GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING

GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING

OCTOBER 16,2010

10:00 A.M.

LITTLE AXE RESOURCE CENTER

E SHAWNEE

OKLAHOMA

OCTOBER 2010

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

George Blanchard

Governor

Isaac Gibson

Lt.Governor

Lt. GOVERNOR’S REPORT

T

ribal Members: I have just completed my report to General Council

and don’t want to duplicate what I

have submitted for October. I know

that since that report was submitted,

we have been soliciting bids for the

renovations at the Horse Shoe Bend

Community Center and expect to have

that project up and moving sometime

within the next 2 weeks.

Staff members have also meet with a

contractor on putting together a Hazard Mitigation Plan. This plan will

allow the Tribe to apply for federal

funds in the areas of natural hazards.

The plan is almost complete and a draft

will be available for your review at the

General Council meeting in October.

I would like to thank Linda Day, the

tribal Police Department, Lyndale

Waller, Ken Jones and others who

made up the team to get this Hazard

Mitigation plan moving forward. We

will be able to apply for storm warning

alert systems. After the tornado that

took out most of Little Axe, we all

know the warning systems are vital to

the survival of our communities. We

will also make application to have

warning systems placed in Johnson

Community. Since the tornado is

still fresh in our memory; that is the

Michelle Lopez

Secretary

Kathy Deere

Treasurer

first thing that comes to mind, but the

mitigation plan will allow us to apply

for equipment and training for the fire

prevention/protection program and

many other areas, floods, drought, ice

and snow storms, this will alleviate

funds that were having to be provided

by the tribe’s general fund, grants

can be applied for through FEMA

and other federal agencies to assist

financially in repairing and assisting

in other ways to rectify the disasters

that are often results of mother nature,

things man kind has no control over.

We can’t stop it but maybe we will be

financially able to rebuild structures,

put in storm shelters, provide generators, etc. Provide for cool zones and

community places for warmth in the

harsh winter months.

We attended the hearing on the Probate

issue on September 15, 2010. We had

our legal council present; also in attendance were myself and Governor

Blanchard, Realty staff and the BIA

Specialist. It was also good to see so

many tribal members. As this is still

under litigation, we can not discuss,

openly, some of the issues. However,

I will say that our attorney is confident

that, with the help of the staff and

members of the tribe, he feels that we

are building a strong case. I would

like to let the tribal members know

that the staff has been very helpful in

Jeffrey Gibson

Representative

providing information to the attorney

that is going to assist in helping us prevail in this case. We are busy in very

many areas; everyone has taken time

out of their busy schedules to assist in

providing information to our attorney

that is very important to the outcome.

It looks favorable at this point. I will

try and keep you updated as we move

forward.

The tribe is moving forward with

so many different things; please ask

questions at General Council. I will

try my best to answer any questions

you may have. Some issues are very

good for the tribe and other areas are

difficult. We are working diligently to

make things better all the way around.

Please come by and visit with us or

call. Your input lets us know what you

would like to be done and that is what

we are here for, to do the best we can

to make your lives better.

ABSENTEE

TRIBE OF O

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Respectfully,

Isaac Gibson, Jr.

Lieutenant Governor

OCTOBER 2010

TREASURER’S REPORT

M

r. Jack Kohler, actor/producer

portrayed the most legendary person

in American History, Tecumseh, at the

Chillicothe Amphitheater from 1996

through 2000. He is a Hoopa Valley Tribal member from the Trinity

River in California. His wife, Megan

Chesnut, and daughter, Carly Kohler,

came to the Absentee Shawnee Tribal

office and met with two of the Executive Committee Member’s Governor

Blanchard and Treasurer Deere. We

gave them a tour of the complex, introduced them to the employees and

presented them with several items to

show our appreciation of his many

years of portraying, “Tecumseh” in

the outdoor Amphitheater, Chillicothe, Ohio.

He is now producing films from

Northern California. Currently, he

has a film playing nationally on PBS

called “River of Renewal”. His latest

Feature Film “Behind the Door of a

Secret Girl” was shown at the Southern Winds Film Festival in Shawnee,

OK on Sept 11th at the Hornbeck

Theater. He won an award for his film

“Behind the Door of a Secret Girl”

out of 55 films being screened at the

Southern Winds Film Festival. We

appreciate him and his family taking

the time to come to Oklahoma to meet

with us.

Happy October! Fall is here! Don’t you

just love this time of the season? Hope

you are enjoying the cooler weather!

Tribal Finances are looking good!

Revenues coming in are good and

Expenditures are keeping within the

limits. Overall picture for half a year

are great! Thanks to all our Program

Directors, Department Heads, Executive

Committee, and employees. You all are

awesome!! Plans to start negotiating

2011 budget for the Tribe is in the works.

Tribal members you are all always welcome to call, email, or visit me.

See below Articles from All Nations

Bank Update and Finance Department.

Blessing to all,

Treasurer Deere

ALL NATIONS BANK

Good Day to our Absentee Shawnee Tribe

Friends,

AllNations Bank continues to move forward with plans to open a branch bank in

Shawnee in either late 2010 or the first

quarter of 2011. Gene Davis, our CEO,

is working with various governmental

agenices in an effort to gain approval for

our branch.

In house, we are continuing the work to

up date our technogly. When we arrive

in Shawnee, we want to have the latest

state-of-the-art products available for our

Tribal members and the general public.

This is an ongoing process that will really

pick up steam in November.

On the banking in general, the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer

Protection Act has dominated the banking scene.

The new law is an historic re-affirmation

of the importance of the dual banking

system and state financial regulation.

There have been those who sought to

use this process to consolidate federal

regulatory authority into a single federal

banking regulator. From my view point,

this would have been directly contrary

to meaningful regulatory reform; it would

have created a behemoth even more

susceptible to regulatory capture by

the largest of the large financial institutions and even more out of touch with

community banks and the communities that we serve. The good news is

the act preserved our right to use the

Federal Reserve System as our regulatory agency. The Fed understands

"community banks". The act also made

permanent the $250,000 FDIC deposit

insurance ceiling.

While the legislation addresses a

tremendous range of financial and

regulatory issues, Congress left many

of the details to be spelled out by the

federal agencies. By the last count,

various federal agencies will soon be

developing at least 392 new regulations

and studies mandated by the new law.

Stand by for change!

Over-all AllNations is enjoying a good

profitable year. The bank continues to

grow. Canadian and surrounding counties are enjoying a "drilling boom" as

Devon and several oil and gas companies are slant drilling in the "Cana" play.

We are looking forward to our move

east to Shawnee, we only wish that we

could speed up the calender and we

were "home" with the tribe.

Have a Great Day, Bob, Gene and staff.

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

SEPTEMBER 2010

The Finance office continues our efforts in

keeping the day to day activities flowing

efficiently and effectively through communication between the Finance office and

Programs. In working together, we have

found the most time effective and cost effective processes for transacting business.

A continued thanks to the recently elected

Executive Committee and all the programs

for their support and understanding in the

Finance Department’s continued efforts to

stay caught up; as it is a constant flow of

business transactions.

Our 2009 Audit is complete which includes

the MD&A (Management Discussion and

Analysis) and has been submitted to the

Federal reporting offices. The MD&A report

is an informative report within the 2009 Audit;

which is a brief review and explanation of the

Audit. The second quarter financials are

complete; June 30, 2010 quarterly reports

have been submitted to the Department of

Interior.

The Indirect Cost Proposal for 2011 has been

submitted to the Department of Interior’s National Business Center and we were notified

E SHAWNEE

OKLAHOMA

OCTOBER 2010

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

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100%

$1,690,817.53

$220,624.11

$266,879.48

$228,793.34

$132,485.50

$262,686.85

$310,767.14

$190,170.75

0.12%

$2,025.00

$170.00

$85.00

$110.00

$230.00

$135.00

$217.50

$282.50

$189,888.25

$310,549.64

$262,551.85

$132,255.50

$228,683.34

$266,794.48

$220,454.11

$1,688,792.53

4.39%

76.98%

4.62%

1.29%

5.60%

7.00%

$74,283.25

$1,301,636.00

$78,063.78

$21,804.44

$94,631.85

$118,373.21

$12,837.18

$155,000.00

$16,027.69

$5,862.12

$12,039.28

$18,687.84

$11,887.10

$209,739.00

$8,771.27

$1,263.21

$14,495.68

$20,638.22

$19,706.89

$168,710.00

$9,014.19

$3,256.59

$12,245.73

$15,749.94

$105.09

$100,000.00

$4,585.09

$686.39

$8,255.01

$18,623.92

$8,710.79

$205,410.00

$13,023.30

$3,993.27

$12,220.72

$19,193.77

$7,875.54

$266,645.00

$7,956.42

$3,983.15

$13,902.50

$10,187.03

$6,733.05

$144,551.00

$8,094.39

$1,422.00

$13,795.32

$15,292.49

% OF

COLLECTIONS

YEAR-TO-DATE

TOTAL

AUGUST

JULY

JUNE

MAY

APRIL

MARCH

Health Clinic (formerly the Little Axe Clinic) to

have its own financial reports. The Finance

department is working diligently to make

that necessary change. We continue to

work through the processes of this new set

of books from financial reporting, accounts

payable, and payroll to name a few.

