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8 AsT heAlTh sysTem

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10 emeRgency mAnAgemenT

11 ReAlTy depARTmenT

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Newly Elected Officers Swearing In Ceremony

Friday, June 30th, 2017

AST Health System’s New Multipurpose Building

Shawnee, OK

Newly Elected AST Shawnee Tribal Officers (L-R): Election Commission Secretary - Sherman Tiger; AST Secretary - John

Johnson; Election Commission Member #2 - Alicia Miller; AST Governor - Edwina Butler-Wolfe; Election Commissioner

- John AL Little Axe.

Executive Committee

Edwina Butler-Wolfe

Governor

Isaac Gibson

Lt. Governor

John Johnson

Secretary

Leah Bates

Treasurer

Anthony Johnson

Representative

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

Governor’s Report

Hello my Absentee Shawnee people!

I hope you are all doing well with this hot weather settling in our Great State of Oklahoma. It is an honor to represent the citizens of the Absentee

Shawnee Tribe. First, I would like to say I did travel to Washington, D.C. to attend the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) Legislative Summit

and will have a more complete update in next month newsletter. Second, I would like to make a correction that I printed in last month newsletter article

pertaining to the Shawnee Public Schools. I had indicated that there was not a Title VI Director employed and I do want to take this opportunity to

correct that statement to say that there is a Title VI Director employed with Shawnee Public Schools. This is very good news. Further, as we approach the

2017- 2018 school term I just want to inform our tribal members to call our Education Director, Tresha Spoon, 275-4030 Ext. 6242, with any questions

or concerns about our own education services.

DOI/BIA Listening Session- Tulsa, Oklahoma

The purpose of this listening session was for tribal leaders to express their concerns on the reorganization of the Department of the Interior (DOI).

It was noted that DOI had not been reorganized in some years. By reorganizing, it could possibly help streamline services to tribes and better fulfill the

Federal Government’s trust and treaty obligations. As we know, when new Presidential administration’s come into office it takes time to see a potential

benefit. At the meeting, I did express my concerns on the reorganization during this session and followed up with a meeting with our Self Governance/

Roads Specialist, Mr. Scott Miller. Mr. Miller and I reviewed the material that I received during my attendance at the listening session. As a result, Mr.

Miller did draft comments on behalf of the Tribe regarding the listening session and materials reviewed. As the Governor, I think that it is very important

that our tribe take an active role in these sessions/consultations so that the Absentee Shawnee Tribe will be heard on important issues that affect Indian

Country.

Listed below are the meetings I attended:

JUNE 2017

26th

CTSA Regular Monthly Meeting 9:00 am

Thunderbird Entertainment Center, Inc. (TEC) Meeting 5:30 pm

27th

BIA Tribal Listening Session, Tulsa, Oklahoma 8:30 am – 12:30 am

29th

Met with Scott Miller, Self –Governance/Roads Specialist

30th

Swearing in Ceremony and Oath of Office 6:00 pm

MAY 2017

1st

White Turkey Meeting

3rd

Absentee Shawnee Tribal Complex Closed

10:00 am Meeting with tribal member

4th

Complex Closed

6th

Absentee Shawnee Housing Renewal Project Photo 9:30 am

JULY 2017

10th

Directors Meeting: Executive Committee present: Governor Butler-Wolfe

Directors present: Media Department, ICW Department, Absentee Shawnee Housing Authority, Building Blocks II, Self-Governance/Roads Specialist,

Enrollment, Courts, Education, Social Services, Police Department, Health Department, CCDF Programs, Gaming Commission.

14th

AST Health Fair, Little Axe Clinic

17-19th National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) 2017 Summer Legislative Summit - Washington DC

Conclusion

As always my door is always open (unless I am in a meeting or at a meeting) and I welcome your visits.

Help me to make a difference – stand beside me and Let us Build for the Future (BFF) - united and together!

Thank you,

Edwina Butler-Wolfe

Governor

Secretary’s Report

Dear Tribal Members,

I just want to give a brief update on the projects I have started. At Aprils General Council I introduced a new program called LaserFiche to my

department and several other departments on the complex. As of today, the Secretary’s department is about half way of being complete. Once all the

scanning is done and stored into LaserFiche, a portal will be set up for Tribal members to have access. This portal will give all Tribal Members access

to any past and/or present Agenda’s, Resolution’s, Executive Committee Minutes, General Council minutes, boards and committees, etc. The goal to

LaserFiche is for all departments to go paperless and give every tribal member access to everything stored within LaserFiche. My staff is working very

hard to have everything scanned and entered in LaserFiche by the end of October 2017.

The next project I have been working diligently on is the opening of the Little Axe Convenience Store. I have made it my personal goal to re-open

it as soon as possible, but in order to do so I had many hurdles to jump. The store was recently re-opened on May 26, 2017 and I can honestly say it is

doing very good compared to where it came from. I hope the future of the store continues to thrive and do great. I am very pleased of the outcome. I

appreciate everyone’s support and hard work.

My final project is to have an ice dispensary called Kooler Ice put in place by the convenient store. This should be available for use very soon. So be

on the lookout for the new changes that are coming.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact my office.

Neyiwa,

Secretary Johnson

TRIBAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Over the last quarter the Tribal Finance department has worked diligently on multiple tasks. The primary focus over the last three months was the

completion of the annual overall tribal audit. The last 7 years, Bledsoe and Associates were hired to conduct the audit. Good business practice changes

auditors every three years, so the Executive Committee passed a resolution in 2016 hiring Baker Tilly to conduct our audit. Baker Tilly Virchow Krause,

LLP is a full-service accounting and advisory firm that offers industry specialized services in audit, tax, and management consulting. Because they are

a new auditor for AST, there was a greater learning curve between our entities and the Baker Tilly Auditors. However, on June 30th, our final audit was

submitted with no findings. The audit team will meet with the Executive Committee and finance departments later in July to review the final audit. In

addition to the audit, the finance team worked on the following projects and initiatives which have either been completed or will be completed:

Financial Projects

➢

Reviewed current and new financial policies and procedures. Goal is to develop a new finance Policy & Procedure manual by Dec. 2017

Worked with Baker Tilley and REDW on 2016 Financial Audit. Completed June 2017.

Process Improvement – Electronic Accounts Payable & Electronic Purchase Order research.

Streamlined Grant budgets and proposal process

Training & Education

➢

Financial leadership went to Self- Governance training.

Training in fraud prevention.

Sovereign Finance education on Project Financial Analysis.

Accounting Software education - Abila MIP security and cloud upgrade.

Accounting Rule changes for 2018.

Finance cross-training and MIP Super-User plan to decrease training costs and improve continuity of financial service.

Dept. of Justice Grant Education Training.

Financial Initiatives

➢

Financial Transparency Initiative

o Met with AllNations Bank to collect financial data – Ongoing

o Purchased NetForum software to create a secure way to share financials online

Mid-Year Budget Review for Tribal Departments, Health System and Casino

Introduced and implemented a department budget scorecard in certain departments

Created an employee training in-service guide on finance do’s & don’ts for grants

Led a Fraud Prevention action team to create a Fraud Prevention policy & procedure, plan for AST. Proposed rollout in Aug. 2017.

AST C-Store

o Conducted preliminary internal audit

o Implemented financial controls & processes for c-store

o Supported leadership on the restart of c-store

o Reported Taxes and Cleared tribal store from potential legal burdens

Absentee Shawnee Economic Development Association

o Led the ASEDA action team to restart ASEDA focus and action

o Created a project scorecard

Developed an Indirect Cost Proposal training plan to bring process into the tribe - ongoing

The next quarter will become a time to review and update our process to help enhance and make the finance team more effective in providing services

to tribal departments and tribal members. While we are finishing up our tribal budget mid-year review; August marks the start of our new budget

planning cycle. We have implemented a few new processes and will continue to educate our directors on financial budgets. The action items listed above

will spring board the finance department in addressing items into the next quarter.

TRIBAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Below shows the 2nd Quarter of how the tribe is tracking with their primary budget buckets (including Indirect Cost, BIA and

Below shows the 2nd Quarter of how the tribe is tracking with their primary budget buckets

(including

General

Funds).

Below shows

the 2nd Quarter of how the tribe is tracking with their primary budget buckets (including

Below shows the 2nd Quarter of how the tribe is tracking with their

Indirect Cost, BIA and General Funds).

TRIBE

IDC

IDC %

Gen. Funds

Gen. Funds %

BIA

BIA %

Q1 Actual

Q1 Actual TRIBE Q2 Acutal

Q325%

Acutal

25%

50%

75%

IDC

$ 1,472,282.52

$ 1,472,282.52 IDC$ %2,821,016.90

25%

25%Gen. Funds 48% $

953,095.82 $

953,095.82 Gen.

$ Funds

1,749,334.02

22%

22%BIA

41% $

358,057.99 $

358,057.99 BIA

$ % 752,502.51

12%

26%

IDC PROGRAMS

Finance

Operations

Governor

Human Resources

Legal Department

Lt. Governor

Maintenance

Media

MIS (IT)

Procurement

IDC PROGRAMS

GEN. FUNDS PROGRAMS

Finance

ASEDA

Operations

Afterschool Program (Carry-over)

Governor

Cultural Preservation

Human Resources

Education

Legal Department

Elders Council

Lt. Governor

Election Commission

Maintenance

Emergency Management

Media

Employee Committee (Carry-over)

MIS (IT)

Gaming Commission

Procurement

Governor

Indirect Cost, BIA and General Funds).

2017 Annual

2017

Q2 Acutal

Q3 Acutal

Q4Annual

Actual

Quarterly Budget

Budget

Q450%

Actual

Quarterly

Budget

Q1 Actual

Q2 Acutal

75%Budget

100%

25%

100%

25%

100% TRIBE $ 1,456,699.50 $ 25%

2,821,016.90

5,826,798.00 50%

IDC

$ 1,472,282.52 $ 2,821,016.90

48% $ 1,456,699.50 $ 5,826,798.00

IDC %$ 1,067,857.48 $ 4,271,429.92

25%

48%

1,749,334.02

1,067,857.48

4,271,429.92

Gen.

