notice that he walks with an abnormal gait – his joint(s) hurt when he walks! Breaking the news to someone this age, and with

this history of physical activity over the years is probably not going to be much of a problem because many folks will have showed up for their visit

stating that – “Hey doc, I think I have arthritis” or something like that. Treatment for something like this is pretty straight forward, pain control, physical

therapy, and in time, a referral to an orthopedic surgeon who will possibly recommend a joint replacement.

As I alluded to earlier, arthritis can also occur in the spine but we have discussed that in a previous article. When it is all said and done, the bottom

line is what we do for pain control. Let me defer that for just a bit.

The other type of arthritis is not from wear and tear. Again, arthritis is an inflammatory condition but one of the other causes can be due to

autoimmune diseases such as Lupus or Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Psoriasis among others. There are other somewhat obscure disease processes that can

lead to joint pain and loss of function as well. In general though, these diseases are a situation where the body turns on itself, hence the term autoimmune.

Since this type of a arthritis has its roots in an autoimmune problem there are usually other systemic involvements. One of the most worrisome is the

kidneys. Autoimmune types of arthritis are not nearly so easy to diagnose and the treatment takes the form of not only suppressing the base cause but

also managing pain. In some cases, however suppressing the base cause can provide adequate pain control by targeting the cause of pain. Unfortunately,

many of the newer, disease modifying agents as they are called have significant side effects and are very expensive. Not only that, they are generally

initiated by a specialist in rheumatology and require frequent monitoring (blood tests, needles, get it!). One fortunate thing is that autoimmune types of

arthritis are not nearly as common as plain old wear and tear arthritis.

My job as a primary care physician is going to be to try to manage discomfort and, where possible forestall, or slow down disease progression. After

an initial workup I will likely assess your pain scale, what kind of work you do, and in general your basic lifestyle requirements. We will discuss pain

control on an individual and customized basis because one shoe does not fit everyone. I will also encourage you to not do things that can make things

worse, for instance if you have osteoarthritis of the knee(s) I am going to discourage marathon running (but not daily walking). I will encourage you

to eat healthy, get some kind of exercise, not smoke, not consume alcohol in excess and get the rest you need. Pretty much everyone will be referred to

physical therapy as part of a treatment modality. Many times a good physical therapist will provide feedback to me about further imaging, like MRI. If it

comes down to that then there is a likelihood a surgeon is going to get involved.

Medications for arthritis or just about any joint pain is going to consist of a trial of anti-inflammatory medications unless not feasible. We don’t want

to use anti-inflammatory medications, especially in large doses in people with kidney disease or runaway high blood pressure. In those cases our options

are somewhat limited. In other cases anti-inflammatory medications are perfectly viable. Treatment of pain, whether for arthritis or any other condition,

must be customized. Some people respond well to Ibuprofen and some to Naproxen. There is, of course trial and error involved.

Unfortunately neither I, nor anyone else for that matter can turn back the clock. Degenerative arthritis is a disease of aging. Interestingly enough, the

presence of arthritic joints has been found in dinosaur fossils so in that respect we humans are not unique to that malady. Autoimmune arthritis, when

we encounter it is the purview of specialists in rheumatic diseases and is too technical to discuss in this forum.

Always in your service.

Bruce Stafford, Diplomate ABFM, NBPAS

Deputy Medical Director

Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health System

AST PHARMACY

Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health System

Behavioral Health Services

When requesting refills, please provide 24 hour notice

until pick-up. The most efficient method is to have your

refill numbers ready when you call the Pharmacy, and

use our automated system.

Deliveries of controlled medications are not allowed.

If you would like to receive a text message to your cell

phone when your medications are ready for pick-up,

please alert the pharmacy staff and provide us with

your current cell phone number.

Please inform us of changes in address, phone number,

insurance and other contact information (changes at

registration do not flow to pharmacy).

Office Hours

Monday-thru-Friday

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Little Axe Clinic

15951 Little Axe Drive

Norman, OK 73025

Ph. 405-701-7987

If you have any questions at any time, feel free to call

either Pharmacy or stop by and speak with one of our

Pharmacy staff. We are happy to assist you with your

pharmaceutical needs!

Shawnee Clinic

2029 S. Gordon Cooper Dr.

Shawnee, OK 74801

Ph. 405-878-4716

Services are offered through:

Little Axe Clinic & Shawnee Clinic for all Federally

Recognized Tribes.

Hours of Operation:

Little Axe: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

(7:30am-5:30pm Drive-Thru)

Phone-(405)292-9530

Shawnee: Monday-Friday 7am-5pm

Phone-(405)878-5859

AST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES

For counseling information, contact:

Shawnee BH:

Roberta Cooper (405) 878-4716

Little Axe BH:

Rolanda Smith

(405)701-7987

We are open through the lunch hour!!

