0 1 ▁en rolled ▁trib al ▁members , ▁with ▁ 9 0 4 ▁of ▁them ▁living ▁within ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Oklahoma . ▁ ▁Glen na ▁J . ▁Wal lace ▁is ▁the ▁elected ▁chief , ▁currently ▁serving ▁a ▁four - year ▁term . ▁The ▁Eastern ▁Shaw ne e ▁Tri be ▁issues ▁its ▁own ▁trib al ▁vehicle ▁tags . ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁to ▁the ▁tribe ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁line al ▁descent , ▁that ▁is , ▁the ▁tribe ▁has ▁no ▁minimum ▁blood ▁quantum ▁requirements . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁development ▁The ▁Eastern ▁Shaw ne e ▁operate ▁their ▁own ▁housing ▁authority ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Bank ▁of ▁Sen eca , ▁Missouri ; ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Shaw ne e ▁Print ▁Sh op ; ▁ ▁Four ▁Fe athers ▁Rec y cling ; ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁three ▁cas inos , ▁a ▁hotel , ▁a ▁b ingo ▁hall , ▁a ▁gas ▁station , ▁a ▁tr uck ▁stop , ▁and ▁an ▁off - track ▁w ager ing ▁facility . ▁Their ▁annual ▁economic ▁impact ▁is ▁estimated ▁by ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁Indian ▁Affairs ▁Comm issions ▁to ▁be ▁$ 1 6 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Eastern ▁Shaw ne e ▁Tri be ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁is ▁an ▁Eastern ▁Wood land ▁tribe , ▁who ▁were ▁once ▁nom adic . ▁They ▁originally ▁came ▁from ▁Ohio , ▁Virginia , ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁Western ▁Maryland , ▁Kentucky , ▁and ▁Pennsylvania . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁European - American ▁enc ro achment ▁crow ded ▁Shaw ne e