The Absentee Shawnee Tribe will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt for tribal (AST) members of all ages.  The event date is March 24, 2018 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the tribal complex, 2025 South Gordon Cooper Drive, Shawnee, OK.  Please have your CDIB on hand on this day and lunch will be provided.

Beginning March 26th, the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health System will be accepting applications for the 2018 Youth Summer Internship Program.   The program introduces participants to the variety of professions and techical careers, in tribal health.  The 8-week program is for Native American, high school, college or vo-tech bound students ages 16 to 22 with a GPA of 3.0 or above.  Applicants must be available up to 20 hours per week, Tuesday through Thursday during regular business hours.  There are 5 positions available beginning June 4-July 27, 2018.  Please visit

The Shawnee Clinic's Behavioral Health Department will be moving their offices to a new location the week of February 26th.  Their new offices will be located at the renovated little yellow house on the tribal complex.  They will have the same phone number but during this transition, it will be out of service.  If you need to contact SC Behavioral Health please leave a message with the clinic operator at (405)878-5850 and someone from the department will return your call.

Due to the unfavorable weather and road conditions for Thursday, February 22, 2018, the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health System will be closed.  This closure is to include the PlusCare Clinic, Shawnee Clinic Same Day Extended Hour walk-in services and both tribal pharmacies.  We apologize for the inconvience, we must consider the travel safety of both our patients and health employees to our rural locations.  Please continue to check the AST Health website or Facebook at Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health or Absentee Shawnee Little Axe Health Center for the latest information about potential open