Funds

953,095.82

1,749,334.02

41%

Gen. Funds

22%

41%

752,502.51

717,746.61

$ 2,870,986.44

717,746.61

2,870,986.44

BIA

358,057.99

752,502.51

26%

BIA %

12%

26%

GEN. FUNDS PROGRAMS

BIA PROGRAMS

ASEDA

BIA Transportation (IRR)

Afterschool Program (Carry-over)

BIA Operations

Cultural Preservation

BIA Transportation Planning

Education

Courts

Elders Council

Education

Election Commission

Enrollment

Emergency Management

ICW

Employee Committee (Carry-over)

Police

Gaming Commission

Probate

Governor

Realty

Indian Child Welfare

Social Services

Language

Representative

Indian Child Welfare

Treasurer

Legal Department

Operations

Maintenance

Human Resources

Music Education

Secretary

Finance

Governor

Secretary

Language

Finance

Lt. Governor

Governor

Media

Legal Department

Lt. Governor

Media

Legal Department

Music Education (Carry-over)

Maintenance

OEH General Fund

Lt. Governor

OEH Program Support

BIA PROGRAMS

IDC PROGRAMS

BIA Transportation (IRR)

Media

Finance

BIA Operations

MIS (IT)

Operations

BIA Transportation Planning

Procurement

Governor

Courts

Representative

Human

Resources

Education

LegalSecretary

Department

Enrollment

Treasurer

Lt.

Governor

ICW

Finance

Maintenance

Police

Operations

Media

Q3 Acutal

75%

GEN. FUNDS PROGRAMS

OEH Support

(Carry-over)

ASEDA

PSSF

State Match

Afterschool

Program

(Carry-over)

Representative

Cultural

Preservation

Secretary

Education

Social

EldersServices

Council

CATEGORY

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER

YEAR-TO-DATE

TOTAL

% OF TAXES

2.48%

84.86%

5.32%

0.74%

5.90%

0.62%

COLLECTED

Sales (6%)

Gaming % of free cash

Employee (1%)

Severance (8%)

Motor Vehicle

Tobacco Refund

$1,050.71 $10,504.68 $6,327.41 $1,249.55 $11,726.12 $5,626.42

$250,000.00 $200,000.00 $150,000.00 $100,000.00 $250,000.00 $300,000.00

$7,658.64 $21,213.62 $11,265.34 $7,924.08 $15,147.53 $15,133.49

$3,310.81

$831.89

$867.28

$658.59 $4,176.63 $1,052.37

$11,861.13 $16,062.81 $19,746.67 $11,107.82 $14,387.88 $13,723.64

$2,216.22

$690.73

$649.57

$974.45

$773.32 $3,795.17

$0.00

$36,484.89

$1,250,000.00

$78,342.70

$10,897.57

$86,889.95

$9,099.46

TOTAL TAXES

$276,097.51 $249,303.73 $188,856.27 $121,914.49 $296,211.48 $339,331.09

$0.00

$1,471,714.57

$125.15

$0.00

$1,217.66

0.08%

$276,613.97 $249,516.23 $188,994.37 $122,054.79 $296,296.63 $339,456.24

$0.00

$1,472,932.23

100%

Miscellaneous

TOTAL COLLECTIONS

$516.46

$212.50

$138.10

$140.30

$85.15

AST HeAlTH SySTem - AuguST 2017

The 4th Annual Health Fair was a huge success and well attended this year. We especially thank all of our vendors, employees, staff, and tribal members

as well as our patients who came out and made this a great event this year! Special thank you to: the AST Executive Committee, the AST Veterans, tribal

dancers and drummers, Mrs. Pauline Wahpepah for her tribal prayer and the OKC Indian Princesses. We especially thank the tribal elders for a huge

turn out and for their unwavering support!

Fall is right around the corner and summer will be coming to an end soon. We’ll be getting ready for back to school, the Zombie Walk/Run 5K in

October, and continue to expand our service and access to health programs - all to serve you better every day!

We continue to monitor elder care and high risk fall patients as well as homebound tribal members are always a concern to the Tribe and Health

System. 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 that 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 as possible with resources or

coordinate assistance for these members in need.

We continue to add new specialists to the staff to make it both more convenient to access specialty care on-site as well as save contract health funds.

This avenue allows patient tests to be accomplished on-site and aid in the integration of the patient’s health record for primary care providers to better

manage for the care of the patients. We are especially excited to welcome our new Physiatrist, Dr. Danielle Zelnik, who will be running our new pain

management clinic. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, also known as physiatrists, treat a wide variety of medical conditions

affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. She is a great addition to our practice and the health system.

Thank you all for making our new staff feel welcomed and for using our services!

The health system’s most valuable resource - our people – continues to display excellence for our tribal health system! 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 in July for health was Deidre Yarbrough, RN, Public Health Nurse and Health Fair Committee Chairwoman, for her incredible performance

on the 4th Annual Health Fair event and other community event support to date; Team of the Month: Health Fair Planning Committee; and the Special

Leadership Award: Michelle Wollenzin, RN, Public Health Director, for her leadership and engagement in servicing patients, community outreach,

and grant support. The health employees continue to accomplish outstanding feats for our patients and for each other, taking care of our internal and

external customers/patients. Thank you all for making an important difference in the lives and health of all of our health system’s patients!

Additional health related information:

• PlusCare Clinic/Little Axe area has the ability to treat non-life threatening

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

extended to enrolled 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, social security card 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) 4470477. Hours of operation are M-F 9 AM to 9 PM with last walk-in accepted at 8:30

PM, Saturday and Sunday 9 AM to 5 PM and holidays are 9 AM to 5 PM (excluding

Thanksgiving and Christmas) with last walk-in patient accepted at 4:30 PM.

• Shawnee Clinic Extended Hours/Shawnee area has the ability to treat non-life

threatening illnesses and injuries on a walk-in basis (no appointment needed). This

service is extended to enrolled AST tribal members, Native American Veteran’s,

IHS eligible Native Americans, Medicaid/SoonerCare pediatric patients, and BCBS

covered AST non-Native employees who are the ages of 2 years and up. If you are a

new patient to our health system and are in need of our extended hours services, please

bring with you, your CDIB card, a second form of identification, social security card

and health insurance card(s), if available. The location is 2029 South Gordon Cooper

Drive, Shawnee, OK. The phone number is (405)878-5850. Hours of operation are

M-F 5 PM to 9 PM with last walk-in accepted at 8:30 PM, Saturday 9 AM to 5 PM

with last walk-in accepted at 4:30 PM and closed Sundays and holidays.

• 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 contact us today to set

up an appointment to have your services established with the AST Health System

at either the Shawnee Clinic (405) 878-5850 or Little Axe Health Center (405) 4470300.

• 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) 481-0815 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 Hours Pharmacy: 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.

Elders Council

Since my last report, the Elders Council (EC) officers have concluded

two surveys. The results are as follows. The trips that the members selected

as their most desired destinations were; Albuquerque Balloon Festival, a

Cruise, Santa Fe Indian Market, Tecumseh Outdoor Drama, Heartland

Flyer, and Washington D.C. We will now evaluate the costs associated

with each trip so that we can assess whether it is economically feasible, i.e.

affordable, to consider the trip. I hope to have some of the assessments

done by the next meeting. The above trips are lengthy and will require

substantial funding and planning. Fundraising by the elders is the major

component that supports these trips and the members will be called upon

to participate in our planned fundraising events to help support our trips.

This does not omit the possibility of day trips and we hope to host a couple

before years end. The second survey provided great ideas for speaker topics

and the officers will move forward with the scheduling. As usual, we will

continue to promote the AST tribe within and around our communities

at various venues. Following are some of the activities and some general

information that the EC members have been involved in during the past

few weeks.

At the AST Health Fair on July 14, the EC hosted a registration and

information booth. Our meeting attendance has generally been 20-25

members with 4-6 guests. The EC is striving to grow our membership and

promote the EC. The Health Fair was well attended and our booth was

visited by many attendees. We had many of our younger tribal members

who are just short of 50 years old visit our booth and we encouraged them

to join the EC when they attain the age criteria. We register 10 new elders

at this event. In keeping with and promoting good health, the EC gave

a healthy piece of fruit to elders who registered as well as a few who just

visited our booth. We held a raffle for an outdoor grill and that was won

by Diane Little Axe. We thank everyone who visited our booth. For those

who registered, we hope to see you at our monthly meetings.

Last month, the members voted to have theme lunches for the remainder

of the year—except for Thanksgiving and Christmas. A list of unique ideas

to add some festive flair to our monthly meetings was provided to the

group. The July 15 meeting luncheon theme was “Italian”. We had some

really good Italian dishes prepared by our members. The August meeting

theme will be “All-American Picnic”. As we move through the months, we

look forward to having some very interesting luncheons! Thanks to all who

participated in the “Italian” luncheon.

On July 6, several Elders attended the Stroud Powwow’s Traditional

Night. Although the weather was hot and humid, the powwow was well

attended. There were many campers, dancers and spectators from around

the nation in attendance to enjoy the Shawnee songs that were sung as well

as all other tribal songs. The discussion about this event brought up some

very good ideas for gaining more insight and understanding of the Shawnee

songs that were sung, i.e. the stories that the songs tell and the history

behind the songs. We hope to soon host an activity that will encompass

this topic.

Camp Nikoti 2017--Elder Council President, Meredith Wahpekeche, has

dedicated much of her time over the last few weeks helping with the many

children activities. Meredith and Rick Little Axe (EC Vice President), were

planning to conduct two special activities 1) how to make fire with flint

and 2) outdoor cooking utilizing Dutch ovens with the children, but due to

tribal funerals, these activities were postponed—hopefully they can work

them in before the end of the camp. I think Rick plans on having the local

fire department on call during this flint and fire starting instruction! Good

luck Rick!! Many events and programs rely on volunteers to help make its

events successful. The EC encourages everyone to make a commitment

and volunteer whenever and wherever possible. Come out and support our

tribal events.

We were fortunate to have the opportunity to have Ms. Carly Dyer

from AST Enrollment attend our July 15 meeting to go over the proposed

changes and answer questions regarding the Membership Ordinance. We

highly recommend that all tribal members attend the next two upcoming

sessions that Carly has scheduled 1) Horseshoe Bend, August 12, 10am12pm and 2) Resource Center, September 9, 10am-12pm. Be an informed

tribal member! Please continue to check dates for these meetings as the

dates have previously changed due to unforeseen circumstances, but as of

this writing, this is the latest scheduled dates.

Thanks to all of the Elders who have participated and provided their

ideas and suggestions. The officers are now in a position to start evaluating

potential trips and events to present for consideration by the members.

The feasibility of these activities will be determined by costs and the

commitment by the members of the Elders Council.

I will leave you with a quote from the Great Chief Tecumseh, “When you

rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for the light, for your life, for

your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see

no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.” We, indeed, were lead by

a wise and great man many years ago! Let us build on his legacy.

