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The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma (or Absentee Shawnee [2]) is one of three federally recognized tribes of Shawnee people. [3] Historically residing in what became organized as the upper part of the Eastern United States, the original Shawnee lived in the large territory now made up of Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and neighboring states.
Official Tribal Name People(s) Total Pop. (2010) [2] In-State Pop. (2010) [2] Tribal Headquarters [2] County Jurisdiction [2] Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians: Shawnee: 3,050 2,315 Shawnee: Cleveland, Pottawatomie: Alabama–Quassarte Tribal Town: Alabama, Coushatta: 380 324 Wetumka
The Shawnee Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma. Formerly known as the Loyal Shawnee, they are one of three federally recognized Shawnee tribes. The others are the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma and the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.
Drummond's statement comes on the heels of a request for assistance from the Absentee Shawnee Tribe. Tribal leaders first asked the attorney general to issue a moratorium on tickets over tribal ...
Mar. 16—Kenneth Blanchard, Absentee Shawnee Tribal lieutenant governor and a longtime tribal leader, died Friday, the tribe announced this week. Blanchard died at 79 on March 12, the tribe ...
Thomas Wildcat Alford was born on July 15, 1860, near Sasakwa, Oklahoma, on the bank of the Canadian River. [3] He was the great-grandson of the Shawnee Chief Tecumseh and born into the Absentee Shawnee Tribe. [4]
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced a nearly $13.8 million grant for the Absentee Shawnee Tribe Porter Avenue Bridge Replacement Project ...
Edwina Butler-Wolfe is a Shawnee politician. She served as governor of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma from 2013 until 2019, totaling three terms. She is the only woman to serve as Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma governor.