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AFTER HOUR PHARMACY NOTIFICATION

Information about:

•

The Walgreens located at 100 12th Avenue NE in Norman,

OK is no longer contracted with the AST Health System

to pay for after hour emergency prescriptions due to losing its

24-hour service status.

Tribal members may now take prescriptions to:

Walgreens

615 W. Main St

Norman, OK

(405) 573-5019

Health Promotion

Quitting Smoking

Misuse of Alcohol and Drugs

Nutrition

Physical Fitness and Exercise

Controlling Stress and Violence

Prevention of Pregnancy

AIDS and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Women’s Health Services

Little Axe Health Center

15951 Little Axe Drive . Norman, OK 73026

405.447.0300 . Fax 405.701.7605

www.asthealth.org

ABSENTEE SHAWNEE TRIBAL MEMBERS

APPLYING FOR TRIBAL ENERGY ASSISTANCE (T.E.A)

(A ONE TIME YEARLY PAYMENT OF $150.00, PER RESIDENCE)

ELIGIBILITY

ENROLLED ABSENTEE SHAWNEE TRIBE

18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER

UTILITY BILL IN YOUR NAME AND/OR SPOUSE’S NAME (SPOUSE MUST RESIDE IN HOME)

TOTAL RESIDENCE INCOME (MUST NOT EXCEED A MONTHLY NET PAY OF $2,800.00)

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION:

SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS (ALL MEMBERS RESIDING IN THE RESIDENCE)

CDIB CARDS (ALL MEMBERS RESIDING IN THE RESIDENCE)

CURRENT UTILITY BILL AND/OR DISCONNECT NOTICE

CURRENT 30 DAYS INCOME VERIFICATION (I.E. CHECK STUB, SOCIAL SECURITY,

UNEMPLOYMENT, TANF, ETC.)

UNEMPLOYED APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE SELF-CERTIFICATION FORM PROVIDED BY CASE

WORKER

APPLICATION ALSO ONLINE: wwwastribe.com

HAVE APPLICATION COMPLETED AND ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATIONS BEFORE

SUBMITTING TO SOCIAL SERVICES

THE OFFICE OF

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

& ENGINEERING (OEH&E)

Office of Environmental Health & Engineering

•Tribal Housing Improvements Application

The Tribal Housing Improvement Program’s goal is providing

sanitary, safe, and decent housing for its members by

utilizing the following criteria to select the most “in need”

tribal members with homes that are in disrepair but are still

suitable for rehabilitation. All applicants must meet the

eligibility requirements and criteria which is approved by

the Absentee Shawnee Tribe.

The principal role of OEH&E is to raise the

health status of our tribal members to the highest possible level

by providing services in the area of water and wastewater. To

qualify for a water well and/or septic system, the applicant must

be an enrolled Absentee Shawnee Tribal member and reside

within one of these six counties; Pottawatomie, Cleveland,

Oklahoma, Payne, Lincoln, or Logan, provide land ownership

by verification such as a Warranty Deed or Notarized Lease

Agreement through the Absentee Shawnee Tribe Reality

Department. Proof of income is not required.

The services we provide are: new water wells, renovation of

a water wells, new city or rural water connections, replacement

of city or rural water service lines, new wastewater septic

systems, renovation of septic systems, new city sewer lines/

renovation of city sewer lines and water treatment systems as

needed. We are not funded to perform annual pumping of septic

tanks. That service is considered part of home maintenance.

If you are having water or wastewater issues or building a

new home and need services please come by our office and fill

out an OEH&E application for assistance.

If your home is under the management of any housing

authority and has not been paid off, you do not qualify

for assistance. Applications for this program are

available online at www.astribe.com and at the

OEH&E building.

THIP list all applicants by a priority list:

Handicapped/Disabled and Elderly

Income

Family Size/Overcrowded Living Conditions

Condition of Home

Other Programs available:

•Sanitation Facilities Assistance Program

Applications need to be completed and all necessary

documents attached before the application will be processed.

Applications are available online on the website:

www.astribe.com.

Submit completed application to:

Office of Environmental Health & Engineering

Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma

2025 S. Gordon Cooper Dr.

Shawnee, OK 74801

Absentee Shawnee Tribe Complex

Office of Environmental Health & Engineering, Building 13

If you have any questions, you can reach us by phone at

(405) 214-4235

Potential Risks to our Water and Tribal Community

As tribal members, we have submitted a letter of concern to the AST Media which contains explanations of real and potential threats to the safety

of the Little Axe community water sources. Due to the complexity of these matters, the letter could not be placed in the tribal newsletter in its

entirety; however, the following excerpts are from the actual letter which will be available on the tribal website. Also, tribal members may contact

us for a copy of the letter to share with those that do not have internet access by emailing us at NoPlainsPipeline@gmail.com

Respectfully,

Alecia Onzahwah

Ashley McCray

Paulette Blanchard

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a method In which natural gas is extracted from the shale formations thousands of feet under the ground

surface by a process in which millions of gallons of water, mixed with sand and a concoction of toxic chemicals are sent down a pipe that has

been drilled deep into the shale at a high velocity, causing fractures in the shale, which then releases the gas. It is the fracturing of the shale

that is believed to be contributing to increased seismic activity in Oklahoma and other states.