Until next time,

Atheda Edwards-Fletcher, Secretary

ASEDA Board Members Needed

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe is looking for tribal members to fill all the positions of the board.

If interested contact the Secretary’s Office of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe at (405) 275-4030

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

This article explains (1) what actions you can take when the weather is extremely hot and (2) how to understand heat alerts from the National Weather

Service that you could receive in your local area.

Heat kills by pushing the human body beyond its limits. In extreme heat and high humidity, evaporation is slowed and the body must work extra hard

to maintain a normal temperature.

Key Safety Tips:

• Drink plenty of water; even if you do not feel thirsty. Avoid drinks with

caffeine. Persons who have epilepsy or heart, kidney, or liver disease;

are on fluid-restricted diets; or have a problem with fluid retention

should consult a doctor before increasing liquid intake.

• Never leave children or pets alone in closed vehicles.

• Check on family, friends, and neighbors who do not have air

conditioning and who spend much of their time alone.

• Check on your animals frequently to ensure that they are not suffering

from the heat.

• Go to a designated public shelter if your home loses power during

periods of extreme heat. Stay on the lowest floor out of the sunshine if

air conditioning is not available.

• Check the weather/listen to your NOAA Weather Radio for critical

updates from the National Weather Service (NWS).

Safety Tips If You Have to Go Outside:

• Avoid strenuous work during the warmest part of the day. Use a buddy

system when working in extreme heat, and take frequent breaks.

• Dress in loose-fitting, lightweight, and light-colored clothes that cover

as much skin as possible. Avoid dark colors because they absorb the

sun’s rays.

• Protect face and head by wearing sunblock and a wide-brimmed hat.

• Postpone outdoor games and activities.

• Stay indoors as much as possible and limit exposure to the sun.

Additional Safety Tips:

• Eat well-balanced, light, and regular meals. Avoid using salt tablets

unless directed to do so by a physician.

• Limit intake of alcoholic beverages.

• Avoid extreme temperature changes.

• Consider spending the warmest part of the day in public buildings

such as libraries, schools, movie theaters, shopping malls, and other

community facilities. Circulating air can cool the body by increasing

the perspiration rate of evaporation.

• Download the FEMA App for heat advisories and safety tips.

• Text SHELTER + your ZIP code to 43362 (4FEMA) to find the nearest

shelter in your area (example: shelter 12345).

Tips To Prepare Your Home:

• Install window air conditioners snugly; insulate if necessary.

•

Check air-conditioning ducts for proper insulation.

Install temporary window reflectors (for use between windows and

drapes), such as aluminum foil-covered cardboard, to reflect heat back

outside.

Weather-strip doors and sills to keep cool air in.

Cover windows that receive morning or afternoon sun with drapes,

shades, awnings, or louvers. (Outdoor awnings or louvers can reduce

the heat that enters a home by up to 80 percent.)

Keep storm windows up all year.

Heat Related Terms:

Familiarize yourself with these terms to help identify an extreme heat

hazard:

• Heat Wave - Prolonged period of excessive heat, often combined with

excessive humidity.

• Heat Index - A number in degrees Fahrenheit (F) that tells how hot it

feels when relative humidity is added to the air temperature. Exposure

to full sunshine can increase the heat index by 15 degrees.

• Heat Cramps - Muscular pains and spasms due to heavy exertion.

Although heat cramps are the least severe, they are often the first signal

that the body is having trouble with the heat.

• Heat Exhaustion - Typically occurs when people exercise heavily or

work in a hot, humid place where body fluids are lost through heavy

sweating. Blood flow to the skin increases, causing blood flow to

decrease to the vital organs. This results in a form of mild shock. If not

treated, the victim’s condition will worsen. Body temperature will keep

rising and the victim may suffer heat stroke.

• Heat Stroke - A life-threatening condition. The victim’s temperature

control system, which produces sweating to cool the body, stops

working. The body temperature can rise so high that brain damage and

death may result if the body is not cooled quickly.

• Sun Stroke - Another term for heat stroke.

• Excessive Heat Watch - Conditions are favorable for an excessive heat

event to meet or exceed local Excessive Heat Warning criteria in the

next 24 to 72 hours.

• Excessive Heat Warning - Heat Index values are forecast to meet or

exceed locally defined warning criteria for at least 2 days (daytime

highs=105-110° Fahrenheit).

• Heat Advisory - Heat Index values are forecast to meet locally defined

advisory criteria for 1 to 2 days (daytime highs=100-105° Fahrenheit)

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Contact information:

Emergency Management Coordinator can be reached at the Tribal Police Department 405-275-3200,

cell phone number 405-740-1562, and at this email address: lday@astribe.com

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 crossreference 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.

PROBATE MISSION STATEMENT

The primary mission of the Division of the Probate is to compile inventories of the Indian Trust Assets and family information, and to

coordinate the timely distribution of trust assets with the Office of Hearings and Appeals, Land Titles and Records Office and the Office of

Special Trustee.

The Division of Probate gathers information regarding decedent’s family and property and prepares it for adjudication by the Office of

Hearings and Appeals (OHA). After OHA issues a probate order the Division works with other trust offices, such as the Office of Special

Trustee for American Indians and the Land Titles and Records Office to distribute assets.

In order for this to happen, the family of the decedent will need to contact the Absentee Shawnee Real Estate Division (Probate) to start the

probate process.

Should you have any questions, please contact Lea Tsotaddle at 405-275-4030 ext. 6248.

Notice of Farming and Grazing Lease Sale

To be held on August 28, 2017

Sealed bids for Farming and Grazing Leases Sale will be received in the office of the Realty Department until 10:00 AM, 28 August 2017. All

bids received up to the hour of the sale will be opened at the time of the sale and leases awarded to qualified bidders offering the highest annual

consideration, if such bids are deemed adequate and are acceptable. For a complete list of available tracts, please visit,

www.astribe.com.

All bids must be enclosed in separate envelopes and plainly marked, “SEALED BID ON FARMING AND GRAZING LEASE SALE, TO BE OPENED

AT 10:00 AM, August 28, 2017”. Mail all sealed bids to:

Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma

Attention: Realty Department

2025 South Gordon Cooper Drive

Shawnee, OK 74801

Further information concerning this advertisement may be obtained by calling (405) 275-4030 or writing to the above listed address.

The Cobell Settlement Deadline

The US District Court for the District of Columbia (the “Court”) has set November 27, 2017 as the final deadline for any Class Member or the heir of a

Class Member to provide documentation so that payment can be made. The Court approved one exception in its Order, Class Member estates pending

probate proceedings at the U.S. Department of Interior’s Office of Hearing and Appeals (“OHA”) as of November 27, 2017, will have their payments held

until the OHA proceedings are finalized. Those payments will then be distributed to the heirs. All other documentation must be received by the Claims

Administrator or postmarked by November 27, 2017. Should you have any questions about the types of documentation acceptable for payment or if you

are a Class Member or heir to a Class Member and you have not received your check, please do not hesitate to call (800) 961-6109. Information can be

found on the Indian Trust Settlement website: www.indiantrust.com

Please update your personal information or to find your IIM Account with the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians 1-888-678-6836.

