Robert Lester Smith Obituary, 4/18/1939-5/6/2021

Robert Lester Smith, retired Army Master Sergeant, completed his tour of duty and made the glorious journeyhome to meet his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 6, 2021. He was born in Pawnee, Oklahoma on April 18, 1939, to Andy Krow Smith and May Pratt Smith. Robert attended Pawnee Public Schools and Chilocco Indian School. He spent his youth playing, hunting and fishing with his brothers on the Pawnee, Oklahoma countrysideand listening to his grandmother Bertha BlackEagle Pratt sing peyote songs. In June…

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Pawnee Nation Transportation Department is working to develop a transportation safety plan update.

The Pawnee Nation is in the process of developing a tribal transportation safety plan update. This plan will position the Tribe to pursue funding opportunities for safety projects within the tribal area. Please take the time to complete this short survey about transportation safety issues. The Pawnee Nation Transportation Department is working with Cross Timbers…

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Press Release from the EDA

The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma is excited to announce that we received $3 million to support our efforts on establishing a healthcare facility for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health treatment. Our team worked extremely hard on this competitive grant and to be one of two awardees to receive this notice, just shows the hard work…

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