The fracking wastewater that results from this process contains numerous toxic chemicals such as Benzene along with heavy metals and

radioactive materials from far beneath the Earth’s surface. The fracking wastewater that is recovered from these types of wells is placed in

a holding pond, which is a man-made pond that is lined with material in which to hold the wastewater until a time that the wastewater is

removed by truck. We should be concerned with any potential flooding that could cause overflow of the frack wastewater, which could

eventually reach our water sources and soil.

Most recently, as reported in a Common Dreams May 2nd 2016 article Texas Floods Sending Toxic Fossil Fuel Runoff into Public Waters,

in Houston, Texas, flooding sent both crude oil and toxic chemicals into Texas waterways. The article notes that “new evidence is mounting

that spills from oil wells and fracking sites increase when water levels rise”. The article then goes on to mention “In other areas, cattle that

drank the fracking fluid actually died an hour after drinking it. There are potential carcinogens that can lead to leukemia, brain cancer,

and other endocrine disruptors that can affect premature births. So, it is not good to drink frack wastewater.”

The next issue that we want to bring to your attention is the crude oil pipeline that is being proposed for construction through the Little Axe

community. It is our understanding that this pipeline may either pass through AST individual allotted land or very near AST individual land

and possibly homes.

Crude oil contains hundreds of substances that include benzene, chromium, and mercury, just to name a few. Exposure to these substances

can include dizziness, tightness of chest, nosebleeds, leukemia, and kidney or liver damage, coma and death.

The same company that is set to complete the crude oil pipeline project through Little Axe community has had 10 serious crude oil spills in

four states, including Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Kansas, according to the EPA. They are also responsible for a massive crude oil spill

of over 105,000 gallons along the coast of Santa Barbara, CA in May of 2015. They have also had 175 safety and maintenance code violations.

The probability of such a (crude oil spill) disaster as that which has occurred in the communities of Mayflower, Arkansas (Exxon crude oil

spill) and Santa Barbara, California is exacerbated by the fact that Oklahoma’sincreasing number of earthquakes. On May 5th, 2015, the

United States Geological Society issued a rare earthquake warning for Oklahoma, in which the risk of a damaging earthquake, greater than

5.0, has significantly increased for central Oklahoma.

Water is vital to our very existence in not only our everyday life, but in our tribal ceremonies as well. Should a situation occur in which the

water sources in the Little Axe area become contaminated by hydraulic fracking, crude oil pipeline spillage, or both, the ability to operate our

L.A. Resource center Elder Nutrition Program, our new tribal daycare, our tribal clinic and our tribal casino could be greatly impacted – not

to mention the individual water wells of our tribal families. We simply cannot take the risk of allowing this company, nor any other company,

to place such a pipeline, nor fracking, in any part of our tribal community.

Kid Friendly Recipe

By Sarah Judkins, MA, RD/LD, CDE

Dietitian, Diabetes & Wellness Program

Office of Environmental Health

Brownfield Response Program

Are you looking for a healthy kid friendly recipe? Consider trying this Fish Taco with Corn Salsa Recipe.

The great thing about serving tacos is each child can choose their toppings. No worries if your kids are

not fond of fish you can plan to substitute cooked, shredded chicken breast for the fish. However, fish is

a good source of healthy fats (omega-3 fats), iron, calcium, zinc and magnesium. Be sure to also note the

use of corn over flower tortillas to help reduce calories and increase fiber. Frozen corn is used over

canned since it is lower in sodium. Lastly don’t leave off the avocado since it has good healthy fats, and

children need healthy fats in their diet to help with brain and nervous system development! Enjoy!!!

What is a Brownfield?

The EPA defines a brownfield site as

“...real property, the expansion,

redevelopment, or reuse of which may

be complicated by the presence or

potential presence of hazardous

substances, pollutants, contaminants,

controlled substances, petroleum or

petroleum products, or is mine-scarred

land.”

Fish Tacos with Corn Salsa Recipe

By Dawn Jackson Blatner, RDN, CSSD

Ingredients:

12 ounces white fish fillet (such as tilapia)

Cooking spray

¼ teaspoon sea salt

¼ teaspoon black pepper

1 cup prepared salsa or pico de gallo

½ cup frozen corn, thawed

12 corn tortillas, warmed

2 cups pre-shredded slaw (cabbage, red cabbage, carrots)

1 avocado, sliced

¼ cup fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)

Do you possibly have a Brownfield

site on your land?