AARON D CORIZ

ADAM J STEVES

AIMEE R ELLIS

ALBERT E MATNEY

ALBERTA D SPOON

ALEXANDER G HERNANDEZ

ALFORD ELLIS

ALICE CHISHOLM SWITCH

ALLIE ELLA SNAKE SNAKEMAN WEST

ALYCE K CORPUS

ANDREA K LONGMAN

ANGELA K WILSON

ANGELA M CHUPP

ANGELA P PRUNER

ANGELIA J STEWART

ANNA G SNAKE

ANNETTE R TIGER AS01648

ANTHONY E WILSON

ANTHONY E WOODWARD

ANTHONY J TIGER

APRIL D WYATT

ARTHUR WILLIAMS

AVIS J WHITE

B LASENBERRY

B WATSON

BARRY G SNAKE

BENJAMIN A SCRAPER

BENJAMIN F SNAKE

BESSIE L CREEK

BILL JOHNSON JR

BILLY J TIGER

BOBBY J LASENBERRY ESTATE

BOBBY JOHNSON JR ESTATE

BRADLEY B LONGHORN

BRANDI F ROUTLEDGE

BRANDON C BOND

BRENDA E SLOAT

BRIAN A RIEDEL

BRIAN K BEAVER

BRIAN L SPRIGGS

BRIAN W WAKOLEE

BRUCE J LONGHORN

BURTON T HARJO

CALVIN L WILSON

CAROLYN BURNETT

CARRIELYNN M SINKS

CASS ADAM MERRELL

CATHERINE E JOHNSON

CHARLES D SHAWN ESTATE

CHARLES K DONAHO ESTATE

CHARLES R MILLER

CHARLEY ELLIS

CHARLEY LITTLE JIM

CHARLIE SQUIRE ESTATE

CHRISTA A BULLARD

CHRISTIAN S ALFORD

CHRISTIE E WOLFE

CHRISTOPHER B WILSON

CHRISTOPHER G RAISBECK

CHRISTOPHER J WILLIAMS

CHRISTOPHER L HANKINS

CHRISTOPHER P GARRETSON

CHRISTY D WILLIS

CLINT J LITTLE JIM

CLINTON J DEERE

COLLINS K KICKAPOO

COLVIA DOOLEY ESTATE

CONRAD C BLANCHARD

CORA M CREAMER

CRYSTAL DAWN ATWOOD

CURTIS A GIBSON

CURTIS L BENTLEY

CYNTHIA D DAUGHERTY

D LITTLE AXE

DANIEL A STOLIBY

DANIEL D JOSYTEWA

DANIEL R SINKS

DARRELL L ARMSTRONG

DARREN SHIELDS

DAVID BURNETT

DAVID L WILSON

DAVID M GIBSON

DAWN M STONE

DEANA M WILLIAMS

DEANN M TURNER

DEBRA F WARRIOR

DELISHA A DOUSSETT

DELORIS A KASECA

DENNIS P HOOD ESTATE

DINA A LITTLE JIM

DION A TIGER

DONALD D SCHULENBURG

DONALD R SPRIGGS

DONNA N WHITE

DOROTHY J NEMECEK ESTATE

DOROTHY S RUPE ESTATE

DORTHEA C WHITE

DOUGLAS BISHOP ESTATE

EASTMAN K SWITCH

EDMOND L PONKILLA

EDYTHEA M POWELL ESTATE

ELAINA R HOOD

ELIZABETH Y JOHNSON

EMANUEL STAPP NO PROPERTY

ERIC L BLANCHARD

ERIC PENA

ERIC S WASHINGTON

ERMA E JONES CAMP

EUGENE B FREEMAN

EUGENE S STRICKLIN

EUGENE T HOOD ESTATE

EVA SHAWNEE ESTATE

EVELYN L LITTLE CHARLEY

FAWN L POWELL

FLORA J KENT

FLORA M SIMPSON

FRANCES I YAGER ESTATE

FRANCES M WILLIAMS

FREDDIE L WATKINS

GABRIELLA D DOUSSETT

GENEVA HAYNES ESTATE

GEORGE DAVIS

GEORGE L JOHNSON

GERALD F CLARK

GILBERT B LITTLE

GILBERT L HOOD ESTATE

GINA J NAKAMOTO

GRACE M SMITH

HAROLD P ABRAHAM

HEATHER R MILBURN

HELEN BUMPUS THORPE ESTATE

HENRIETTA V SPADLING

HENRY C JOHNSON

HENRY TIGER

HERBERT P SMITH ESTATE

HERMAN P LITTLECREEK

HOLLY D ELLIS

HOWARD F GILMAN

IRVIN L WATKINS

ISAIAH R PONCHO J JOHNSON

JACKIE LITTLE CHARLEY AS00881

JACQUELINE CARPENTER

JACQUELINE R HARJO

JAMES C SPYBUCK SR

JAMES C SPYBUCK SR ESTATE

JAMES E MATNEY ESTATE

JAMES E SEBER

JAMES P BOND

JAMES W WILSON

JAMIE A JOHNSON

JASON A MERREL

JEANETTE M HARJO

JEFFERY C BAYLISS

JEFFREY A MINESINGER

JEFFREY W GIBSON

JENNIFER N DAVIS

JEREMY R DAVIS

JERRI A RIEDEL

JESSICA R ALFORD

JIMMY M CRIPPS

JOAN D HOUCK ESTATE

JODY D BAKER

JOHN A LITTLE AXE

JOHN DOE21

JOHN P JOHNSON

JOHN SPYBUCK ESTATE

JOHN W LONGMAN

JOHN W SPOON

JOSEPH L FRENCH

JOSEPH L SQUIRE

JOSEPH SANCHEY ESTATE

JOSEPH SHINCIS

JOSHUA A MCPHERSON

JUANITA L LONGHORN

K HARJO

KAREN F KANIATOBE AS00745

KAREN S THORNHILL

KATHERINE M NICHOLAS

KATHERN S SWITCH

KATHY L NEWTON

KATIE J JOHNSON

KELLY J ODELL

KEVIN B WASHINGTON

KEVIN M ELLIS

KIMBER L WATSON

KIMBERLY K CROW

KIMBERLY K TURTLE

Names continued on next page

KRISTY A MORRELL

LADONNA R FOREMAN

LARONDA A DAVIS

LARRY B COFFEE

LARRY D BRUNO

LARRY D LITTLE CREEK

LARRY T GOODWIN

LAURA J LITTLEBEAR

LAURIE D SCHULENBERG

LAVONNA J SQUIRE

LAWRENCE G LASENBERRY ESTATE

LAWRENCE K LITTLE CREEK

LAWRENCE SNAKE

LEAH HOOD

LEE PENA

LEILA K GIBSON

LELAND S ROBERTSON

LENA L PONKILLA

LEONARD D FOREMAN

LESTER C HYDE

LESTER LOGAN

LINDA K RESSLER

LISA A CALL

LISA A LITTLE AXE

LISA A MESHQUEKENNOCK

LISA D JOHNSON

LISA HOOD

LISA L SERENA

LISA R SIMPSON

LORETTA M GIBSON

LOURIE A GIBSON

LUCILLE M SNAKEMAN ESTATE

LYDIA R WARRIOR

LYNDELL D BYRD

MAGDELENA S ALFORD

MANUEL G HERRERA

MANUEL S JOHNSON

MARCIE D TIGER

MARGARET A SCRAPER

MARIE STAPP

MARION J ROBERTSON

MARLENE J JOHNSON

MARVIN E WILSON

MARY E CLARK

MARY F PONKILLA

MARY R PHELPS ESTATE

MAY TYNER ESTATE

MELANIE M BARNHILL

MELISSA C BULLARD

MELISSA R LITTLE CREEK

MELLONEY A CHARLEY

MERANDA L STARR

MERLE L HURST

MICHAEL R SLOAN

MICHAEL S HOOPER

MICHAEL S MCGONIGAL

MICHEAL R LONGMAN

MICHELE R LITTLE CHARLEY

MICHELE R WILSON

MICHELLE GROVER

MICHELLE L LITTLE CREEK

MICHELLE M WILSON

MICHELLE S MILBURN

MIKEAL D SWITCH

MILDRED SWITCH ESTATE

MILTON SWITCH

MONTIE L SHULAR

NANCY R TIGER

NANCY TUANEAM

NATHAN S BRITT

NATHANIEL R LARNEY JR

NORMA D BURNS

OLLIE SHAWNEE ESTATE

ONEONTA M ALFORD

OPENIA S JOHNSON

P BLANCHARD

PAMELA G TIGER

PAMELA K SULLIUVAN

PATRICIA A SLOAT ESTATE

PATRICK M MILLER

PATRICK S WATSON

PAUL K WEBB

PAULINE PETERS

PILARR A WINTER

QUANAH G INNIS

RANDALL D BOOTH

RANDALL D WALKER

RAYMOND F MANN

RAYMOND R MORRIS

REBECCA F BITTLE

REIGN P HOWE

RETHA A SQUIRE

RHONDA G MCBRIDE

RHONDA J ELLIOTT

RICHARD F HOOD

RICHARD F MANN

RICHARD J HERRERA

RICHARD R WOLFE

RICHARD T JOHNSON

RICKIE D FRAZIER

RILEY G TIGER ESTATE

RITA A SINKS ESTATE

ROBBIN L ROLETTE

ROBERT E SINKS

ROBERT J WIMBISH ESTATE

ROLAND TIGER

RONALD K WASHINGTON

RONALD L GIBSON JR

RONNIE C GIBSON

ROSE WARRIOR ESTATE

ROSIE MANN

RUBEN P HERRERA

RUBY M MOORE ESTATE

RUTH H WILLIAMS

S FARRIS

SABRINA L SWITCH

SABRINA LITTLE AXE

SALLY A MANN

SAM L MARTINEZ

SAMSON R SQUIRE

SAMUEL L WOODWARD

SAMUEL W RAISBECK

SANDRA K BAYLISS JOHNSON

SANDRA K LOVINS

SANDRA L BLANCHARD

SANDRI J KIME ESTATE

SEAN A MERRELL

SEAN R LONGHORN

SHAD M SMITH

SHANNON D ELLIS

SHANNON R JOHNSON

SHARON O GIBSON

SHAWN D BYERS

SHAWN S SCHWARZ

SHAWN W RUIMVELD

SHAWNEE A TAPIA

SHEILA A FRENCH

SHEILA M HARJO

SHELLY B LONGMAN

SHERRY A DOHRWARDT

STELLA L MALONE

STEPHANIE L LONGHORN

STEVEN BURNETT

STEVEN J HOOPER

STEVEN R SNAKE

STEWART L SNAKE

SUSAN E WILKERSON

SUSAN L SWITCH

SUSAN R BARNETT

SUSAN R ELLIOTT

SUSAN R HERRIN

SUSANNE C MATHANY

T LITTLE CHARLEY

T PANTHER

TAMMY L TIGER

TAMMY R SINKS

TANYA E DETWILER

TANYA E WILSON

TAREE R WILLIAMS

TERESA L WHITTAKER

TERRY E KIRK

TERRY M TURNER

TERRY W WILSON

THERESA M HARJO

THOMAS A LONGACRE

THOMAS D GUTHRIE ESTATE

THOMAS L MESHQUEKENNOCK

THOMAS M SPYBUCK

THOMAS W ALFORD

THURMAN HOUSTAN

TIMOTHY A HARJO

TIMOTHY A MARTINEZ

TIMOTHY D TIGER

TIMOTHY L IRVIN

TIMOTHY S WALLACE

TINA R NED

TINA Y SCHULENBERG

TONY W LITTLE

TRAVIS E JOHNSON

TRAVIS E MCBRIDE

TRAVIS W MCGIRT

TRINA A LONGMAN

TROY L LITTLE AXE AS00854

TWILA M LONGMAN

V WYATT

VANESSA K BISHOP ESTATE

VIKKI A GRAVES

WALTER SHAWNEE ESTATE

WALTER WASHINGTON

WANDA L ROBERTSON

WANNETTA JEAN LITTLEHEAD

BATTISE ESTATE

WEDA L LONGHORN

WESLEY LITTLE CHARLEY JR

WESLEY S WILSON AS01889

WILBUR J SQUIRE

WILEY LITTLECREEK ESTATE

WILLIAM A LONGMAN

WILLIAM J SQUIRE

WILLIE JOHNSON ESTATE

WILLIE SNAKE

WILMA A TIGER

WYNEMA JESSEPE

YVETTE C ROLETTE

ZORETTA D LITTLE

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Chef Salad

Eggs, Chez

Crackers

Mandarin Oranges

Cold Cut Sandwich

Cucumber & Onion

Salad

Yogurt

Hamburger

LTOP

Tator Tots

Orange

Chicken Salad

On Croissant

LTOP

Chips/Apple

Salisbury Steak

Mashed Pot/Gravy

Brussel Sprouts

Apricots

Hot Ham N Chez

Sandwich

Mac Salad

Chips/Mixed Fruit

Wednesday

Baked Chicken

Stuffing

Green Beans

Applesauce

Smoked Sausage

Cabbage

Black eyed Peas

Pudding

Thursday

Burrito w/

Chili & Chez

Spanish Rice

Pears

Oven Fried Chicken

Mashed Pot/Gravy

Peas & Carrots

Fluff

Meatloaf

Mashed Pot/Gravy

Greenbeans

Bread/Fruit

BBQ Pork Sandwich

Pickles, Onions

Chips

Pineapples

Hominy & Pork

Zucc. & Tomatos

Cake

Grilled Chicken

Sandwich

Veggie Soup

Plums

NOT GOING TO BE HOME!!!