It is important to run every department at

the Tribe as efficiently as possible. Upon

becoming the Controller for the Tribe my first

duty was to get the accounting completely

caught up and audits and Indirect Cost

Proposals in timely with continued efforts

accordingly. After the back log of accounting was caught up, we were better able to

assess the department as a whole and the

Assistant Controller and I decided to take

the duties of Controller, Assistant Controller and Grants Accountant choosing not to

replace the Grants Accountant to see if she

and I could handle the load of work. With

the help of the entire staff we were able to

save money by not replacing this position.

In addition, we chose not to replace a staff

member who resigned by re-assigning her

duties, again with the help of the entire staff;

which in turn saves the Tribe money.

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe’s Finance

Department has a very hard working group

of people and it is an honor to work with them

and at the Absentee Shawnee Tribe. As

expected, working with the new Treasurer,

Kathy Deere has proved to be very positive

with her strong values and governmental

knowledge. While she has had many meetings though out her orientation to the Tribe

she has been a very positive support to the

finance department: Thank you Treasurer

Deere!

This department, as always, would like to

extend a special thanks and note of appreciation to the Executive Committee for

providing the tools, resources and support to

enable the finance staff to reach its accomplished goals and to continue with this effort.

A special thanks and note of appreciation to

Program Managers and Employees of the

Tribe for their assistance and dedication

in our group effort toward accomplishing

our goal. Now that we are caught up, we

are dedicated to continue our efforts in this

direction.

If you have any questions or needs, please

call 405-275-4030 ext 162 and I will be glad

to assist you in any way I can.

FY-2010

YTD TAX COLLECTIONS

(thru 8/31/2010)

of the receipt on August 3, 2010. There is

a 3 to 4 month process for negotiation and

approval, but we look to begin 2011 with an

approved rate. We have information that

the Tribe’s proposal has been assigned at

the National Business Center which means

it is in the queue to be reviewed; this process

will take 2-3 months. It is imperative the

accounting / bookkeeping continue to stay

ahead of all of the accounting so that audits

go smoothly so that Indirect Cost rates will

stay up to date as well. Audits affect the

ability to submit indirect cost proposals which

affects grants.

There are many processes in place in your

Tribe’s accounting department that ensure

we keep accurate records or transactions.

The Tribe’ accounting processes must be in

compliance with GAAP (Generally Accepted

Accounting Principles) and GASB (Governmental Accounting Standards Board).

In complying with GAAP and GASB, there

are many internal control functions that

mandate a need for qualified accountants

which dictates the need for more than one

accountant to be involved with a transaction;

i.e. the same person writing up the Tribe’s

deposits should never be the same person

who reconciles cash. The main objective

of finance is to prove and ensure proper

back-up documentation accompanies every

single payment no matter if the transaction is

$1.00 or $1,000.00 and of course we must

ensure that any transaction of the Tribe is an

allowable expense and this is proved by the

back-up documentation. There are many

functions of the Tribe’s finance department

and this is just one that I wanted to share

with you.

The rules and regulations of accounting

are forever changing; there are rules and

regulations in place today that may not

have been in place 5 to 10 years ago which

makes the accounting department today

somewhat more complicated that it may

have been in past years. In addition, the

Tribe is a Self Governance tribe which also

adds more work to the finance department

whereas before the BIA and I H S handled

a large portion of the Tribe’s business. Not

to mention the increases in BIA and I H S

funding over the years, 51 Grants, and the

new Clinic business.

The Bond Financing closed May 27, 2010

so the funding for the new health clinic is

complete. With this completion there is a

need for the accounting for the Li Si Wi Nwi,

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN

NOTE:

$78,410.36

$795.00

Miscellaneous

TOTAL COLLECTIONS

$77,615.36

TOTAL TAXES

$6,427.61

$51,581.00

$10,591.43

$1,337.71

$7,677.61

$0.00

JANUARY

TAX

CATEGORY

Sales (6%)

Gaming % of free cash

Employee (1%)

Severance (8%)

Motor Vehicle

Tobacco Refund

Thank you,

Belinda Collins, Controller

FEBRUARY

ABSENTEE

TRIBE OF O

OCTOBER 2010

REPRESENTATIVE’S

REPORT

H

ello everyone I hope when you

receive this Newsletter and it finds all of

you doing well. The Executive Committee is starting in there fourth month

working together and I’m happy to report

that this group of Tribal Members are

working well and are on The same page

as far as Progression for our Tribe,

It’s really important that we keep and

open mind and good Communication

with one another and it feels good to

say that’s what has been happening.

The Programs that I see over at this

time are progressing in a wonderful

way and if you need help in any of our

Tribal Programs please feel free to call

at anytime or come by the Office and

if I’m not available one of Directors will

gladly help you if Possible. Progression

within our Tribe has started to Move in

good fashion the New Clinic in Little Axe

is moving forward, The Horseshoe Bend

Project will be in progress by the time

you get this article and the much needed

New Roofs that are in progress on some

of the Buildings here on the Complex

should be completed! These are just

some of the projects that are in the

works and there will be more projects

starting in the near future. Fall is slowly

approaching and the grade, middle and

High school sports are in full swing so if

you have time stop in and support one or

many tribal

children and youth in there respected

sport I’m sure you would be very Happy

you attended there game because there

is a lot of good Absentee Shawnee talent

out there. Also I would like to introduce

you to three new Directors that have

come aboard this past month:

Randy Edge – Director Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO)

Lanna Rattan – Director –

Building Blocks Child Care Development

Center

Thomasine “Doss” Owings –Director –

Title VI Program

I would like to thank everyone that applied for these well respected positions

the choices for each of these positions

where very hard to choose from. Again I

believe we as the Executive Committee

chose the right person for that position

and again thank you to everyone that applied. And I would like to say Thank you to

all Employees of the Tribe for your professionalism and outstanding performance

in your position keep up the good work.

And always remember “my door is always

open and my phone is always on”

Ne-ya-wa Representative Gibson

T

he position as Director of the

Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma T.E.R.O. program offers me a

definitive opportunity to aid and assist

the tribal members I serve and area

Indian people to obtain good paying

jobs they can proud of!

Prior to be selected for the position

‘Director of Absentee Shawnee Tribe

of Oklahoma’s Tribal Employment

Rights Office (T.E.R.O.), I was employed by Absentee Shawnee Tribe’s

’ Management Information Systems

Department’. This opportunity began

May, 2009.

My formal educational background

consists of:

1. Bachelor in Business Administration and

2.an Associates in Computer Information Systems.

I have attended Tulsa Community

College, University of Oklahoma and

Haskell Indian Nations University.

Collectively, these educational institutions have given me the tools to hold

positions with private and corporate

companies through my career. Extensive training through the large

corporations of Amoco, U-haul, Oklahoma Natural Gas, etc. are example of

businesses who have provided a great

deal of hands on experience relating

to group projects and the focus of the

business

I am proud to be part of the Absentee

Shawnee Workforce. Business and

education is an important focus and

quality I am bringing into the tribe.

On another note, the Absentee Shawnee Tribe handed me an important

task concerning a Broadband Technology Opportunity. I attend a meeting in South Carolina with United

States Department of Agricultural

government officials in the effort of

obtaining the BTOP (Broadband

Technology Opportunities Program)

grant that will benefit the tribe business communications along with

tribal member internet service. With

the support of the tribe, community

and elected officials, we are still in a

great position of creating more jobs

for Indian people (tribal and otherwise) and giving the chance to grow

as a larger nation.

I am proud to be selected to serve as

your first TERO director. Be assured

I will put forth my best efforts in seeing this program succeed and keep

employee our tribal people growing

in the work force!

E SHAWNEE

OKLAHOMA

OCTOBER 2010

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RESOLUTIONS

H

ello, my name is Lana Rattan. I am the new Director of Building

Blocks Day Care Center. I am very happy to be here. I have been

married to Ryan for 14 years. I have three girls Ashley 13, Kelsey

10, Kendra 2. I graduated from New Lima High School in 1994. I

graduated from Seminole State College with an Associate Degree in

Science, Associate Degree in Child Development, and Certificate of

Mastery in Child Development. I have a CDA in Pre-School and also

a Bronze Director’s Credential. I am a Descendant of the Western

Cherokee of Arkansas and Missouri Tribe (state recognized). I have

many goals set for our Center that will benefit our children, families

of the community and also the Tribe.

Thanks,

Lana Rattan

The following are Resolutions passed thru July 21,

2010

EXECUTIVE RESOLUTIONS:

E-AS-10-52 07/06/10

Authorizes and approves Nationwide Insurance as Trustee for the Tribe’s 401(K) plan, substitutes and replaces

Merrill Lynch, and removes Frontier Trust Company and

Merrill Lynch as Trustee, and directs Nationwide Insurance, Merrill Lynch, and Frontier Trust Company to take

all other actions and execute any documents necessary

to effectuate such change.

E-AS-10-53 07/21/10

Authorizes, approves, and designates a portion of the

Tribal property described as follows: Surface Rights

Only of W/2 NE/4 & SE/4 NE/4 & E/2 NW/4 of Sec.

36-9N-1E, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, as the location for the construction of a Transfer Station for the

Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma as developed by

the Absentee Shawnee Office of Environmental Protecy name is Thomasine Owings, I also go by tion.

M

the name of “Dos”. I have two beautiful daughters, Abbe 9 and Dakota 18. I am a member of the

Seminole Nation Tribe & Rewalke Band.