Typical Brownfield Sites Include:

 Abandoned Factories/Buildings/Homes

 Burned Homes

Directions:

1. Preheat broiler. Mist fish with cooking spray, season with salt and pepper and place on foil-lined

baking sheet.

2. Broil fish for about 8 minutes, until its internal temperature reaches 145ºF. Cut cooked fish into strips.

3. Mix salsa with corn. Serve cooked fish in tortillas topped with corn salsa, broccoli slaw and avocado.

Drizzle with lime juice.

 Open Dump Sites

 A Large Amount of Tires

Absentee Shawnee Tribe

Brownfield Response Program

2025 S. Gordon Cooper Dr.

Shawnee, OK 74801

(405) 214-4235

AST.Environmental.Programs@astribe.com

 Former Cattle Dip Pit Sites

 Barrels of Unknown Substances

 Old Service Stations

Nutrition Information:

Serving size: 3 tacos

Serves 4

Calories: 390; Total fat: 11g; Saturated fat: 2g; Trans-fat: 0g; Cholesterol: 45mg; Sodium 380mg; Total

carbohydrate: 54g; Dietary fiber: 9g; Sugars: 6g; Protein: 23g; Vitamin A: 15%; Vitamin C: 40%; Calcium:

15%; Iron: 10%

http://www.eatright.org/resource/food/planning-and-prep/recipes/fish-tacos-with-corn-salsa-recipe

If it’s possible that you have a

Brownfield site on your property, or if

you know of a possible Brownfield

site, please contact:

 Buried Dump Sites

 Oil Storage Facilities

on current and upcoming projects

 Oil/Gas Well Sites

www.facebook.com/

ast.environmental.programs

 Old Dry Cleaning Businesses

our Foster Care Committee. If you are interested in becoming part of our

team, please send a letter to the Secretary that states your interest in

becoming a member of our Committee.

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the Foster Care Board. If you are interested

in serving on the board, send your letter of

interest to Secretary Dawsey at the Tribal

Complex, 2025 S. Gordon Cooper Dr., Shawnee,

OK 73801.

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of abuse which happened to

these young and vulnerable children in many of these schools resulted in

overwhelming intergenerational trauma and unresolved grief. This trauma which

interrupted the ability to parent has led directly to the most current social

problems that plague Native American communities today including alcohol/

drug abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, sexual abuse and parenting

deficiencies. All of these problems have contributed to the break-down of

the family unit, leading to the removal of large numbers of Native American

youth from their families. The journey of healing and breaking the cycles which

have been put in place by the historical trauma experienced by generations of

Native Americans requires that the cultural identity for so long denied to these

children be returned. Native American youth have two distinct influences, that

of their family of origin and that of their caregivers. Absentee Shawnee Tribal

Foster Care is in need of homes for children that are in our child welfare system.

Your participation in being a foster parent helps to ensure that these children

have positive connections to their culture which in helps nurture a positive

sense of identification as a Native American. By being willing to do this, you

can be a valuable part of the healing journey that will help strengthen this

next generation of Absentee Shawnee children; in turn, helping those children

become the parents that their children will need them to be. Our children are

our future, what will we have our future be? Will you, as Absentee Shawnee

member, do your part if you are able?

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A FOSTER PARENT, PLEASE CONTACT

JULIANN WILSON ICW/CPS/FOSTER CARE AT 275-4030, EXT. 133.

Racial disproportionality is defined as the over-or

under-representation of certain groups (e.g. racial/

ethnic, gender, age) relative to the group’s proportion

in the general population. Reports conducted in

2008 showed that, compared to other groups, Native

American children were:

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3 times more likely to be referred to CPS

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biological homes

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Twice as likely to remain in foster care for over

two years

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Less likely to be adopted and more likely to be in

guardianships

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parents

The sad reality is that there are not enough culturally appropriate homes for these

children, resulting in the placement of Native American children in homes that do not

share their cultural heritage or traditions. We want to place “our tribal” children in our

own homes, to do this we need tribal members to open their homes and their hearts.

Are you willing to open your heart? Are you willing to open your home?

If so, please contact Julie Wilson ICW/FC/CPS 878-4702 (ext. 133).

WHAT IS A FOSTER CARE WORKER?

Foster care caseworker training involves completing a bachelor's

degree program in social work through a college or university.

Students take courses in psychology, abnormal psychology,

sociology, economics, ethics, child welfare policies and complete a

supervised internship.

The child’s Foster Care Worker needs to be a partner with the foster

parents to ensure that each child receives the full spectrum of

services provided and/or arranged by the Department.