CALL AND LET US KNOW AT 405-275-4030

EXT 6227 or 6270

OR NOTIFY YOUR DRIVER

Beef Tips

& Noodles

Tossed Salad*

Taco Casserole

Ranch Beans

Tossed Salad*

Crisp

Tamale

Spanish Rice

Salsa

Peaches

Hot Dog

Pork n Beans

Friday

Boiled Egg

Sausage Patty

Toast

Scrambled Eggs

Sausage Gravy

Biscuit

Grits

Banana

Sausage Patty

Scrambled Eggs

Sausage Gravy

Biscuit

Saturday

Beans

Cornbread

Steakfries

Onions

LUNCH SERVED MONDAY-THURSDAY 11AM TO 1PM

BREAKFAST SERVED FRIDAYS

9AM TO 11AM

Who are the children in need?

• Native American children in custody of tribe or state.

• Native American children ages 0-17.

• Native American children in sibling groups.

• Native American children with special, physical, or emotional needs.

• Native American children mixed with another ethnicity.

TRIBAL FOSTER CARE HOMES ARE NEEDED FOR

OUR TRIBAL CHILDREN

WILL YOU OPEN YOUR HOME TO A CHILD IN NEED?

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A FOSTER

CARE HOME PLEASE CONTACT:

JULIE WILSON 275-4030 EXT. 6376

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

KINDERGARTEN THRU 12TH GRADE CHILDREN: Enrolled tribal members who are

attending a Certified School are eligible to make an application for assistance.

SPECIAL NEED CHILDREN: Tribal Members who are twenty-three (23) years old and under, and who are

attending a Certified Special Needs School, such as but not limited to, school for the deaf, blind, or

disabled are eligible to make an application for clothing assistance.

Applications are accepted

January-December

For more information please

contact the Social Service Department

405-275-4030 ext. 6255 or 6225

BUILDING BLOCKS III NEWS

I apologize for not having our newsletter in last month, but here are the highlights for June:

We had our ‘Donuts for Dads’ breakfast on June 16th. We had 12 parents join us to celebrate Father’s Day with their children.

Our Threes and Fours/Fives classes attended a couple of fieldtrips in June. The Threes class visited the Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum and the

Tecumseh splash pad. The Fours/Fives class visited the Oklahoma City Zoo, The Orr Family Farm, and the Myriad Botanical Garden, which included

The Very Hungry Caterpillar playground and a splash pad.

Highlights for July

It’s been a busy month at Building Blocks III. We’ve

been enrolling children and adding some to our waiting

list for future start dates. We currently have 28 children

actively attending daily. Our classrooms are very large

so we do have immediate openings, for those needing

care now, in all ages except our 4’s & 5’s classroom. We

welcome anyone who is interested in our services to come

take a tour and ask questions. Even if you just want to see

the facility, please come by and take a look around.

The 3’s class enjoyed fieldtrips to the Okc Zoo and the

Science Museum in July. While the 4’s & 5’s watched the

movie “Home” at the Hornbeck in Shawnee, then stopped

off for a Mazzio’s pizza lunch. August will bring more

fieldtrips in the first 2 weeks, before school starts.

On July 13th, Magician Steve Crawford performed a

magic show for us. This kiddos and teachers loved it! It

was family friendly and full of laughs! There were plenty

of “Oooh… Aaahh” moments. And some of them got to

be “assistants” for certain tricks. We will definitely be

doing another magic show in the future.

Dates to Remember:

We will be closed on AST Day, which is Friday,

August 4.

Parents can keep up with Building Blocks III (Little

Axe) by liking us on facebook. We will post information

regarding holidays, closings, classroom activities, as well

as family events. We will also post pictures of fieldtrips

and other fun things the kiddos do. (Parents must sign a

permission form to allow their child’s image to be shared

on facebook.)

Thank you,

Billie Thompson

BBIII Director

BUILDING BLOCKS III NEWS

Water play has been a regular occurrence at BBIII. With the temperature being so warm so early in the morning, the teachers have been taking

advantage of the opportunity to do water activities on the playgrounds, before the extreme heat arrives. The children love it! Ms. Diana and Ms. Lisa in

our 4’s & 5’s class set up an entire classroom outside for the morning water play. It included a water table, sandbox, art center, water sprinkler, and two

bowls of Oobleck (a mixture of 2 parts corn starch and 1 part water). Everyone had a great time!

AUGUST 2017 BIRTHDAYS

Aguinaga, Joanna Stevens

Alaee, Deena Shabnam

Alford, Brandon Wayne

Alford, Donald John

Alford, Dylan James

Alford, Janene Flora

Allen, Zachary Jerald

Almanza, Favian Dae

Almanza, Lucy Jeslene

Altman, Colson Charles

Anderson, Dakiah Ali

Anderson, Jared Russell

Atwara, Hawana Rain

Atwara, Rae Lynn

Balch, Tasha Jamie Renee

Ballard, James Wesley

Barbosa Jr., Francisco Lazaro

Barbosa, Natalie Cadence

Barnes, Alvina Lynn (Wilson)

Barnes, Jonna Kay

Barriga, Calib Jay

Barriga, Dana Michelle

Barriga, Joshua Deen

Beachem, Lois Marie

Bella-Heim, Katherine Ann

Berry, Michael Wayne

Bettelyoun, Sonia Elaine

Billie, Gabriel Lamont

Blackbear, Kyler Jesse

Blancett, Tina Marie

Blanchard, Caileah Ann

Blanchard, Christopher Ray

Blanchard, Henry Benjamin

Blanchard, Jessica Marie

Blanchard, Kaylee Dawn

Blanchard, Kenneth Leland

Blanchard, Leadra Danae

Blanchard, Luann Delores

Blanchard, Ruth Evelyn

Blanchard, Sandra Lynn

Blanchard, Stacie Faye

Blocker, Steven DeWayne

Blood, Jeffery Lee

Bond, James Phillip

Boston, Sheila Marie

Boston, Sheldon Shannon

Bosworth, Donna Sue White

Box-Kessler, James Steven

Bradshaw, Karsyn Marie

Brady, Crystal Sue

Bread, Eli Emery Michael

Bread, Kiley Madison Michael

Breeding, Taylor Mae

Britt, Nathan Scott

Brokeshoulder-Drags Wolf, Whirlwind

Brokeshoulder, Riley Ann

Brooks, Rosalind Janelle

Brophy, Conri Kaleido

Brown, Teresa

Brown, Tracy Lynn

Buckheart, Phillip Paul

Burggraf, Kyra Joanee Joann

Byers, Dallas Landry

Camp, Sarney

Cargo, Elijah Lee

Cargo, Jada Cleo Mae

Carlson, Adrianno McBride

Carter, Rosa Lee

Casteel, Serenity James

Chambers, Diana Lynn

Chisholm, Anita Sue

Citty, Daniel Keith

Citty, Rachel Danece

Ciulla, Kayla Rena

Clark, Autumn Marie

Clinesmith, Jamie Lenea

Cody, Kristen Renee

Conley, Nicole Lynn

Cope, Vincent Michael

Copeland, Matthew Kyle

Cottrell, Lindsay Russell

Crowley, Aleycia Nicole

Crowley, Isabel Deanne

Crowley, Jessica Ann

Crowley, Parris Rae

Cruz-Larney, Famela Guadalupe

Cruz, Briel Lashelle

Curtis, Kenda Janae

Davis, Barbara Ann

Davis, Darrol Everett

Dawsey, Vera Mae

De La Campa, Ginger Leanne

Deere, Montana Christian Alex

Dees, Travis William David

Delodge, Cheyenne MacHelle

Dodds, Clayton Robert

Dominguez, Valerie Rose

Downey, Sheila Ann

Draper, Daria Dawn

Durmon, Patrick Duane

Edgmon, Kimberly Ann

Elizondo, Erron Blaine

Elkins, David Preston

Elmore, Braden Lee

Embery, Lisa Marie

England, Randall Blake

Felton, Kai Neal Blaze

Felton, Wyatt Cooper

Finch, Courtny Shea

Fixico, Angela Rochelle

Foreman Sr., Leonard Dewayne

Fowler, Sofia Evelyn

Frazier, Kendell Terese

French, Joseph Lee

Frye, Michele Renia

Fuentez, Adriana Esperanza

Galyon (Cochrane), Joyce Ann

Garretson, Shawnelle V.