I graduated from Seminole State College in 1989

with an Associate Degree in Secretarial Science.

I have been working at the Absentee Shawnee Tribe

Title VI Department since 10-2006 as a Driver/

Office Assistant, and recently I have accepted to

become the Title VI Director.

The Title VI Dept. welcomes any concerns, questions, recipes you may have and you can contact

us at 405-275-4030 ext. 169 or in Building #9.

E-AS-10-54 07/21/10

Authorizes, approves, and designates a portion of the

Tribal property described as follows: Surface Rights

Only of W/2 NE/4 & SE/4 NE/4 & E/2 NW/4 of Sec.

36-9N-1E, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, as the location

for a Firearms Training Facility and Firing Range to

be used by the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma

Police Department.

E-AS-10-55 07/21/10

Authorizes and approves the Governor to approve or

deny requests to use the Tribal Seal and authorizes and

approves the Governor to execute any and all documents

necessary to effectuate approvals or denials, effective

immediately.

ABSENTEE

TRIBE OF O

E-AS-10-56 07/21/10

Approves and accepts William Allen Haumpy, Jr.,

Trinity Morgan Blanchard and Melissa Louise Leach

as enrolled members of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of

Indians of Oklahoma as of the date of this resolution.

E-AS-10-57 07/21/10

Grants membership relinquishment of the Absentee

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Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma to Mekathiwa

Sky Blanchard, provided she is accepted into the Sac

& Fox Nation.

ing Authority Board of Commissioners for a term of

(2) two years expiring August 31, 2012, EFFECTIVE

IMMEDIATELY.

E-AS-10-58 07/21/10

Authorizes, adopts and approves the submission of an application to the U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated

Tribal Assistance Solicitation.

E-AS-10-63 08-18-10

Re-appoints, Shirley Haley for a two (2) year term

expiring August 31, 2012, and Jennifer Sloan for a one

(1) year term expiring August 31, 2011, EFFECTIVE

IMMEDIATELY.

E-AS-10-59 07/21/10

Approves and authorizes the Tribe to make application

(attached as Exhibit “A”) with Tribal Personnel Security

Program and designating Paula Green, Human Resources

Director as the Point of Contact with authority to sign the

application, effective immediately. (attachment)

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTIONS:

L-AS-10-17 07/06/10

Authorizes corporate credit cards for Isaac Gibson Jr.,

Lieutenant Governor; Kathy Deere, Treasurer; and Jeff

Gibson, Representative of The Absentee Shawnee Tribe

of Indians of Oklahoma.

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L-AS-10-18 07/21/10

Authorizes the Advertising Receipt from the Shawnee

News Star (Account # 05102928, Advertisement #

00098411) in the amount of $126.69 to be paid from the

Absentee Shawnee Tribe’s General Fund.

The following are Resolutions passed thru August

18, 2010

EXECUTIVE RESOLUTIONS:

E-AS-10-64 08-18-10

Approves the appointment of Jackie Denny for a (1)

year term expiring August 31, 2011, to the Absentee

Shawnee Foster Care Licensing Committee, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

E-AS-10-65 08-18-10

Re-appoints Billy Squire as a member of the Absentee

Shawnee Tax Board of Commissioners for a two (2)

year term expiring August 31, 2012, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

E-AS-10-66 08-18-10

Employs Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson, &

Perry, LLP, as the legal services provider in connection

with probate disputes and other directed matters in relation to those disputes for the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe

of Indians of Oklahoma; authorizes and approves the

contract (attached); and designates Governor George

Blanchard as the Tribal official with the signature authority to execute the contract on behalf of the Tribe,

effective immediately.

E-AS-10-67 08-18-10

Directs the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Southern

Plains Regional Office, Branch of Transportation to

compile the required documentation and submit the

document to the BIA, Central Office for additions to the

Tribe’s current IRR Inventory.

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E-AS-10-60 08-18-10

Adopting the organizational chart, attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A” effective immediately, which

supersedes all previous organizational charts.

E-AS-10-61 08-18-10

Appoints Mike Affentranger as Commissioner to the

Absentee-Shawnee Housing Authority Board of Commissioners for a three (3) year term effective immediately

and expiring August 31, 2013.

E-AS-10-68 08-18-10

Authorizes the Gaming Commission of the Absentee

Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma to purchase a vehicle in

accordance with the procurement policies of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe. The amount of the purchase is

not to exceed Thirty Eight Thousand Dollars and No/

Cents ($38,000.00).

E-AS-10-62 08-18-10

Appoints Redena Miller to the Absentee-Shawnee Hous-

E-AS-10-69 08-18-10

Grants membership relinquishment of the Absentee

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Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma to Hailey Nicole Mack, provided she is accepted into the Muscogee

(Creek) Nation.

E-AS-10-70 08-18-10

Grants membership relinquishment of the Absentee

Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma to Trenten

Hunter Mack, provided he is accepted into the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

L-AS-10-20 08-18-10

Authorizes and approves a corporate G.S.A. Smart Card

with a credit limit of Fifty Thousand Dollars and No

Cents ($50,000.00) for the Procurement Department of

the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, and authorize

Rick Sharp, Procurement Officer, to use same for the

purpose of preparing conference and travel arrangements

for the Tribe, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

E-AS-10-71 08-18-10

Approves Thunderbird Entertainment Center, Inc. to

construct a new gaming facility on the tribal complex,

effective immediately.

L-AS-10-21 08-18-10

Authorizes, approves and appropriates the attached

modified budget document, “Exhibit A” for the Lieutenant Governor’s Office for the remainder of the calendar

year of 2010, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

E-AS-10-72 08-18-10

Approves and accepts Danielle Rose Voyles, Jarrett

Lloyd Shawnee and Chance Michael Williams as enrolled

members of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of

Oklahoma as of the date of this resolution.

L-AS-10-22 08-18-10

Authorizes, approves and appropriates the attached

modified budget document, “Exhibit A” for the Treasurer’s Office for the remainder of the calendar year of

2010, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

E-AS-10-73 08-18-10

Approves the change of bank account signers on all bank

accounts at BancFirst for the Absentee Shawnee Tribe

of Indians of Oklahoma to include the Executive Committee members as follows: Lieutenant Governor Isaac

Gibson, Jr., Secretary Michelle Lopez, Treasurer Kathy

Deere, and Representative Jeff Gibson, EFFECTIVE

IMMEDIATELY.

L-AS-10-23 08-18-10

Authorizes the Attorney General’s budget to be increased

by Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00). EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

E-AS-10-74 08-18-10

Enacts the attached addition to Chapter VII, Personnel

Management, Section X. Use of Tribal Vehicles and

Equipment of the Administrative Systems Manual EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

L-AS-10-24

08-18-10

Appropriates Twenty Thousand Dollars and No/cents

($20,000.00) to the Tribal Energy Assistance (TEA)

Program, to be funded from the General Fund.

CONSTITUTION REVISION

COMMITTEE MEETING

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Approves, amends and enacts the attached policy to

Chapter VII, Personnel Management, Section V. Insurance and Injury Compensation of the Administrative

Systems Manual; EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTIONS:

L-AS-10-19 08-18-10

Amends the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma Solid Waste Code as provided for in attachment

“Exhibit A”, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

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OCTOBER 23, 2010

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

LITTLE AXE RESOURCE CENTER

FOR MORE INFORMATION

CONTACT:

BRIANA PONKILLA (405) 275-4030

or bponkilla@astribe.com

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

OCTOBER 2010

BLOOD QUANTUM

Query Result Summary for-AST Blood Quantum

Status

Query Result Summary for-Enrolled AST Members

with 1/4 Blood Quantum By Ages

Age

Enrolled

3051

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1

15

2

13

1/32

6

3

22

1/16

8

4

25

3/32

8

5

21

1/8

26

5/32

2

6

13

3/16

8

7

23

13/64

2

8

17

7/32

4

9

31

1/4

1340

10

21

17/64

8

11

20

9/32

17

19/64

3

12

22

39/128

2

13

20

5/16

77

14

20

21/64

12

15

15

11/32

33

16

21

23/64

13

17

31

93/256

1

3/8

211

18

36

13/32

20

19

38

27/64

1

20

21

7/16

69

21

34

15/32

13

22

33

61/128

4

23

34

1/2

755

35/64

1

24

34

9/16

8

25

37

5/8

31

26

38

21/32

4

27

33

11/16

9

28

39

45/64

1

23/32

9

29

42

93/128

1

30

38

3/4

98

31

35

13/16

4

32

29

3

33

31

34

23

35

19

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51

12

52

14

53

8

54

8

55

2

56

5

57

2

58

7

60

9

61

4

62

3

63

4

64

4

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6

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1

67

4

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4

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FLU VACCINES

Bld.

We received our first shipment of flu vaccines at the LSWN clinic

yesterday and have started to distribute them. We have received

a total of 60 doses and both clinics should receive more within the

next few weeks.

Everyone 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine. While flu

is unpredictable, it’s likely that 2009 H1N1 viruses and regular

seasonal viruses will cause illness in the U.S. this flu season.

The 2010-2011 flu vaccine will protect against three different flu

viruses: an H3N2 virus, an influenza B virus and the H1N1 virus

that caused so much illness last season.