Some aspects of this relationship include the following:

• Sharing information on an ongoing basis regarding the

child’s individual needs, family situation and adjustment to the

foster home

• Encouraging the foster parents to participate in the total

service planning process

• Providing the foster parents the opportunity to discuss the

child’s progress and any unmet needs which they assess

• Providing the foster parent with information, support,

guidance and referrals to other professionals on the child’s

behalf

• Helping the foster family, when necessary, to identify and

obtain services for the foster child; e.g., medical, educational

• Ensuring that the foster family, on the child’s behalf, has

access to all financial resources available to the child while in

foster care.

A Foster Care Worker works in conjunction with Tribal Courts,

Tribal Law Enforcement, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and other county

services. Indian Child Welfare’s goal is to ensure the safety of our

tribal children when they placed in foster care. The homes that our

tribal children are placed in must complete Child Welfare Background

Check, OSBI Background Check, Income Verification, Home Study,

and a Physical. Our AST foster homes are licensed by our Foster

Care Committee.

Foster Care Payments are as follows:

0-5 age $14.73 day $441.97 month

6-12 age $17.12 day $513.57 month

12 and over $19.30 day $579.13 month

IN ORDER TO RECEIVE P A Y M E N T, A L L THE A B O V E

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O N CE PROCESSED STATE P A Y M E N T W I L L B E ISSUED .

This is just a little information on what type of work a foster care

worker performs on a daily basis. If you are interested in becoming

a foster home, please call 405-878-4030 ext. 133.

Vote to make a difference!

Vote for Twila Parker on June 18th

On June 18th you will have the opportunity to go to the polls and either keep the current Treasurer in office or vote to make a

difference. Let me share with you why I believe we MUST make a change. As I went out and visited with tribal members I found that the

stories shared with me are compelling and the concerns are long reaching. Tribal members generously opened their hearts and homes

to me and I appreciate that trust and opportunity to listen. Some of the tales told were of woe and many others were haunting. Many

shared that they’ve had long term problems with their homes with promises of assistance made to them, only to be given none. What I

found especially sad and disturbing were those of our tribal elders in their late 70’s to 80’s. One 85 year old tribal elder is still mowing

his own yard while recovering from a bout of cancer. This was resolved by finding an upstanding young tribal member who volunteered

to go help this elder with his yard. Another tribal elder stated he was ‘sick and tired of these tribal members who run for office to simply

pay for their own personal lifestyles or to pay for the problems in their families’. These are but a few and there are many, many more.

When a candidate runs for Office he/she may make promises that they anticipate being able to do when they get into Office. These

‘promises’ may or may not happen based on a number of factors – the legality of keeping the promise, ethics, budget, elected leaders

working together, to name just a few. What is important to remember for elected leaders is ethical standards and those are to be upheld

by elected leaders when they take the Oath of Office as they swear to support, obey, and defend the Constitution and their traditions

and laws; and are to be willing to discharge the duties of their office with fidelity. A good example of this not occurring is when certain

of our “elected officials” allowed for the Citizen Potawatomi to move the boundary fence between their land and our tribal complex.

Instead of taking the necessary and appropriate steps through the DOI/BIA, legal and with the approval of the Executive Committee

this elected leader gave oral approval to go ahead and move the line 10 feet over as pipes were being put in. As I’ve mentioned before

the tribal complex acreage was part of Public Law 93-590-S.3358. This bill was sponsored by R-Sen. Dewey Bartlett to convey 33 acres

of land into trust status through the Department of Interior Secretary. This type of ‘oral’ approval changes our hard won land base and

was done with little to no thought of the action. This is significant. Consider for a moment the north side of our tribal complex from the

front of the complex 10 feet over, all the way to the back of the complex. This particular elected leader has a dedicated staff person who

allegedly ‘specializes’ in trust and other related BIA issues. This same elected official and his staff “ranted and raved about not having

anything to do with Potawatomi’s in later months! Those statements appear to be only for ‘show and tell’. This is the type of leadership we

currently have in Office. This is the reason we are not progressing like the tribes around us. We are constantly having to put out the legal

fires of those in leadership who are causing them and the cost continues to increase as does our liability and loses. NOW IS THE TIME

FOR CHANGE! Can we afford another couple of years of candidates who mindlessly give away tribal holdings? Do we need to continue

with a Treasurer who pays for a Comptroller to stay at home and receive a $100,000+ a year plus benefits? Do we want a Treasurer who

can’t get bonded under a bona fide bond due to bankruptcy? Do we want a Treasure who pays for certain elected leaders personal legal

expenses? Do we want a Treasurer who makes payment on contracts NOT authorized by the tribe? Do we want a Treasurer who cannot

provide a financial report at Executive Committee meetings and refuses to put one in the General Council report? And do we want a

Treasurer who gives a Financial Report handout at General Council that looks like a high schooler did it? Do we want a Treasurer who

doesn’t know how to keep business hours, M to F, 8 to 5 p.m. daily? It’s time for us to make progress – help me to help you – Vote to make

a difference – vote for me – TWILA PARKER!