Garretson, Zachary

Gibson Jr, Roy Gene

Gibson-Hicks, Leila Kay

Gibson, Ethan Leroy

Gibson, Morgan Lee

Gillmore, Tammy Kay

Gilmore, Cynthia Jayden

Gonzalez-Freed, Alexia Faith

Goodman, Brandon Thomas

Gouge, Marissa Janell

Granstrom, Brandon Thomas

Gray, Dora Estelle

Greenfield, David Glenn

Griffin, Armani De`jour

Griffin, Corrine Sue

Haney, Carolyn Ann

Hanson, Melody Leann

Harjo Jr., Victor Ray

Harjo, Jason Michael

Harjo, Kolbie Lee

Harjo, Theresa Michelle

Hart, Ashley Nicole

Harvey, Jaron Scott

Hastings, Michael Dakota

Heatley Jr., Abraham Lee

Hendricks, Rachel Anne Powell

Hernandez, Alicia Marie

Herrera Sr., Ruben Pilar

Herrera, Jennifer Marie

Herrera, Renee Christine

Herrod, Lucas Andrew

Hill, Scotty Lee

Holderness, John Lennon

Hood, Iyon Joseph Weslon

Hood, Steven Mark

Houston III, Gary Dean

Houston, Jacob Lee

Huckaby, Richard Allen

Irvin III, William Jetson

Jackson, Amanda Christine

Jackson, Josiah Nicholas

Jimerson, Dante Romain

Johnson Jr., Robert Anthony

Johnson-Banks, Airen Nicole

Johnson-Stephenson, Bryon Darius

Johnson-Stephenson, Marissa Kaitlynn

Johnson, Carrielynn Melissa

Johnson, Christina Michelle

Johnson, Crystal Faith

Johnson, Darrell Ray

Johnson, Desiree Cathonel

Johnson, Diana Kay

Johnson, Nicholas Ray

Johnson, Robin

Johnson, Ronnie Gene

Jordan, Betty Jean

Josytewa, Daniel Dakota

Kaseca, Lynnlei Renee

Kastl, Richard Dean

Keith, Jaime Lee

Kennedy, Rebecca Lea

Kennedy, Willie James

Kernell, Noah Lee

Kilmer, Gregory Keith

Kinnamon, Alisha Dawn

Kinnamon, Dustin James

Kirby, William Anthony

Koster, Keeleigh Jenifer

Lamb, Weston Bobby Clayton Charley

Langston, Nicole Leeann

Larney Jr., Nathaniel Roy

Larney, Santana LaRay

Larney, Tava Dionne

Latham Sloan, Stone Tecumseh

Lee, Christopher Ashton

Leedom, Daniel Clayton

Liles, Tammy Gayle

Little Axe, Angela Renae

Little Axe, Barbara J White

Little Axe, Chastity Lynn

Little Axe, Jamison Sloan

Little Axe, Kimberly Jolene

Little Axe, Mikah Dean

Little Axe, Panther Sky

Little Charley, Eldon

Little Charley, Tyera Nicole

Little Jim, James Allen

Little Jim, Lorene Little Axe

Little, Earl Lynn

Little, Mark Anthony

Littlebear, David Allen

Littlebear, Patrick Dale

Littlecreek, Cameron Joseph

Littlecreek, Richard Lloyd

Littlehead, Montana Dane

Locke, Ericalee Dawn

Logan, Kathleen June

Longden, Marilyn Sue

Longhorn, Gabriel Allen

Longhorn, Keith Warren

Longhorn, Patience Bruce

Longman, Kirstain Page

Lossie, Amy Laverne

Lovins, Jo Ann

Lowe, Trenton James

MacK, Devin Lee

MacK, Kylan Cole

MacK, Trenden Derrick Lee

Mann, Cecil Ray

Mann, McCann Allen

Mann, Michael Ray

Mann, Stacy Diane

Marquez II, Felipe Herrera

Marquez III, Felipe Herrera

Marshall, Briana Michelle

Marshall, Laura Lee

Martinez Jr., Jose Martin

Martinez, Goodchief Justice

Martinez, Tecumseh Joaquin

Masquas, Zariyah Jade

Masquat, Cheryl Ann

Masquat, Lindsay Marie

Maxwell, Darrell Wayne

McBride, Caroline Sue

McBride, Michael Andrew

McPherson, Elana Rose

McPherson, Joshua Alan

Megehee, Hunter Buck

Megyesi, Kevin Charles

Miller, Stacy Elaine

Miller, Tommy Dean

Minesinger, Kenneth Scott

Moody, Megan Marie

Moore, Amanda Rene`

Moore, Brian Keith

Moore, Christian Glenn

Morris, Nikolai William

Mossbacher, Myles Anthony

Myers, Jerri Annette

Neese, Krystal Ann

Nelson, Korey James

Neugent, Victoria Ann Louise

Neugent, Zaleah Vee

Novick, Roman Christopher Alan

Olivas, Lily Martha Ruth

Ortiz, Syla Loumae

Owens, Alisha Janae

Panther, Jessalynn Rae Ann

Parsons, Trysten Nathaniel Lee

Pearl, Roger Allen

Peetoom, Stephanie Dawn

Perkins, Troy Dylan

Presson, Elizabeth Ann

Puckitt, Ryan Paul

Ramirez, Angel Renee

Ramirez, Librado Bryan

Ramirez, Sirene Angel

Ramsey, Tycilla Renee

Rapp, Michelle Lauren

Rickard, Keely Danielle

Ridenour, Lesley Paige

Robison, Noah Alan

Rodas, Owen Benjamin

Rojas Jr., Antonio

Rolette, David Wayne

Roller, David Lee

Roller, Susan Margaret

Ross, James Edward

Ross, Randall Lee

Rudloff, Derek Chace

Runsabove, Brock Allen

Ryan, Cullen Patrick

Salazar, Catherine Lynn

Sallee, Melanie Rachele

Sampson, Ayden Lee

Sanchez, Janna Lee Anne

Sanchez, Luisa Raquel

Sanchez, Steven Mercedes

Sanchez, Trevor

Schwarz, Shawn Sigmund

Scraper, Margaret Alice

Serena, Shawn Lee

Sevier, Jackson Kyle

Shawnee, Jaylee Anne

Shawnee, Lyndell Grant

Shawnee, Lynessa Gail

Sinks, Daniel Ray

Sloan, Taya Adalysa Marie

Sloan, Virginia Michelle

Sloat, Brett Marshall

Sloat, Christopher Douglas

Sloat, Lorraine Gail

Smith, Saydi Leigh

Snake, Amber Larae

Spoon Jr., Steven Paul

Spoon, Alexis Cheyenne

Spoon, Alyssia Shylarae

Spybuck, Thomas Matthew

Squire Sr., Kenneth Dale

Squire, Suzetta Ann

Starr, Ashley Ann

Starr, Esella Mia

Starr, Jamie Dawn

Stoliby, Allen Monroe

Strain, Susan Elaine

Stricklin, Olivia Sayson

Sullivan Jr., Thomas Lee

Susko, Kelly Anne

Swenson, Londyn Alayne

Swenson, Owyn Cruz

Switch, Cara Cameron

Switch, Melpherd Dewayne

Tallchief, Sierra Marie

Thompson, DeKaylie Talara

Thorpe, Keaston James Guthrie

Thorpe, Kyra Nicole

Tiger Jr., Leonard Gene

Tiger, Cierra Alayne

Tiger, Linda Kay

Tiger, Mary Louise

Tolbert, Jayvaughn Charles

Tolbert, Jocelyn Renee`

Tucker, Wessie Carmen

Tucker, Xavier Mega

Tullius, Ashley Nicole

Turner, Aryana Janaye

Vaughn, Sandra Kay

Velez, Carol Ann

Villalobos, Enrique Ivan

Wahpekeche, Joaquin Noah

Wakley, Brianna Morgan

Warrior Jr., Manuel Anthony

Warrior, Isaac Necon

Warrior, Lydia Annelise

Warrior, Samuel Adrian

Watson, Gregory Doyle

Wenholm, Tyson Riley

West, Randall Aaron

White, Darrel Lee

White, Michael Brooks

Whitten, Mikayla R. A. C.

Whitten, Tina Louise

Williams Jr, Robert

Williams, Charlotte Virginia

Williams, Deana Michelle

Williams, Derrick Heath

Williams, Jennifer Lee

Williams, Kaysa Lyn

Williams, Linda Lee

Williamson, Jeanie Oldham

Wilson, Anthony Eugene

Wilson, Asa Lynch

Wilson, Cheyenne Michelle

Wilson, Debra Ann

Wilson, Deja Lea

Wilson, Espernsi

Wilson, Mya Rose

Wilson, Sarah Madisen Jane

Wilson, Terry Blaine

Wilson, Tiffany Michele

Winrow, Myia Lashea

Wolfe Jr., Zachary Paul

Woods, Kaitlin Marie

Woodward, Anthony Emmett

Woodward, Blake Anthony

Yates, Trevor Todd Thomas

Happy 2nd

Birthday

Alexia Faith

Freed

We love you!!

The Longman Family

Happy 3rd Birthday

LynnLei

We love you very much.

Love,

Mom, Dad,

Bubba and Sissy

To my sugarbaby, LynnLei Kaseca

HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY!!!

We love you bunches,

Granny & Grandpa, Aunt Nikki and Uncle Pat

Happy 18th Birthday!!

Kirstain “Page” Longman

We Love You!!!

Grams and Dad

Happy Belated 3rd Birthday!!!

Annabelle

Marie Longman

Henry Blanchard

We Love You!!!

The Longman Family

Love Mom and Dad

NOW Accepting Applications

For

Fall 2016

Deadline for applications is June 1, 2016

For more information, visit Haskell Indian

Nations University website at www.haskell.edu.

IF YOU’D LIKE TO SUBMIT AN AD OR ARTICLE:

Give us a call at (405) 598-1279 or (405) 481-0558

or send us an e-mail to

stiger@astribe.com

ALL ARTICLES FOR THE NEXT MONTH’S ISSUE ARE DUE BY

THE 15th OF THE CURRENT MONTH

UnfortUnately, we can only accept one pictUre per birthday person,

not per birthday wish.

Congratulations Abbe!!!!

• Lease to Own Homes

• Low Rent Housing

• Over Income AST member Down Payment & Closing

Assistance

• College Housing Assistance

• Home Rehab Program

• Storm Shelter Assistance

• Transitional Housing

• Over-Income Rental Housing

Family of Faith Christian School

8th Grade Girls Basketball Team

OCSSA 2A STATE CHAMPIONS!

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES

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

Abbe Owings - 8Th Grade

Basketball Champ

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AST Tribal Member

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basketball team took state at the

OCSSA 2A class state championship

Congratulations Abbe!!!!

PROUD MOMMA-‐Dos Owings

Honoring Our Past

With Promise for

Our Future

LIFE is Beautiful

Living Meth Free

Chrissy Wiens

Physical Activities Specialist

Buster Bread

Fitness Manager

Brandon Goodman

Fitness Technician

The AST Diabetes and Wellness Fitness Center provides state of the art fitness equipment to help you reach your fitness

goals. The AST Fitness Center is available to AST Diabetes Program patients, all Native Americans and their household

family members, and the AST employees. Our goal is to provide appropriate and educational fitness training to all AST

diabetes patients while promoting a safe, fun, and positive experience. Take some time to come by and visit the Diabetes and

Wellness Fitness Center today! For more information, please contact Buster Bread or Chrissy Wiens at (405) 364-7298.

McKenna Watson

Fitness Technician

AST Diabetes and Wellness Program

The goal of the diabetes and wellness program is to provide a supportive resource to tribal members who are currently diagnosed

with diabetes, or at risk and seeking information and/or support for diabetes and personal health. The program will offer guidance

on healthy lifestyle changes such as eating healthy, exercise tips including workout classes with our two certified trainers, and keys

to reducing stress.

The AST Resource Center fitness room hours are:

Monday-Friday

6:00am - 9:00pm

Saturday

9:00am - 3:00pm

Sunday

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For more information on the many exciting opportunities available for our tribal community please call our clinic at 405-7017977 or visit our website at www.asthealth.org (Then navigate to our Diabetes and Wellness section under the services section.)

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Special Women's Southern Cloth Contest in Honor of Alexis Tanyan by Alexis

Tanyan Family

Information Contact:

Gwen Switch 405-204-9612

Vendor Information:

Lana Butler 405-481-0155

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Schedule:

2 P.M. Gourd Dance

5 P.M. Supper

6 P.M. Gourd Dance

7 P.M. Grand Entry

11 P.M. Closing

Sponsors not responsible for accidents or theft (security will be provided). Thunderbird Entertainment is an Absentee Shawnee Enterprise and is not responsible for Accidents or Theft

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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interest to Secretary Dawsey at the Tribal

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

OK 73801.