Since our supply is currently limited, we are focusing on providing

shots to the high risk groups listed below. (Notice that, according

to the CDC, simply having Native American status puts one in

the high risk category. This is a new recommendation due to the

higher risk of death among Tribal members caused by the 2009

H1N1 strain.)

• all children aged 6 months--4 years (59 months);

• all persons aged ≥50 years;

• adults and children who have chronic lung (including asthma)

or cardiovascular (except isolated hypertension), kidney,

liver, neurological, blood, or metabolic disorders (including

diabetes mellitus);

• persons who have immunosuppression (including immunosuppression caused by medications or by HIV);

• women who are or will be pregnant during the influenza

season;

• children and adolescents (aged 6 months--18 years) who

are receiving long-term aspirin therapy and who might be

at risk for experiencing Reye syndrome after influenza virus

infection;

• residents of nursing homes and other long-term--care facilities;

• American Indians/Alaska Natives;

• persons who are morbidly obese (BMI ≥40);

• health-care personnel;

• household contacts and caregivers of children aged <5 years

and adults aged ≥50 years, with particular emphasis on vaccinating contacts of children aged <6 months; and

• household contacts and caregivers of persons with medical

conditions that put them at higher risk for severe complications from influenza.

As more supply becomes available we will start offering shots to

everyone except for those few who should not get the shot.

Dr. Boren

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Absentee Shawnee Tribe

Elders Discussion on Wall Décor

for New Clinic

It was a pleasure for Health program staff to meet with elders

on Thursday, September 9, 2010 during the Title VI luncheon

at the Resource Center, Little Axe.

Chris Walker, Tom Anderson, Modina Waters, Keri Harjo,

Steve Johnson, and Marilyn Parker from the health program

staff were in attendance. The opening prayer was given by

Pauline Shoemaker, AST tribal member.

Chris Walker provided the concept of the new clinic by showing an architect’s drawing of the new clinic, which gave a

glimpse of the new clinic outside, lobby, registration, main

waiting room, dental area, and hallways. He also responded

to the elders about the various services that will be offered

at the new clinic.

Discussion continued on the types of décor that possibly may

be offered by members of the tribe to show case and exhibit.

Some items mentioned included the Absentee Shawnee Tribe’s

official emblem, pictures, some of which may be older photos,

and replicas that might be “commissioned” of items that are

not considered by the elders as ceremonial. The wall décor

project can include, copies of certain AST family pictures .

Copying, matting, framing, and proper display of pictures will

be provided by the health program, as well as special art for

areas serving children and pediatrics. Also, mentioned were

the AST syllabus, an eagle sculpture, and copies of paintings

already available on campus that are of historical leadership,

and more current leadership.

Please contact Modina Waters at (405) 447-0300, Tom Anderson, or Chris Walker at (405) 878-4702 to schedule additional

meetings on wall décor for the new clinic.

Dr. Shed has done eye research and helped develop, name,

and define Orthokeratology AWD, corneal rehab procedures.

Dr. Shed found a corneal problem that caused slight subnormal vision even with best correction and developed a procedure to eliminate the problem. Its called the Shed syndrome.

Dr.

Shed

has

written

many

articles

in

the

Contact Lens and Eye Journals and has contributed to four books and wrote The Basic Ortho-K Manual.

Dr. Shed has lectured in Japan, Switzerland, Austria, South

America, Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. on contact lenses,

Ortho-K, corneal rehab, kerataconus, corneal mapping, and

complicated contact lens cases. Dr. Shed taught basic ortho-k

for members of the National Eye Research Foundation. OrthoK is a non surgical corneal reshaping using contact lens molds.

Dr. Shed is certified on the Excimer, YAG, and Argon laser.

Dr. Shed is the recipient of the Leo award in recognition of his research and developments in the eye care field. It was given to him

by the National Eye Research Foundation.

Refined Retinal Eye Exam

By Forrest W. Shed, OD

For you to see well there is an important part of the eye that

must be normal and healthy. It is called the retina. The retina is

the inner lining of the eye, which is responsible for receiving light

and passing it on to the brain for interpretation as vision. With

improved technology, eye doctors can clearly see the retina using

a retinal camera. We can put the image on a monitor, magnify the

picture and see in great detail. We can also print it out. However,

dilation and other tests are still necessary to properly diagnose and

manage retinal disease.

Several examination techniques enable your eye care practitioner to diagnose retinal disease. Some other tests for retinal

examinations include the following:

1. Direct Ophthalmoscope – Direct Ophthalmoscope is a

hand held instrument used for retinal examination. It allows the doctor to view the important parts of the retina,

such as the optic disc, the individual retinal vessels and the

central vision part of the retina. We can also use the direct

ophthalmoscope to examine the lens of the eye and look

for cataracts. Dilation can help maximize the usefulness

of this technique. It is easier to look through a big window

than a small window.

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Dr. Shed is an Optometric Physician coming from private practice to join the Absentee Shawnee Tribal clinic. Dr. Shed's scope of practice will be comprehensive eye

exams, diagnosing and treating eye disease, including; glaucoma, eye infections, inflammation's, ocular allergies, dry eye

syndrome, and foreign body removal. Vision services include

prescribing glasses and contact lenses after proper testing.

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2. Slit Lamp Biomicroscope- The Slit Lamp is a microscope

that allows us to diagnose and monitor retinal disease

in great detail. Several add on lenses allow for different

magnification.

3. Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscope - This is useful for

evaluating the posterior segment and retinal periphery. We

can view a larger area with this instrument.

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Thanks to technology, eye care practitioners can now do a better

job examining the inside of the eye and the retina. Even though the

retina is just one part of the eye, it’s a very important part of the eye.

If you have degenerative disease like diabetes, high blood pressure,

rheumatoid arthritis and other, it might show up on your retina as an

eye manifestation of internal disease.

Changes in Vision Care and the Effects of Eye Health

By Forrest W. Shed, OD

Our society has changed so much over the last few decades. Most children opt to play with video games or computers

instead of playing and exercising outside in the fresh air. The dangerous combination of increased fast foods, increased portion size,

including soft drinks along with a more sedimentary life for adults as

well as children has done significant damage to our society’s health.

Knowledge is power, so remember this: poor overall health

puts us at higher risk for retinal damage and internal eye disease,

but good nutrition combined with an active life style is your best bet

for prevention of poor eye health. Regular checkups by your family

doctor and your eye care practitioner will help you know where you

are concerning your health.

Dear Tribal Citizen:

Your attention is appreciated regarding a recent change where the

Executive Committee of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health Authority, Inc Board

of Directors recently approved the implementation and operation

of Optometry services at our Shawnee Clinic.

We are proud to announce that Dr. Forrest Shed, O.D. is part of

our staff. Dr Shed began seeing patients at our Shawnee Clinic

April 19, 2010. All non-insured patients residing within Lincoln,

Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland and Pottawatomie Counties must

visit the Optometry Clinic for vision services. A Coordination of

Benefits will not be granted to non-insured patients within the

catchment area seeking vision benefits.

Those eligible patients covered by private insurance and live

within the catchment area are still able to access services within

the private sector as previously allowed. Coordination of Benefits

will be only covering the insurance co-pay balance up to the

amount of the eligible tribal citizen’s benefit limit ($350 annually).

Those eligible patients residing outside of the catchment area

are still able to receive vision benefits up to $350.00 annually if

Contract Health Guidelines are followed accordingly.

Another update is the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health Authority, Inc is in the process of constructing a new clinic across the

highway from our existing clinic in Little Axe. Once the new clinic

is completed, Optometry services will relocate to this facility; and

we anticipate that occurring by December 2011.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact our

office at 878-4702, to make an appointment with the Shawnee

Clinic Optometry department please call 878-5850.

To better serve Tribal members afflicted with Diabetes, The

Absentee Shawnee Tribe Diabetes & Wellness Program has

implemented a Diabetes Education Program the Shawnee and

Little Axe Clinics, alternating weekly.

The program called ‘Diabetes Day’ is aimed at ensuring at

you receiving the best care and education you need to manage your Diabetes!

We hope to assist you with personal management of diabetes

through a full staff:

Registered Nurses,

An LPN,

three certified exercise specialists and

two Registered Dietitians

to personalize your fitness, nutrition, and diabetes education

program.

Please call one of the clinics to schedule your appointment

and see what a difference ‘Diabetes Day’ can make in your

life!

Tribal Health Programs also has a Registered Dietitian available on staff to provide nutrition and diabetes education to

our clients.

Take advantage of other programs the Diabetes and education

programs offer:

• Podiatry clinic,

•

A Healthy Heart program,

•

Area Cooking demonstrations using wholesome ‘Farmer’s Market’ food’s

•

On October 9th a cooking demonstration is

planned during the Fall festival at the Farmers Market in Shawnee (Hardesty Road &

177 Highway).

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If interested in any of our services or have any questions,

please call the Diabetes and Wellness program @ 878-4702

or 360-0698.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

OCTOBER 2010

Great American Smoke Out 2010

November 18, 2010 is set as this year’s day to challenge

people to STOP using commercial tobacco for 24 hours! This

is a great day to quit since all Absentee Shawnee Health

Facilities, including sidewalks and parking areas, will become

Tobacco-Free on November 15, 2010. The American Cancer

Society uses this day annually to raise awareness and provide

many useful ways to help you quit for good.

Here are some benefits when smokers quit the habit:

•

20 minutes after quitting: Your heart rate and blood

pressure drops.