Again, I extend my warmest ‘thanks’ to those tribal members who invited me into your homes and families and shared your

problems and solutions with me for the tribe. I ask for your vote on June 18, 2016 and let’s make a difference and begin to make those

changes you asked for happen!

VOTE FOR TWILA PARKER – Let’s make a difference together!

VOTE

TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

VOTE FOR ME

SHERMAN TIGER

I WILL LISTEN TO YOU AND REPRESENT YOU

Our Tribe needs a REPRESENTATIVE that will look at the issues and address them

from a professional standpoint. I, Sherman Tiger, can and will do that.

We have had good Representatives and those who entered the tribe into unauthorized

agreements, dressed non-professional, abused the tribe’s credit card and had no ethics. Those

individuals are the ones we need to ensure that our Ethics code is enforced on. If my opponent is

placed into Office I believe that is the direction our tribe will go – to court. Look at his work

history and that should speak for itself. He has steadfastly not placed any information about

himself, his work history or his family in our tribal newsletter for you to consider and make an

informed decision on. He does like to make statements on social media forums and those are

disrespectful to the Tribe, the Governor, the Constitution and our Election Commission. How

will placing this type of individual into an elected role get the work of our tribe done? It won’t.

When I make a promise I move to make it happen. I try hard to keep focused in the face of

adversity and often find that I am reading our Constitution and Administrative Systems Manual

to make certain that I don’t move away from what has been approved by you, my people, and

what has been passed by the elected body.

Now is the time for us as a tribe to move away from ‘cronyism’. Cronyism is the practice

of partiality in awarding jobs and other advantage to friends or trusted business associates, where

they don’t meet the qualifications of the job(s) they hold.

When you go to the Poll’s to vote on Saturday, June 18th please keep in mind:

Ø Our Constitution

Ø We need people in Office to Represent us who have a Work Ethic and a History

of Work Performance

Ø Being Professional and Insightful – voicing your concerns in a way that is

respectful and informed

I promise to:

Listen to you

Learn from you

Be informed for you

Be there for you

VOTE SHERMAN TIGER and let’s work together for a brighter tomorrow for you, your

children, your family, your elders and our people. I will be ‘For the people, of the

people, and by the people’.

FYI: Contract Health Service News

Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health

The AST Contract Health Services Team are here to assist you

... follow the CHS Guidelines!

Get a copy of the CHS Guidelines and update your information

Emergency

and

Urgent Care Services

Contract Health Services

for AST members

with Insurance

Contract Health Services

for AST members

without Insurance

CHS for a currently enrolled AST member

who resides in the defined catchment area

who needs emergent or urgent care:

CHS for a currently enrolled AST

member who resides in the defined

catchment area who has insurance such

as Medicare or Private Insurance:

CHS for a currently enrolled AST member

who resides in the defined catchment area

who does not have insurance:

Call the On-Call nurse at

(405) 447-0300 option 9 for “triage”.

Complete CHS Patient Update form

and update all information every 6

months.

Notify CHS on the next businesss day

or within 72 hours after the ER visit.

Notification does not assure

authorization of payment. However

if you do not notify CHS within 72

hours, your bills will not be paid.

Notify CHS at least 48 hours

prior to appointment date for a (COB)

Coordination of Benefits to be sent to

provider

Inform Provider/HealthFacility that

AST CHS is secondary payer/payer of

last resort.

You must apply for all resources

available to you such as: Medicaid,

Medicare, Worker’s Compensation,

Vocational

Rehabilitation,

Auto

Insurance and other personal injury

or liability coverage. PRC staff and/

or Benefit Coordinators can assist with

the application process for alternate

resources. Failure to exhaust available or potentially available alternate

resources may result in denial of payment.

In the event that you receive a bill

from a provider, please provide a

copy to CHS. You may leave bills

Complete

CHS

Patient

Update

form and update all information

every 6 months

You must utilize the services provided

within the AST health clinics prior to

being referred out.

Referrals for outside services must

be sent to CHS. Services must be

medically approved by an AST Health

provider.

An appointment will be scheduled

and a COB will be sent to the outside

provider.

In the event that you receive a bill

from a provider, please provide a

copy to CHS. You may leave bills

For AST members with no insurance

evidence must exist that the visit was

medically necessary. Medical priorities

have been established for determining

which referrals can be authorized for

payment.

For AST members with insurance,

evidence must exist that a third party

resource has made determination such

services were “emergency care” or

“urgent care” (such evidence may

include payment from private insurance).

at the Little Axe Health Center or

Shawnee Clinic.

Contract Health

Direct Phone Line

405.701.7951

In the event that you receive a bill

from a provider, please provide a

copy to CHS. You may leave bills

at the Little Axe Health Center or

Shawnee Clinic.