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social problems. The story of Native

American people is a complicated

one marked by significant trauma

and atrocities. Often times this

trauma consisted of the removal

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

•

1.6 times more likely to be removed from their

biological homes

•

Twice as likely to remain in foster care for over

two years

•

Less likely to be adopted and more likely to be in

guardianships

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Less likely to be reunited with their biological

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

M U ST B E M E T A N D TURNED I N TO THE STATE.

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.

Absentee Shawnee Tribe

Social Service Department

ADULT WIA PROGRAM

NOW ACCEPTING

APPLICATIONS!!

Requirements include:

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Must be a member of a federally recognized tribe.

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Must be 18 years of age.

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Must live within the Absentee Shawnee Tribe service area.

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Can not be currently employed

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Must meet income guidelines

Several positions are available!

Applications can be found online at www.astribe.com or at the AST Social Service Department

For further questions please contact Linda Gouge 405-275-4030 ext. 6255

LITTLE AXE HEALTH CENTER OPTOMETRY

ANNUAL BENEFITS & DISCOUNTS

Absentee Shawnee Tribal Members with Vision Insurance:

All enrolled Absentee Shawnee Tribal members who have vision insurance will have their insurance billed for the exam and any prescribed optical products. The Tribal benefit will be used for

the remainder of the cost for prescription eye glasses or contact lens, not to exceed the $350.00

vision benefit through the ASTHS Contract Health Services. If the amount exceeds the $350.00

benefit, the Tribal member will be responsible for the out of pocket expense.

*If an enrolled Absentee Tribal Member with insurance chooses to see an outside provider

they will be responsible for notifying ASTHS Contract Health Services (405.701.7951

or 405.878.5850). Their benefit within the Absentee Shawnee Optometry Department

will only allow for the amount within the $350.00 that was left unused for the vision

benefit year. (i.e. If you were seen December 31, 2016 your vision benefit year lasts until

December 30, 2017.)

All enrolled Absentee Shawnee Tribal members who do not have vision insurance must use the

Absentee Shawnee Optometry Department to receive their eye exam at no charge and their

$350.00 tribal benefit for the cost of prescription eye glasses or contact lens. If the amount exceeds the $350.00 benefit the Tribal member will be responsible for the out of pocket expense.

Absentee Shawnee Tribal Members who live outside of the catchment area:

All enrolled Absentee Shawnee Tribal members who reside outside of the catchment area

(Cleveland, Pottawatomie, Logan, Lincoln, and Oklahoma counties) may still utilize their tribal

benefit only if they use the Absentee Shawnee Optometry department for their exam and/

or prescription optical products. The allotted $350.00 will be used towards prescription eye

glasses or contact lens. If the amount exceeds the $350.00 benefit the Tribal member will be

responsible for the out of pocket costs.

*These patient will need to ensure they have updated their chart. This is to include updated

HIPAA and consent forms.

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.

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.

Did You Know.....

Additional products/charges outside of the allowed benefit schedule:

Any additional products/charges outside of the allowed benefit schedule must be paid for

by the patient. For example, patients who do not require corrective lens but chose to get colored

contacts or non-prescription sunglasses these will be at their own expense. All charges will need

to be paid for in advance following the payment guidelines posted in the office. NO CASH WILL

BE ACCEPTED.

*No combining of discounts allowed

*Insurance benefits must be exhausted first before discounts can be applied.

Patient’s co-pay portion cannot be discounted.

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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.

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.

Absentee Shawnee Tribal Members without Vision Insurance:

OPTOMETRY

ABSENTEE SHAWEE TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEPARTMENT

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Office of Environmental Health

Brownfield Response Progra m

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.”

Do you possibly have a Brownfield

site on your land?

Typical Brownfield Sites Include:

 Abandoned Factories/Buildings/Homes

 Burned Homes

 Buried Dump Sites

 Open Dump Sites

 A Large Amount of Tires

If it’s possible that you have a

Brownfield site on your property, or if

you know of a possible Brownfield

site, please contact:

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

 Oil Storage Facilities

 Oil/Gas Well Sites

on current and upcoming projects

www.facebook.com/

ast.environmental.programs

 Old Dry Cleaning Businesses

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

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THE OFFICE

STUDY

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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

& ENGINEERING (OEH&E)

HEALTH,

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TRIBAL COMMUNITIES

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

Oklahoma

Indian

Legal Services

the Absentee

Shawnee

Tribe. will be at the Tribal Court House,

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

THIP list all applicants by a priority list:

Handicapped/Disabled and Elderly

Income

Oklahoma

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income

guidelines.

Applications need to be completed and all necessary

documents attached before the application will be processed.

Contact

information:

Applications

are available online on the website:

www.astribe.com.

Oklahoma

Indian Legal

Submit completed

application

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2025 S. Gordon Cooper Dr.

Shawnee,

OK 943-6457

74801

Telephone:

(405)

Absentee Shawnee Tribe Complex

Telephone:

(800)& 658-1497

Office of Environmental

Health

Engineering, Building 13

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

Facsimile:

917-7060

(405) (405)

214-4235

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

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grassroots

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health

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sherrym@ctsaheadstart.org

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Office: 405-810-4090

Wava Anderson (918) 225-1029

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Oklahoma Insurance Verification

Valid Oklahoma Driver License

Technical Training

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Applications for fall 2016 must be received or postmarked by June 15, 2016.

Health/Mental Health/Disabilities Manager

Melanie Williams (405) 275-4870

1535 N McKinley, Shawnee 74801

FAMILIES MUST LIVE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

Placement assistance for

POTTAWATOMIE, PAYNE, LINCOLN, & CLEVELAND

NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM (ALL ACCEPTED)

TAG PRICE GUIDE Excise tax = Actual Purchase Price x 1.25%

ABSENTEE SHAWEE TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEPARTMENT

NEW MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS

Honoring

Our Past

Excise Tax + Years Tagged + Title Fee + Admin. Fee = TAG PRICE

With

Promise for

RENEWALS

Years Tagged + Admin.

Fee = TAG PRICE

Our

Future

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.

VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX SCHEDULE

Tax

Adminstration

LIFE is

Beautiful

Years Tagged

Imposed

Fee

1 through 4 year

$80.00Free

$5.00

Living

Meth

5 through 8 year

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.

$70.00

$50.00

$5.00

Total

Fees

$85.00

$75.00

$55.00

9 through 12 year

13th through 16th

year

$30.00

$5.00SERVICES

$35.00

FOR INFORMATION

ABOUT OUR

17 year and over

$10.00

$5.00

$15.00

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

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.

LOCATED AT 107 NORTH KIMBERLY IN SHAWNEE,OK.

Do you have any questions? Please feel free to contact the AST Tax Commission office at (405)2754030, option 6. WEBSITE: WWW.ASHOUSINGAUTHORITY.COM

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.

*No tags will issue unless at least one (1) person on the title is an Absentee Shawnee Tribal member.

Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma

Maintenance Department

2025 S. Gordon Cooper Drive

Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801

(405) 275-4030

Grass Mowing Application

The following are the requirements for this program:

1. Must be an Absentee Shawnee Tribal Member

2. Must

Must be

be 65

55 years

years or

or older

older

3. Handicap/Disabled

4. Must provide proof of residency

5. All trash, branches, debris must be cleaned out of yard

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe Maintenance Department will ONLY mow and weeds eat

applicant’s lawn. Maintenance will mow every two (2) weeks. Also, the maintenance workers

will not trim trees, shrubs, etc. NO RENTAL PROPERTY will be mowed.

If you have any questions, please contact Reta Harjo at (405) 275-4030 ext. 6249

NAME:

ADDRESS:

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Finding directions to home:

C O N T R A C T H E A LT H S E R V I C E S N E W S

The AST Contract Health Services

Team is here to assist you.

Please follow the CHS guidelines.

Keep a copy on hand

and update your information.

EMERGENCY AND URGENT

CARE SERVICES

CHS for a currently enrolled AST member who

resides in the defined catchment area and needs

emergent or urgent care.

1. Call the On-Call nurse at 405.447.0300,

option 9 for triage.

2. Notify CHS on the next business day or within

72 hours after your 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.

3. For AST members with no insurance, evidence

must exist that your visit was medically necessary.

Medical priorities have been established for determining which referrals can be authorized for payment.

4. For AST members with insurance, evidence

must exist that a third-party resource has made the

determination such services were “emergency care”

or “urgent care.” Such evidence my include payment from private insurance.

5. 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 CHS office or the

Shawnee Clinic CHS office.

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 and has Medicare or private insurance.

CHS for a currently enrolled AST member who

resides in the defined catchment area and does not

have insurance.

1. To complete existing CHS patient updates, please

visit Patient Registration at either the Little Axe

Health Center or Shawnee Clinic during regular

hours of operation.

1. 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. CHS staff

and/or Patient Benefit Advocates can assist you

with the application process for alternate resources.

Failure to exhaust available or potentially available

alternate resources may result in denial of payment.

For new AST tribal members, to become established

for CHS services, please make an appointment to

see the New Patient Coordinator/PBA at either the

Little Axe Health Center or Shawnee Clinic during

regular hours of operation.

2. Notify CHS at least 48 hours prior to appointment

date for a Coordination of Benefits (COB) to be

sent to the provider.

3. Inform provider/health facility that AST CHS is a

secondary payer/payer of last resort.

4. 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.

EASY ACCESS

Contract Health Services is conveniently

located in Little Axe Health Center and in

Shawnee Clinic, Building 16.

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday

Closed on Holidays

All facilities closed the first Wednesday of the month from Noon to 5pm.

2. To complete existing CHS patient updates, please

visit Patient Registration at either the Little Axe

Health Center or Shawnee Clinic during regular

hours of operation.

For new AST tribal members, to become established

for CHS services, please make an appointment to

see the New Patient Coordinator/PBA at either the

Little Axe Health Center or Shawnee Clinic during

regular hours of operation.

3. You must utilize the services provided within AST

health clinics prior to being referred out.

4. Referrals for outside services must be sent to CHS.

Services must be medically approved by an AST

Health provider and/or CMMR Committee.

5. An appointment will be scheduled, and a COB will

be sent to the outside provider.

6. 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.