•

12 hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide level

in your blood drops to normal.

•

2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: Your circulation

improves and your lung function increases.

•

1 to 9 months after quitting: Coughing and shortness

of breath decrease; cilia (tiny hair-like structures that

move mucus out of the lungs) regain normal function

in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus,

clean the lungs, and reduce the risk of infection.

•

1 year after quitting: The excess risk of coronary

heart disease is half that of a smoker’s.

•

5 years after quitting: Your stroke risk is reduced

to that of a non-smoker 5 to 15 years after quitting.

•

10 years after quitting: The lung cancer death rate

is about half that of a person who continues smoking.

The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus,

bladder, cervix, and pancreas decrease, too.

•

15 years after quitting: The risk of coronary heart

disease is the same as a non-smoker’s.

Everyone knows it’s hard to quit smoking but research

shows that smokers will be most successful in kicking

this habit when they have some means of support from

friends and family members.

So remember, counseling, medication and other services

are available to help you take part in the Great American

Smoke Out 2010!!

WAY TO GO!!

Regina Overby won First Place in the Seminole Nation 5K run

Saturday. Her time was 27.25 minutes.

CONGRATULATIONS, REGINA!

ELDERS CORNER.......By Cynthia

Longhorn

The AST Elders Council met for their regular monthly meeting

on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at the Resource Center in

Little Axe. All officers were present. A quorum was established

an presiding officer, President Gene Parker called the meeting to order at 10:25 a.m. The invocation was given by Don

Schulenberg, husband of tribal member Estenling Schulenberg.

There was a lone birthday celebrant, Emily Longman present for

birthday wishes. Announcements included the following: expression of appreciation from Serena Daugherty on behalf of herself

and her sister, Emily Longman from the Elders Council members

and especially Kathy Deere for her efforts during the services in

the recent loss of their brother "Herkie" Spybuck; Vice-President

Mary Birdtail announced that volunteers are needed to prepare

and serve food at Tinker for the Native American month activities

scheduled for the month of November (a date for this event will

soon be revealed) the Elders Council will be paid $500 to cater

this event; Gene Parker stated that she will be undergoing knee

surgery Tuesday, September 21 and will be hospitalized for several days following that for recuperation; President Parker went

on to remind Council members of the bake sale set for Saturday,

October 9 at Fire Lake grocery store; Dora Citty reportedly said

the tribal dress she is sewing to donate for raffle will be available

at next months meeting; Secretary Longhorn told of our AST

Elder/Veteran Esteline (Sloan) Schulenberg recently receiving an

award at the annual AARP sponsored event recognizing Oklahoma's top 50 Native American elders. She received a round of

applause for this honor; Native American Heritage Celebration

event "Legends" to be held at the State Capitol Building, 2400 N.

Lincoln, Monday, November 15, 2010 from 11 am thur 2:00 p, featuring music, dancing, speakers, exhibits and food. Call Wilson

Seawright at 580-795-8100 for info.

Minutes for June 26, July 17 and August 21, 2010 were available

for review and approved with additional information added to

8-21-2010. The Treasurers' financial report for August 2010 was

available for review. The AST (General Fund) account balance

with recent adjustments was reported as being $9,279.09 and the

Elders (fund raiser) account as being $4,497.99. Treasurer Deere

presented a chart as an explanation of Indirect cost calculations

and allowable charges to tribal programs that included our Elders

program. Following that, the report was approved..

Old Business: Vice-President Birdtail made reference to the

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6-26-2010 meeting wherein a motion had been made and carried

that state the Elders (due to low funds) would not be taking a trip

this year which brought about discussion and led to comments

from Treasurer Deere that funds might be available to cover a

short trip. After considering inform presented by Mary Birdtail, it

was agreed that if sufficient funds were available after more fund

raising efforts and a request to the Executive Committee for more

monies was favorable then a trip to Branson, Missouri October

22-24, 2010 is possible. A motion to that effect was approved.

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Treasurer Deere presented a l st upon request from Council

members concerning shawls to have embroidering and fringing.

Treasurer Deere and Secretary Longhorn are to continue with

efforts to locate someone to provide this service.

Open Discussion: discussion on the subject raised by VicePresident Birdtail concerning number of rooms needed during

last summer's trip to Montana which led to the question of rooms

needed for the proposed October trip and questioned Secretary

Longhorn offered to bring the attendance list up to date stating

that most Council themselves knew of their eligibility. The meeting was interrupted at this point when Mary Birdtail informed those

present that she had just received word of Woody Wilson experiencing a medical crisis-Poncho Walker was called upon to offer a

prayer for Mr. Wilson's recovery.

An alternate meeting date was discussed and decided that with

upcoming activities and our regular meeting date of October 16

now conflicting with the date set for AST semi-annual General

Council meeting, it was agreed that Tuesday, October 12, 2010

would be the date of our next meeting. It will be held at the Title

VI Building at 6 o'clock p.m. The motion carried. Fund raiser

activities will be a 50/50 raffle and bingo.

Secretary Longhorn inquired of the possibility of the Elders Council providing food for the upcoming General Council meeting and

after much discussion it was agreed and a motion made and approved for a formal offer to cater this event is to be prepared and

presented the Executive Committee at their meeting scheduled

for September 22, 2010.

Cynthia Longhorn and David Little, Jr. provided information about

recent meetings held at the Horse Shoe community house and

informed those present about soon to take place remodeling and

improvements to the building and grounds that reportedly will

mean enlarging kitchen and bathroom facilities and outdoor playground area for younger children as well as a basketball court.

Meetings are open to AST members and the next meeting date is

set for Saturday, October 2nd.

The meeting adjourned at 12:10 pm. Following the usual pot luck

dinner, and auction and a 50/50 raffle was held. For comments

or questions on anything contained in this article, contact Cynthia

Longhorn, Council Secretary at (405)273-4137.

VETERANS

The Tribal Veterans Association met September 8th at

Thunderbird Casino. Items discussed were: the Tribal

American Legion post, which will be established early

next year, the new color guard uniforms, which will

be unveiled in the near future, and the color guard's

participation in an upcoming ceremony in Norman's

Reeves Park honoring Vietnam Veterans [November 8,

2010, 7PM, Reeves Park, Lawrence Avenue, Norman,

OK 73072]. The event will be put on by the Oklahoma

National Guard, will feature Oklahoma state Governor

Brad Henry and will feature numerous color guards. A

new design, which will grace the back of the new Tribal

color guard/honor guard vests was unveiled to the

membership. Lieutenant Governor Isaac Gibson and

Representative Jeff Gibson were scheduled to be at the

September's veterans meeting but did not attend.

Attendance:

Officers:

Commander - Walter Larney

Executive Officer - David Voyles

Operations Officer - Esteline Schulenberg

Administration Officer - John Vanderburg

First Sergeant - David Little

Chaplain Don Schulenberg

Members:

Richard Birdtail

Mary Birdtail

Roy Charley

Stella Little

John Sloat

Jim Johnson

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The next membership meeting will be held October

13, at Thunderbird Casino and will begin at 7PM.

Those veterans interested in joining the Tribal American Legion Post can Contact Administrations Officer

John Vanderburg @ 405-481-3822

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OCTOBER 2010

Absentee Shawnee Tribe

Veterans Association

Schedule of Upcoming

Events

(As of August 2010)

POC:

Administrations Officer

John Vanderburg

405 481-3822

astveterans@gmail.com

Forming an American Legion October

13th.

Start an American Legion, please see

a member of the Veterans Association

about joining. $35 dues upon sign up.

OCTOBER:

Wednesday, 13TH

AST Veterans Meeting

Special Meeting: Tribal American Legion post

7PM 15700 East State Highway 9

Norman, OK 73026

NOVEMBER:

Saturday, 6TH

Oklahoma Governor/OK Natl’ Guard

Ceremony Honoring Vietnam Veterans

7PM (Color Guard will assemble NLT 6:30 pm for a

run thru)

Reeves Park – (East Side) Lawrence Ave.

Norman, OK 73072

Wednesday, 10TH

AST Veterans Meeting

7PM Thunderbird Casino (Meeting room)

15700 East State Highway 9

Norman, OK 73026

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DECEMBER:

Wednesday, 8TH

AST Veterans Christmas Dinner

7PM Thunderbird Casino (Meeting room)

15700 East State Highway 9

Norman, OK 73026

Saturday, 25TH

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

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OCTOBER 2010

RAFFLE! RAFFLE! RAFFLE!

Once the remodeling of the old Finance building on campus is complete, the Cultural

Preservation Department will be moving to this location. The goal of the move is to

establish an Absentee Shawnee Tribe Cultural Center, a place where we can showcase

and broaden awareness of our own unique heritage. The additional space will be used to

expand the Gift Shop and Library plus establish a permanent space for exhibits. Space

will also be available for cooking, clothing and other types of demonstrations. The upper

floor space will house the administrative offices including the Tribal Historic

Preservation Office.