Contract Health Services

is conveniently located at

Shawnee Clinic-Building 16

and Little Axe Health Center

at the Little Axe Health Center or

Shawnee Clinic.

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Debi Sloat

Glendine Blanchard

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Shawnee Clinic

(405) 878-4702

Darla Gatzman

Little Axe Health Center

(405) 447-0300

Jayne Werst

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Mosquitoes can get inside broken or unsealed septic tanks and lay eggs. Each day thousands of

mosquitoes fly out of cracked or broken septic tanks. Mosquitoes can spread viruses like Zika,

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Little Axe

Absentee Shawnee Tribe Of Oklahoma

After School Program - Shawnee

2025 S. Gordon Cooper

Shawnee, OK 74801

P: (405) 878-0633 F: (405) 878-0156

The AST After School Program (ASP) - Shawnee has opened

as of August 13, 2015. We will be accepting children who

are in Kindergarten

up Shawnee

to 12 years

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with transportation costs, snacks and supplies the children

may need.

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we will not provide services for school breaks including fall,

winter, spring and summer breaks. The ASP-Shawnee will

have tutors on hand to provide assistance with homework.

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astribe.com or (405) 878-0633.

The AST After School Program (ASP) - Shawnee has opened as of August 13, 2015. We will be

accepting children who are in Kindergarten up to 12 years of age. We will be able to pick up from

Shawnee or Tecumseh schools only. The cost is $25 per child per week. This fee will be able to help

with transportation costs, snacks and supplies the children may need.

Come join us at the AST Resource

Center!!!

Free Tutoring in all subjects!

Games and activities!

Delinquency Prevention!

Healthy Lifestyles!

And Much More!

Open to All Middle School and High School Students

Open to Absentee Shawnee Tribal Students K-5 with a C.D.I.B.

Everything is offered with no charge….Little Axe bus will transport

students to the AST Resource Center on Peebly Road and parents are

responsible for picking students up by 6:00pm.

Duration: Starts August 31st and will run through the school year.

Monday-Thursday, 2:45pm-6:00pm

For more information and sign up please contact

Blake Goodman at (405) 364-7569

May 21: Percussion Instruments

June 18: Summer Fun in the Car

July 16: Crafts that Blast Off

August 20: Back to School Crafts

September 17: Pirate Crafts

October 15: Spooky Crafts

November 19: Squawking Turkey Crafts

Contact me to find out more!

Delana Ayers

405-432-7405

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Governor Edwina Butler-Wolfe . 6308 FINANCE

Twila Parker ................................ 6307 Genevieve Foster ................................. 6282

Lesa Shaw ..................................... 6269 Amy Hilderbrand ............................... 6280

Courtney Green .................................. 6300

Lt.Governor Isaac Gibson........... 6253

Jenny Ware ........................................ 6279

Andy Warrior .............................. 6309 Holly Davis ......................................... 6265

Mary Billy..................................... 6267 David Deer ........................................... 6320

Scott Miller (BIA Spec.) .................. 6325

Twyla Blanchard ................................ 6233

Secretary John R. Johnson ......... 6289 Jennifer Hernandez ........................... 6228

Alvina Barnes ............................... 6275 Shema Lincoln .................................... 6250

Jeff Gibson ................................... 6256 Vivianna Wilhelm .............................. 6397

Misty Griffith ..................................... 6290

Glenna Jones ...................................... 6338

Treasurer Leah Bates .................. 6239 Sandra Burnett ................................... 6385

Donna Longhorn .......................... 6240

HUMAN RESOURCES

Representative Ken Blanchard ... 6287 Cheri Hardeman ................................. 6252

Diane Ponkilla .............................. 6335 Elizabeth Clark .................................. 6296

Rachael Lankford .............................. 6222

Arlene Herrera ................................... 6346

RECEPTIONIST

Lea Bettelyoun..................................... 4030 Casey Adams ...................................... 6337

Gov.

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COMMUNITYBUILDING

46309 GARRETTS LAKE ROAD

SHAWNEE,

74801

S TA R T

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CONCESSION STAND

BEND

Lt. Gov.

TITLE VI

Thomasine (Doss) Owings (DIR) ........6227

ICW

Johnnie Mae Bettelyoun ......................6272

ATTORNEY

Ray Campbell ...................................... 6313 Ronelle Baker ...................................... 6375 Donna Butler ........................................6270

Julie Wilson ........................................ 6376 Robert Schoolfield ...............................6270

COURT

.............................................................. 6377 Ted Watson ..........................................6270

Kathy Brock (Court Clerk) ................ 6241

OTHER EXTENSIONS

Jarrod Vasquez ................................... 6336 LITTLE AXE RESOURCE CENTER

Bucky LittleCharley .................... 585-8310 Bldg. 1 Conf. Rm.................................6294