I M P O RTA N T CO N TAC TS

BILLING & PAYMENT INQUIRIES

Little Axe Health Center & Shawnee Clinic

REFERRAL MANAGEMENT

Little Axe Health Center

REFERRAL MANAGEMENT

Shawnee Clinic

Glendine Blanchard, CHS Coordinator

Darla Gatzman, CH Technician

Chelle Foreman, Medical Claims Examiner

Lena Carol, CH Technician

Kareena Deere, CH Technician/Medical Records

Debi Sloat, CHS Coordinator/RN

Sharon Littlecreek, Patient Care Manager/LPN

Jayne Werst, CH Specialist, Medicaid Patients

Kelly Armstrong, CH Specialist, IHS Patients/LPN

Jennifer Wells, CH Technician

Melinda Ferrell, PBA, Dental Referrals

Flo Mann, CH Specialist, AST Patients/LPN

Laurie Webber, CH Specialist, IHS Patients/LPN

Carrie Stanley, CH Specialist, Medicaid patients/

Medical Assistant

LITTLE AXE HEALTH CENTER CHS

SHAWNEE CLINIC CHS

405.701.7951 (Please follow voice prompts)

405.447.0300 (Secondary)

405.878.5850 (Primary)

405.878.4702 (Secondary)

HEALTH SYSTEM

Let us help...

With your cooling bill this

Summer

If you live in Pottawatomie or Cleveland counties

and have a C.D.I.B. card you may qualify for the

L.I.H.E.A.P Program

Come and apply

Starting in May thru September

2017

The L.I.H.E.P Program will pay for

your

Electric Bill

All applicants must meet the eligibility requirements and criteria which is approved by the Absentee Shawnee Tribe.

Department of Social Services

(405) 275-4030

Ext. #6225 or #6255

2025 S. Gordon Cooper Drive

Shawnee, OK 74801

(405) 275-4030 • Fax: (405) 214-4225

• VALID OKLAHOMA DRIVER’S LICENSE

• VALID OKLAHOMA INSURANCE

• CDIB/ENROLLMENT CARD

• NOTARIZED TITLE

• NOTARIZED BILL OF SALE or

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

• LIEN ENTRY FORM (if you are making payments)

• LIEN RELEASE FORM (if previous owner had lien)

*TRIBAL MEMBER MUST BE PRESENT FOR

ALL NEW REGISTRATIONS*

Note: You may be asked to provide supporting

documentation for verification purposes.

• VALID OKLAHOMA DRIVER’S LICENSE

• VALID OKLAHOMA INSURANCE

• CDIB/ENROLLMENT CARD

• PREVIOUS YEARS REGISTRATION

*ANYONE MAY COME RENEW THE

VEHICLE AS LONG AS THEY HAVE

THE ABOVE LISTED DOCUMENTS

FOR THE TRIBAL MEMBER*

1-4 YEARS

5-8 YEARS

9-12 YEARS

13-16 YEARS

17- OVER YEARS

$0.25 A DAY

$85

$75

$55

$35

$15

Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Vocational

Rehabilitation Program

“ S e e t h e Pe r s o n N o t t h e D i s a b i l i t y ”

History:

The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Vocational Rehabilitation Program has provided vocational services to American Indians since 1994, and transition services to students since 2009. Our goal

is to develop and provide specialized services to American Indian students with a disability. We

want to help these students that are making a transition from high school to work or who are

seeking post-secondary education.

Services Than Can Be Provided:

Depending on an individual’s needs and goals, will determine which services are best for you.

However, some services that we can provide include testing fees such as SATs & ACTs, assistive

devices, evaluations, and various other services.

Qualifications:

Must be an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe, a junior or senior in high school,

and must reside in one of the seven counties served by the Iowa Tribe Vocational Rehabilitation Program. You must also provide documentation of your disability and this can include a

doctor’s statement or the IEP or 504 plan from your school.

Counties We Serve:

Kay, Noble, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie, Lincoln, and Logan

Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma

Vocational Rehabilitation Program

P.O. Box 728

Perkins, OK 74059

Contact: Christa McClellan

Phone: 405-547-5721

Toll Free: 1-888-336-4692

E-mail: cmcclellan@iowanation.org

WE ARE ON THE INTERNET: www.bahkhoje.com

ONLINE PATIENT PORTAL

for our Little Axe Health Center and Shawnee Clinic

Need to schedule an appointment? Ask a question? View lab results?

Now, Little Axe Health Center and Shawnee Clinic patients can connect

with their health records and care providers via our real-time, secure patient portal. Go to www.asthealth.org/patient-portal to register.

For more help, call your clinic, and we’ll walk you through it.

Install the app

on iPhone or

Android for

real-time access

to your health

information

HEALTH SYSTEM

S H AW N E E C L I N I C 4 0 5 . 8 7 8 . 5 8 5 0 o r 8 7 7. 8 7 8 . 4 7 0 2 ( TO L L - F R E E )

L I T T L E A X E H E A LT H C E N T E R 4 0 5 . 4 4 7. 0 3 0 0

Gov.

Lt. Gov.

Secretary

Treas

HUMAN RESOURCES

Cheri Hardeman .................................. 6252

Elizabeth Clark ................................... 6296

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

Casey Adams ....................................... 6337

Secretary John R. Johnson ..........6289

Alvina Barnes................................6275

Jeff Gibson ....................................6256

........................................................6306

Treasurer Leah Bates...................6239

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

Rep Anthony Johnson ..................6287

Trent Norton .................................6335

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

Andy Warrior ...............................6309

Mary Billy .....................................6267

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

FINANCE

Victor Flores ........................................ 6282

Shema Lincoln ..................................... 6250

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

Holly Davis .......................................... 6265

David Deer............................................ 6320

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

Jennifer Crenshaw............................... 6228

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

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

Phillip Ellis ........................................... 6280

Phillis Wahahrickah-Tasi ................... 6338

Sandra Burnett ................................... 6385

Governor Edwina Butler-Wolfe ..6308

Twila Parker .................................6307

Lesa Shaw .....................................6269

........................................................6263

UPDATED: OCTOBER 6, 2016

SHAWNEE CLINIC

Clinic (Bldg. 17) .............................................. 878-5850

Pharmacy......................................................... 878-5859

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

(Chrissy Wiens, Buster Bread, Blake Goodman)

LITTLE AXE CLINIC

Clinic - Medical............................................... 447-0300

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

Clinic - Dental ................................................. 307-9704

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

Pharmacy......................................................... 292-9530

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

OEH/OEP......................................214-4235

Police Dept. ................ 275-3200 / 275-3432

Thunderbird Casino NRM ..........360-9270

Shawnee Casino ............................273-2679

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

(Sherman Tiger, Derek Hilderbrand)

Housing..........................................273-1050

Human Resources .........................275-1468

Indian Child Welfare ...................878-4702

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

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

(Billie Thompson)

Building Blocks II LA ..................360-2710

(Elizabeth Crawford, Briana Ponkilla)

OTHER ENTITIES & TOLL FREE

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

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

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

Brendle Corner .............................447-3372

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

OTHER EXTENSIONS

Bldg. 1 Conf. Rm. ............................... 6294

Bldg. 1 Break Rm ................................ 6305

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

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

Finance Conference Rm...................... 6236

TITLE VI

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

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

Donna Butler........................................ 6270

Robert Schoolfield ............................... 6270

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

TERO

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

TAX COMMISSION / TAG

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

Connor Edwards ................................. 6237

Shelby White ........................................ 6258

SOCIAL SERVICES

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

Linda Gouge ........................................ 6255

REALTY

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

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

Colleen Butler ...................................... 6247

PROCUREMENT

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

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

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

Tara Battise.......................................... 6410

OF INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA

2025 S. GORDON COOPER DR.

SHAWNEE, OK 74801

CORRECTIONS? E-MAIL TO PHONELIST@ASTRIBE.COM

ICW

RECEPTIONIST

Ronelle Baker....................................... 6375

Lea Bettelyoun .....................................4030 Julie Wilson ......................................... 6376

Jackie Denny ........................................ 6377

ATTORNEY

Ray Campbell.......................................6313 LITTLE AXE RESOURCE CENTER

Robert Komahcheet..................... 585-8310

COURT

Kathy Brock (Court Clerk).................6241 Duke Blanchard ........................... 585-3669

Courtney Hodges .................................6260 MAINTENANCE

Kevin Kaseca........................................ 6316

CULT. PRES. / GIFT SHOP

Merry Rodriguez Gift Shop) ..................6310 Reta Harjo ............................................ 6249

Devon Frazier(Library).......................6243 Stephen Fife.......................................... 6234

Ashley Brokeshoulder .........................6312 Sherri Yetter, Isaac Bettelyoun, John

Erin Thompson ....................................6340 Mann, Cecil Walker

Kyra Underwood .................................6238 Tom White, Donnie Marshall, Lance

Suhaila Newport ..................................6245 Nanaeto, Levi Littlecreek .................... 6331

Leal Bender ..........................................6323 MIS

HELP DESK ........................................ 3100

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/FAMILY SERVICES

Melissa Lopez .......................................6333 Tom Trimble ........................................ 6327

Lacey Carey .........................................6315 Michael Berry ...................................... 6303

Lindsay Hernandez..............................6226 Josh Gibson .......................................... 6329

Taylor Wills ..........................................6293 Rico Coon ............................................. 6328

DV Advocate ........................................6224 Donna Cody.......................................... 6402

(Sexual Assault Adv)...................................6298 OEH

...............................................................6277 Ken Jones ............................................. 6223

...............................................................6326 Jarrod Lloyd ........................................ 6229

Dakota Blanchard................................ 6299

EDUCATION

Tresha Spoon .......................................6242 Evelyn Pablito ...................................... 6398

Linda Gouge .........................................6255 Rebecca Diven ...................................... 6230

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

ELECTION COMMISSION

Emily Longman....................................6271 Brad Gaylord (Chief)............................. 6302

Linda Day ............................................. 6261

ENROLLMENT

Ric Mantooth ....................................... 6278

Carly Dyer ............................................6292 ............................................................... 6266

Kimberly Creek ...................................6288 Jason Brinker....................................... 6259

............................................................... 6232

HORSE SHOE BEND

Steven Crisp ......................................... 6278

(After School Program Director)

Edwina Butler-Wolfe ...........................6308 James Woolbright................................ 6278

Shawn Crowley .................................... 6276

Joseph Abbiss....................................... 6278

Rep.

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

ABSENTEE SHAWNEE TRIBE

SPRINGFIELD, MO

PERMIT 96

RETURN SERVICE

REQUESTED

RETURN

SERVICE

REQUESTED

Volume 27 No. 47 April 2016

Volume 28 No. 8 August 2017

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