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To assist with sprucing up the new Center, the Executive Committee has jointly

purchased a Shawnee Ribbon Pendleton blanket from our Gift Shop. Please note that

Pendleton has discontinued production of this particular blanket, as a result it has become

a rare find! It will be one of four prizes raffled off on Friday, November 19th, 2010 to

raise funds for equipment and supplies to furnish and revamp the Center. Other prizes

include a $25 Gift Shop gift certificate, a Canada Monopoly Game that features

Tecumseh’s Memorial for Boardwalk (Tecumseh was killed at the Battle of Thames in

1813 near present day Thamesville, Ontario, Canada) and a purple shawl with gray

fringe. We encourage every tribal member to play a role in the successful development of

this Center by purchasing a raffle ticket; it is a small but important investment in

preserving a valuable part of our Shawnee heritage. We welcome your ongoing support

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405.275.4030 Alicia x 124, Henryetta x 122, Karen x199

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Adams, James Michael

Aguinaga, Aaron Juan

Ahtone, Caylen Evreaux

Alford Jr., Elroy Raymond

Alford, Herbert Vearl

Ardrey, Wanda Marie

Aspen, Andrew James

Atwood, Joseph Eugene

Avery, Nova Dean

Bailey, Beverly Jean Lovins

Balch, Shannon Eugene

Barnett, Charles Wayne

Bayliss, Jeanette Williams

Beach, Brodie Aaron

Beartusk, Jonah Edward

Belvin Jr, Jesse Lee

Bender, Jason Allen

Bettelyoun, Kendall Ray

Bettelyoun, Michael Vincent

Bhandari, Dasan Krishna

Bittle Jr., James Carl

Blanchard Jr., George Melvin

Blanchard, Alex Gordon

Blanchard, Jared Dillon

Blanchard, Kevin Owen

Blood, Jennifer

Bond, Brandon Curtis

Bradley, Jimmie Lee

Bradley, Ronald Gene

Brady Jr., Cecil Edgar

Brokeshoulder, Aaron Dean

Brokeshoulder, Randall James

Brown, Kristopher Todd

Bui, Bennett Van

Byers, Sebastian Michael

Call, Kelly Edward

Carlson, Harley Leann

Carpenter, Glenda Carol

Chapman, Atira Vonne

Chisholm, Candace Lauren

Chupp, Angela Marie

Citty, Dora Mae

Cochrane, Rachel D.

Coleman, Janice Sue

Colungo, Khia Jayde

Coriz, Benjamin Allen

Cottrell, Steven Thomas

Crossley, Burton Jay

Cypret, Isaac Matthew

Dalitz, Christi Lynn

Daugherty, Steven Neil

Davis, Janice Laverne

Davis, Kimber Lee

Davis, Mary Louise

Deardorff, Angela Dawn

Dees, Elizabeth Yvonne

Dezeller, Joyce Fay

Dohrwardt, Sherry Ann

Doussett, Linda Sue

Dreessen, Laurie Dawn

Eckles, Erick Emmanuel

Eckles, Steven George

Edwards, Shawnee Dawn

Ellingsen, Ashley Miranda

Ellis, Allison Krista

Ellis, Henryetta ( Blanchard )

Ellis, Kevin Mark

Ellis, Kimberly Marie

Ellis, Linda Jean

England, Connie Sue

Fife, Austin Scott

Fisher, Susan Renee

Foreman, Sidney Brian

Foreman, Wesley Josiah

Frazier, Anthony Lawrence

Gall, Rebecca Sue

Gibson, Adam Charles

Gibson, Bernice

Gibson, Collin Lane

Gibson, John Arnold

Gibson, Tyler Logan

Gilman Jr., Thomas Eugene

Gonzalez, Kathrine Mary

Gregory, Derek Ryan

Gregory, Jacob Samuel

Griffin, Craig Robert

Harjo, Linda Marie

Harjo, Stathan Ray

Hayes, Jaeger Koen

Healy, Shawna Susan

Helvy, Camber Nicole

Herrera # K-84713, Manuel Gustava

Herrin, Susan Rena

Holderness, Nichole Ann

Holland, Tambi Dawn

Hough, Marrisa Louise

Houstan, Thurman

Irvin, Timothy Logan

Jim, Angel Ann

Jimerson III, Robert E

Johnson # 039752, David Leroy

Johnson Sr., Josie Ed

Johnson, Chan Van Ness

Johnson, Jessica Lynn

Johnson, Katie La Rae

Johnson, Manuel Steve

Johnson, Mark

Johnson, Sean Allen

Johnson, Shannon Renay

Johnson, Stevi Mahri

Kirby, Robert Micheal

Kleine, Elizabeth Ann

Kobs, Alexander Francis

Lasenberry, Lawrence Layton Brooks

Lee, Cortney Raeanne

Lewelling, Avis Jewel

Little Creek, Frank Dwight

Little Jim, Gabriel Clint

Little Jim, Justin Dale

Little Jr., David

Little, Freddie Don

Little, Michael Boyd

Littlebear, Anthony Karlin

Littlebear, Brett Cason

Littlebear, John

Littlebear, Lois Gwen

Littlecreek, Aaron Dale

Littlecreek, Dalton Dale

Littlecreek, Melissa Richelle

Littlehead, William Douglas

Littlejim, Gracey Lorene

Longacre, Thomas Andrew

Longhorn, Lance Calvin

Longhorn, Lydia Kye

Longhorn, Ryan Wade

Longhorn, Stephanie Lee

Longhorn, Vernice Correne

Longman Sr., Henry Daniel

Longman, Ciara Lynn

Lossie, Colton Lewis Cain

Lowe, Kerry Denise

Lucas Spybuck, Misty Rosileah

Mack, Dewayne George

MacK, Hailey Nicole

MacK, Melissa Ann

Martinez, Marina Cristine

Mattingly, Erin Paige

Maxfield, Sky Colisa

McGuffin, Mary Bradley

Megehee, Shirley Louise

Megehee, William Sean

Miller, Anna Mae

Miller, Brody Scott Glenn

Miller, Kale Donovan

Miller, Scott Alan

Mohawk, Jimmie Ray

Monk, Jessica Rita

Moreno, Emma Lee

Morgan, Letitia Rhea

Morton, Rhianna Elizabeth

Motes, Christopher Cole

Myers, Rachel Johnnice

Neash, Susie Louise

Odell, Edna May Armstrong

Onzahwah, Theodora Marie

Panther Sr., Donald Eric

Panther, Dakota Eric

Parker-Sexton, Queta Cara

Perryman, John Lewis

Perryman, Lillie D Blanchard

Peter, Terrance Nicholie

Petersen, Marsha Ann

Ponkilla, Brigette Nicole

Powell, David W

Ramirez, Antonio

Ramirez, Helen Marie

Rathbun, Nicholis Lee

Ressler, Linda Kay

Rickard, Janice Renee

Rivas, Becky Marie

Roach, Tanya Emma

Robison, Burtis Charles

Rock, Patricia Ann

Rolette, Robbin Louise

Rolette, Travis Anthony

Salazar, Ellen Diesta

Sanchez, Itzel Itzury

Schulenberg, Justin Michael

Schulenberg, Tina Yvette

Scraper, Benjamin Alexander

Self, Braydon Wayne

Serena, Barbara Jean

Shields, Darian Alexandrea

Shirey, Caeden Carlsen

Sloan, Michael Ray

Sloat, Jeromi Wayne

Sloat, Zaurhea Elayne

Smith, Shannon Dana

Spoon Jr., John Wesley

Spoon, Canaan Lee

Spoon, Christina Ann

Spoon, Lois Fern

Spoon, Preston Gabriel

Spoon, Steven Paul

Spybuck, Brandi Christine

Squire, Gwendale Lynn

Stacey, Nils Greg

Starr, Eric Glen

Starr, Tricia Suzanne

Stewart, Wanda Louise

Sullivan, Pamela Kay

Sultuska, George A

Surface, Ian Robert

Switch Jr., Douglas Vaughn

Switch Jr., Randy Carrol

Switch, Mildred Little Creek

Switch, Sheryl Lynette

Switch, Valerie June

Tallchief, Bobby Eves

Tapia, Carlito Cruz

Taylor, Amanda Mae Alice

Taylor, Gail Anne

Taylor, Shelly Bennie

Thomasee Jr., L C

Thorpe III, George

Thorpe Sr., Ronnie Allen

Thorpe, Derrick James

Thorpe, Patricia Ann

Tiger, Aaron Dewayne

Tiger, Anthony John

Tiger, Christy Danielle

Tiger, Cynthia Caylin

Tiger, John Charles

Tiger, Latricia Ann

Tiger, Stormy Sky

Torbett, Lori Ann

Turner, Georgie Ann

Tyner, Dwight A.

Upman, Ronald David

Vaughn, Nathan Michael

Voyles, Danielle Rose

Walker, Randall Dean

Warrior Sr., Lucian Jay

Warrior, Necon Andrew

Warrior, Watasha Nichole

Wasley, Lewis Daniel

Watkins III, Irvin Lee

Watson, Aaron Wayne

Watson, Katrina Dawn

Whinery, Rachel Elaine

White, Cynthia Diane

White, David Leroy

White, Evan James

White, Nicholas Clay

Wilkerson, Amy Marie

Williams #547504, Matthew Lee

Williams, Amber Ann

Williams, Charles Scott

Williams, Darlene Kaye

Williams, Timothy J.

Wilson, Bridgette Nicole

Wilson, Joseph Warren

Wilson, Tanya Ann

Wilson, Terry Wayne

Wilson-Ongaco, Michelle Marie

Wolf, Christian Seminole

Wolfe, Fanya Gayle

Wood, Darla Sue

Wright, Raven Roxanne

Wunderlin, Tyler Jay

Yates, Kaitlin Cheyenne

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN

OCTOBER 2010

Happy Birthday Tara!