CULT. PRES. / GIFT SHOP

Duke Blanchard ........................... 585-3669 Bldg. 1 Break Rm.................................6305

Receptionist ......................................... 6243

Gov. Bldg. 2 Conf. Rm. .......................6330

Leonard Longhorn ................................. 6310 MAINTENANCE

Fam. Svcs. Conf. Rm. ..........................6311

Carol Butler ......................................... 6319 Cecil Walker ........................................ 6316 Finance Conference Rm ......................6236

Colleen Butler ...................................... 6340 Reta Harjo ........................................... 6249

Tracy Wind.......................................... 6324 Stephen Fife ......................................... 6234 OTHER ENTITIES & TOLL FREE

All Nations Bank .......................... 273-0202

(Gift Shop Manager) .................................. 6323 Donna Simon, Sherri Yetter, Isaac

ASEDA.......................................... 878-6782

.............................................................. 6245 Bettelyoun, John Mann, Kevin Kaseca

Toll Free ............................. 1-800-256-3341

Gift Shop .............................................. 6273 Tom White, Donnie Marshall, Lance

Nanaeto, Levi Littlecreek ................... 6331 Brendle Corner ............................ 447-3372

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

Building Blocks ........................... 878-0633

Heather Napier .................................... 6264 MIS

(Billie Thompson, Briana Ponkilla)

Rico Coon ............................................ 6328

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/FAMILY SERVICES Michael Berry...................................... 6303 Housing ......................................... 273-1050

Kimberly Stephens .............................. 6277 Josh Gibson ......................................... 6329 Human Resources ........................ 275-1468

Jackie Denny ....................................... 6326 Nishant Shrestha ................................. 6327 Indian Child Welfare................... 878-4702

Country Kitchen Restaurant ...... 366-7220

Linda Gouge (Sexual Assault Adv) ........... 6298

Media ............................................ 598-1279

Melissa Lopez ...................................... 6333 OEH

DV Advocate........................................ 6224 Ken Jones............................................. 8845 (Sherman Tiger, Derek Hilderbrand)

Lacey Carey ......................................... 6315 Jarrod Lloyd ....................................... 8844 OEH/OEP ..................................... 214-4235

Dakota Blanchard ............................... 8843 Police Dept. ................. 275-3200 / 275-3432

EDUCATION

Evelyn Pablito ..................................... 8847 Thunderbird Casino NRM.......... 360-9270

Admin Asst./Rec .................................. 6255 Rebecca Diven ..................................... 8848 Shawnee Casino ........................... 273-2679

Tresha Spoon ....................................... 6242

Tribal Store (Little Axe).................. 364-0668

POLICE DEPT............... 275-3200 / 275-3432

LITTLE AXE CLINIC

ELECTION COMMISSION

(Chief)............................. 6302

Emily Longman ................................... 6271 Ric Mantooth....................................... 6278 Clinic - Medical ............................................. 447-0300

After hours..................................................... 447-0498

Richard Reeves.................................... 6266 Clinic - Dental ................................................ 307-9704

ENROLLMENT

Diabetes .......................................................... 360-0698

Joshua Littleaxe .................................. 6288 Jason Brinker ...................................... 6259 Pharmacy ....................................................... 292-9530

Scott Wilson......................................... 6232

Resource Center ............................................ 364-7298

Steven Crisp ........................................ 6278 (Chrissy Wiens, Buster Bread, Blake Goodman)

HORSE SHOE BEND

James Woolbright ............................... 6278 SHAWNEE CLINIC

(After School Program Director)

Travis Dinwiddie ................................. 6278 Clinic (Bldg. 17) ............................................. 878-5850

Edwina Butler-Wolfe .......................... 6308 Joseph Abbiss ...................................... 6278 Pharmacy ....................................................... 878-5859

Stuart Rollette .............................. 585-1346

Toll free ................................................ 1-866-742-4977

F R I DAY N I G H T

JUNE 24TH

SHOE

TERO

Jeff Gibson ...........................................6284

HORSE

TAX COMMISSION / TAG

Alicia Engler.........................................6257

Tara Battise ..........................................6237

Shelby Kabalan ....................................6258

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SOCIAL SERVICES

Annie Wilson (Director) .........................6225

HOT DOGS!

REALTY

Cecil Wilson .........................................6246

Lea Tsotaddle .......................................6248

(Probate) .................................................. 6247

PER CARD

Secretary

$.50 KIDS

Treas

$1 ADULTS

Rep.

PROCUREMENT

Asaycia Clayton ...................................6291

Sheelby Thorpe ....................................6244

Kayla Ketakea ......................................6281

ABSENTEE SHAWNEE TRIBE – SHAWNEE DEPARTMENT EXTENSIONS (405) 275-4030

ABSENTEE SHAWNEE TRIBE

OF INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA

2025 S. GORDON COOPER DR.

SHAWNEE, OK 74801

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