Nation / Tribe
Shawnee Tribe
The Shawnee (Shaawanwa) are a Central Algonquian-speaking people whose territory historically encompassed the Ohio River valley and portions of present-day Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. They were renowned as warriors and diplomats and played a central role in resistance to American expansion under leaders such as Tecumseh. The Shawnee entered into multiple treaties with the United States as they were progressively displaced from the Ohio Valley westward. Today, three federally recognized Shawnee tribes exist: the Shawnee Tribe, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, and Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.
Portrait: George Catlin, "Tenskwatawa, The Shawnee Prophet," c. 1830. Smithsonian American Art Museum.
2 treaties
2 mapped locations