October 30th

Love you,

Mom, Dad, Ray and Tessa

Happy Birthday

Sidney & Josiah Foreman

From

Sherry & Marv

Happy 2 Birthday

Ryder Cash Davenport

We love you very much!

Gogo & Pawpaw

nd

Happy Birthday

Landon & Mallory

Love, Mom & Marv

Happy 1st Birthday, Biscuit!!!

We love you, Jaeger Koen Hayes!!

Love Mommy, Daddy,

Jaxson and Jocelyn

Happy Birthday To:

Helen Ramirez

Tino Ramirez Sr.

Alex Blanchard

Tony Ramirez

B.C. Robison

Henryetta Ellis

From: The Ellis Bunch

Silas Kane

September 12

Happy 4th Birthday

to our baby boy!!!

We love you,

Mommy and daddy Lance

Happy 4th Birthday

to our little brother!!

Love your sisters and brothers,

Skyla, LLiyah, Mikaylah, Robyn,

Shawn, and Joaquin

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Oct. 3:

Esteline (Sloan) Schelenberg

was one of 50 Oklahoma Elders

recognized by AAPR at the

National Cowboy and Western

Heritage Museum August 30,

2010.

The honorees were chosen for

their contributions to their tribe,

community and/or state. It could

be national. Also ,Esteline is a

military veteran. She serves as

the elected operations officer in

the AST Veterans association.

She is active in the American

Legion Post 88 in Norman. She served as the first female

commander of Post 88. She was the Oklahoma Female

veteran of the year 2001.

Esteline is a charter member of women in Military Service

for America and has served as President of Oklahoma

Women Veterans organization. She is a member of the

Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.

Tina Schulenberg

Love ya,

Mom and Dad

Rachel Whinery - granddaughter

Love you,

Mema and Papa

Oct. 6:

Laurie Dreessen

Love,

Mom & Dad

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HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY

SEBASTIAN BYERS

Oct. 19:

Justin Schulenberg - grandson

We Love You,

Auntie Sherry & Uncle Marv

Happy Birthday &

Happy Halloween

Kaitlin Yates

From

Uncle Nine Toes

& Momma Seal

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OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC

VIOLENCE AWARENESS

MONTH

Central Tribes of the Shawnee Area, Inc

Early Head Start/Head Start

Annual Report

This October, in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness

Month, the office of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe Domestic

Violence Program will host events addressing the issue of Domestic Violence. Each week the AST DV Department will host

an activity to bring about awareness to all the Tribal employees

and our Tribal and local communities.

CTSA is an organization that provides Early Childhood

services to low-income children, birth to five. This organization has three centers: Cushing, Norman and Shawnee.

Cushing server 20 Head start children, ages three and four.

Norman serves 40 head Start children, ages three and

four. Shawnee serves 126 children and families. There

“The Shawl Project” will be displayed throughout the entire month are 94 Head Start children, ages three and four, 32 Early

of October. The Shawls will be designed by various departments Head Start, which includes 20 center-based children and 12

within the Tribe and by survivors of Domestic Violence. These home-based children and expectant mothers.

Shawls will be a visual display that bears witness to the violence

against women, men and children.

Funded Enrollment: 154 Head Start 32 Early Head Start

On October 1, 2010, a balloon release and cupcakes will be given

out to participants and a proclamation will be given by the Tribal

Representative, Jeff Gibson.

186 Total

Average Enrollment: 100% for 2009-2010 school year

Eligible Children Served: 93% for 2009-2010

The week of October 4th through the 8th, the Department will have Average medical and dental exams:

74% on Medical exams and 100% on Dental exams

an art contest. Details will be available at the office.

October 15th, the Department will host a Cake War. The cakes

will display a message regarding Domestic Violence Awareness.

The children that are kindergarten age take a field trip to the

local kindergarten schools. Parents are invited to attend.

October 22nd, the Department will host a “Dress in Her Shoes” This allows parents time to ask questions and become

race. The race was held last year and was very successful in comfortable with the surroundings that their child will be atrepresenting the difficulty that women face every day in perform- tending. We prepare children for kindergarten by gathering

ing her daily routine as a working mother and wife. Although the information from the local kindergarten center and using this

word “HER” is used, the implication of the daily struggle also information to integrate into our lesson plans as appropriate

for their age level. This is individualized for each child. We

implies male victims as well.

also send home transition bags containing information to

We, the AST Domestic Violence Department, are very excited to the parents to reinforce the kindergarten requirements. We

hold the activities and have this opportunity to bring awareness also have transition meetings with the parents, giving them

to community about important issues of Domestic Violence and information of the kindergarten expectations. This is docuhow it affects everyone within our families and communities. We mented on a transition form.

extend an invitation to the AST Tribal Community to come and

participate in all of the activities. Feel free to call our department

We encourage all our families to be involved with our proif you have any questions.

grams. CTSA offers a variety of parent and family activities

Absentee Shawnee Domestic Violence Department

throughout the program year. These activities include activities like Thanksgiving Dinner, Christmas Parades, Children's

Kimberly Stephens, Director/Advocate

Programs, and Muffins with Mom, Dad's day, Trike-a-thons,

Linda Gouge, Sexual Assault Advocate

as well as always welcoming parents and families to volunJackie Denny, Transitional Housing Manager

Victoria Morris, Victim Advocate

teer in the classroom.

Margaret Ellis, Victim Advocate

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(405) 275-4030 or

(800 256-3341

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CTSA is federally funded program. This organization does

not receive any public funds.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

OCTOBER 2010

Following in Our Footsteps

September 2010- All the children in the program, "Following

in Our Footsteps" would like to let everyone know they are

having fun learning how to create beautiful music. The kids

are learning how to play instruments such as guitar, bass

guitar, drums & piano, some of them are also learning how

to sing. The kids are learning so much and are so advanced

in their skills that they are becoming very good musicians.

Young people like this are rare in today's world. As a music

instructor I am very proud of each and every one of these

children as they continue to advance in their music skills.

"Following In Our Footsteps" offers free music lessons to

children and adults from 6 years old to 65 years old. All

those that have completed a class receives a free instrument, whether it be a guitar, bass guitar, piano or drums,

don't hesitate to stop by or call me. This winter seems to be

coming up quick so come by and get signed up, we'd love to

have you join us! We are located in the old O.E.H. building

on the main campus. You man call me at (405)370-5576 or

(405)878-4716 if you are interested in our program.

Thank you for all you support!

Phil Bradley, Music Instructor

Creative Arts Dept.

AST Youth Council

Tribal Youth Program

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Our first meeting went well on September 18th. We reviewed

some of the topics that we would like to cover throughout

the council duration, as well as brainstormed some wonderful

ideas to serve the community. Thank you to all of the youth

that came to the meeting! October’s meeting will be held on

the 9th at 10:00 am. We will be discussing who will be able

to help with the haunted warehouse and how we might raise

some money for upcoming events.

There is still time to sign-up to be a part of the Tribal Youth

Council. If you are interested or have any questions please

contact Jared Duroy at 275-4030 ext. 193 or Tresha Spoon

at ext. 121.

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Human Resources

Human Resources has had a personnel change recently, Paula Green has resigned as HR Director. With Ms.

Green’s departure, HR now has a staff of two employees, Briana Ponkilla and Tricia Dietrich, who are now CoDirectors.

As Co-Directors, we feel we can continue our job duties as well as those of the previous Director. We feel we

are educated and experienced enough to take on this responsibility. We would like to thank the Executive Committee for the opportunity to serve in this capacity. We will continue to do our best in the HR department for the

Tribe and for current employees and potential employees.

The current job openings are on the website and in this newsletter. If you have any questions regarding employment with the Tribe please feel free to contact us. We can be reached by phone at 405.275.4030 Briana x 131

and Tricia x 170. Our email addresses are: Briana bponkilla@astribe.com and Tricia tdietrich@astribe.com.

CURRENT JOB POSTINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

GAMING COMMISSION

-Executive Director

- Surveillance Director

- Surveillance Operator

COURT/LEGAL/POLICE

- Supreme Court Tribal Judge

TREASURER

- Financial Consultant

BUILDING BLOCKS

- Food Service Preparation Specialist

-Master Teacher

- (2) PT Assistant Teacher

- (4) PT Floater

HEALTH

-Physicians Assistant

-Optometric Tech.

REALTY

- Realty Director

FAMILY SERVICES

- Part-Time Victim Advocate

- Victim Resource Coordinator

TITLE VI

- Driver/ Kitchen Assistant

MIS

- IT Analyst

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Job descriptions will be available online:

http://www.astribe.com/Employment.html

If you have any questions about the job positions and their job descriptions you can also contact Briana Ponkilla or

Tricia Dietrich in the Human Resources Department at the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma at: (405)275-4030.

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AST TRIBAL STORE

The AST Tribal Store located on Hwy 9 in Little Axe, and The Harrah Smoke Shop has reduced Carton prices to all of the

customers. This will help increase the daily sales for the store as well as provide additional tax payments to the tribe. We will

be working with the Casino to provide promotions at our locations.

We are continuing to have our “Homemade” BBQ sandwiches for 99 cents each, plus numerous other hot items in the deli.

We still take call in orders for our tasty hamburgers and our other favorites. Watch the up coming newsletters for updates and

“COUPONS” that can be utilized at our locations.

Since re-opening after the May 9th tornado that struck the Little Axe area, many changes have taken place at the AST Country

Kitchen, located in front of the Thunderbird Casino. From new menu items to the all-new look of the dining room, Country

Kitchen has a lot to offer its diners.

The new manager, Don Price, says Country Kitchen has also added several new team members to serve you. Price stated,

“Upon entering the diner, you will be greeted with a friendly smile and will immediately feel the upbeat atmosphere. Not only

have we improved our service, but, the new menu items, such as the Sliced Brisket and Baby Back Ribs, are a huge hit. We

also have a great variety of lunch specials every day from 11 am to 4 pm. And don’t forget all meals are TAX FREE”.

As winter approaches, Country Kitchen plans to offer a wide variety of comfort foods, such as beans & cornbread, homemade

beef stew, and pot pies to warm you up on those cold winter days. At this time we would like to take this opportunity to invite

all of the AST Tribal members to come out and dine with us.

AST Tribal Store

……. (405) 364-0668

Harrah Smoke Shop …….. (405) 454-0055

AST Country Kitchen …… (405) 366-7220

AST COUNTRY

Open 7 Days A Week!

366-7220

KITCHEN

Sunday - 7am to 7pm

Monday - 8am to 3pm

Tuesday - 8am to 3pm

Wednesday - 8am to 8pm

Thursday - 8am to 8pm

Friday - 8am to 10pm

Saturday - 7am to 10pm

NOW

HIRING

AST

Country

Kitchen

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Early Bird Breakfast

$3.99 - 7 Days a Week

2 Eggs/Bacon or Sausage/Hash Browns

Biscuits & Gravy or Toast

(With coupon-No

substitutions-Expires

(With Coupon-No

substitutions) 9/30/10)

Check Out Our Wednesday

Homemade Meatloaf Special

Meatloaf, Mashed potatoes, vegetable side,

salad, roll

$

6.99

Check out our daily homemade lunch

specials! Something different every day!

(In Front of Thunderbird Entertainment Center

Next to AST Smoke Shop)

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Assistant

Manager

Waitresses

Accountant II

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We have a Special Treat for Title VI Members!!!

On October 29 Rep. Jeff Gibson and Lt. Gov. Isaac Gibson will be cooking breakfast

at the Little Axe Resource Center.

On October 6, The Title VI Staff will be attending a Food Show in Fort Smith, Ark.

We will be providing the homebound a sack lunch on the 5th and will not be serving

at the meal sites. We will be back on the 7th.

General Council Meeting at the Little Axe Resource Center, October 16, 2010.

We will be handing out candy on the 29th.

If you have any questions you can contact us at 275-4030 ext. 169

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For More Information Call

405-414-7277

Owner/Broker

FOR SALE OR TRADE

Ideal for a Bank or Financial Institution

Federal National Bank Building

24 E. Main Street, Shawnee, OK

 Three properties for the price of one!

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o Bank Building at 24 E. Main

o Two ATM Drive-thru locations:

1. Downtown Shawnee at Broadway

2. North Kickapoo near I40 close to Lowe’s, Staples, and WalMart

 Beautiful lobby and penthouse with apartment

 Seven story building

 Terrific tax advantages with former Indian Reservation Lands and Historic District

 Priced @ $55 per square foot – well below replacement cost

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Some services that are offered include:

Business Cards

Invitations

Announcements

Calendars

Banners

Logo Designs

Graphics

Brochures

Envelope Designs

Copies

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN

OCTOBER 2010

DRIVER’S LICENSE RE-INSTATEMENT

Call Linda or Glenna today

(405) 275-3432

Ask about the DUI Assessments

and our next 10 hour DUI School!

EVERYONE WELCOME!

Foster Parents Needed!!!

Can you open your home and heart for a foster child.? Foster parents provide a temporary, safe home for children in

crisis. Foster parents are partners with child welfare workers, lawyers and judges. It is not for everyone but if you

have it in your heart - we need you.

• Can you love and care for a child who comes from a difficult background?

• Can you help a child develop a sense of belonging?

• Are you secure in yourself & your parenting Skills?

• Can you maintain a positive attitude toward a child’s parents?

• Can you love with all your heart & then let go?

FOSTER PARENTS PROVIDE A TEMPORARY, SAFE

HOME FOR CHILDREN IN CRISIS. THEY ARE PARTNERS

WITH WORKERS, LAWYERS, AND JUDGES. IT IS NOT

FOR EVERYONE! CAN YOU OPEN YOUR HOME AND

HEART FOR A FOSTER CHILD?

NEED A CAR, TRUCK OR SUV

LOW DOWN PAYMENT

E-Z APPROVAL - LARGE

SELECTION

*FREE LIMITED WARRANTY*

CALL EL DORADO MOTORS @

405-526-4600

AND ASK FOR BIG LARRY OR

LITTLE JOHN

Many children need a loving home and a family to help them

through a very tough time. Please think about it and talk with

your family before you become a foster home. They all need

safe, supportive environments!

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If you find yourself and your family interested in Foster Care,

please contact Melissa Lopez

405-275-4030 ext. 166.

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ABSENTEE SHAWNEE TRIBAL PHARMACY

SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA

The Absentee Shawnee Tribal Pharmacy (Shawnee Location) can fill prescriptions

for enrolled tribal citizens only.

The Absentee Shawnee Tribal Clinic Pharmacy in Little Axe can fill prescriptions for

tribal citizens written by Physicians not located a Tribal Clinic under the following

circumstances:

an

1.

The prescription is for an Absentee Shawnee Tribal citizen who has

established chart at the Little Axe Clinic.

2. The prescription is on the formulary of approved medications and

stocked in

the pharmacy.

If you’d like to submit an ad

or article give us a call at

(405) 598-1279 or send us an

e-mail at

mediadept@astribe.com

The following are a few tips to help us deliver pharmacy services to you more efficiently;

4 Present insurance cards each time you pick up or drop off a prescription.

4 Keep us informed of all changes in address, phone number and other contact

information.

4 Let the Pharmacy staff know if the prescription is going to be picked up or

needs to be

delivered.

4 If you have any questions concerning your prescription please feel free to call

and talk

to our Pharmacist. They are here to assist you with your pharmaceutical

needs.

ALL ARTICLES WILL BE

SUBMITTED AS

RECEIVED.

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.

THIP list all applicants by a priority list:

a.

Handicapped/Disabled and Elderly

b.

Income

c.

Family Size/Overcrowded Living Conditions

d.

Condition of Home

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Other Programs available:

• Sanitation Facililties Assistance Program

Applictions 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

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Little Axe Clinic • Little Axe Dental Clinic

15702 E. Hwy 9

Norman, Oklahoma 73026

Phone: (405) 447-0300 Fax: (405) 447-2250

Clinic Operating Hours

Monday thru Friday

8:00 a.m. - 5:00

p.m.

Weekends/Federal Holidays

Closed

* Clinic and Pharmacy will be closed the

3rd Wednesday of each month

from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m

OCTOBER 2010

FREE Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detectors still

Available!!

OEH personnel will provide and install smoke alarms and/or carbon monoxide detectors for enrolled Absentee

Shawnee tribal members living in Pottawatomie, Cleveland, or Oklahoma County.

Please complete an application/short survey form and schedule a time and date for installation. Application/survey

forms are available at the OEH office and at www.astribe.com.

Please contact OEH at 214-4235 for more information.

Absentee Shawnee Tribe

Enrollment office

Address Change Request

Date: ____________CDIB# _____________ Birth Date:________________

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Full Name:____________________________________________________

New Address:__________________________________________________

City: _________________________State ________Zip Code: ___________

County: ______________________ Home Phone (

)________________

Please Mail to:

Absentee Shawnee Tribe

Enrollment Office

2025 S. Gordon Cooper Drive

Shawnee, OK. 74801

Cell Phone (_____)________________

Tribal Member Signature

OCTOBER 2010

Date

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Absentee Shawnee Tribe

PRSRT

STANDARD MAIL

U.S. Postage Paid

Permit No. 434

Shawnee, OK 74801

of Indians of Oklahoma

2025 S. Gordon Cooper Dr.

Shawnee, OK 74801

return service

requested

2010

TRIBAL PHONE NUMBERS

Tribal Complex

(405) 275-4030

or

1-800 256-3341

OEP

(405) 273-9966

Building Blocks

(405) 878-0633

Health Programs

(405) 878-4702

or

1-877-878-4702

Little Axe Clinic

(405) 447-0300

Shawnee Clinic

(405) 878-5850

Shawnee Pharmacy

(405) 878-5859

Behavioral Health

(405) 878-4716

LA Resource Center

(405) 364-7298

or

(405) 364-7569

LA Cultural Center

(405) 447-3372

AST Police

(405) 275-3200

or

(405) 275-3432

OEH

(405) 214-4235

AS Housing Authority (405) 273-1050

Thunderbird Casino

(405) 360-9270

Or

1-800-259-LUCK

AST Media Dept

(405) 598-1279

AST Media Dept Fax (405) 598-1294

AST Tribal Grocery &

SmokeShop Little Axe (405) 364-0668

AST Country Kitchen (405) 366-7220

AST Smokeshop in

Harrah

(405) 454-0055

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