Shawnee

The Shawnee people are a Native American tribe that originated in Tennessee. They are part of the Northeast Woodlands.

Shawnee

The Shawnee Prophet, Tenskwatawa (1775–1836), ca. 1820, portrait by Charles Bird King
Total population
7,584 enrolled,[1] 14,000 self-identified
Regions with significant populations
United States ( Pennsylvania,  Maryland,  South Carolina,  Virginia,  Indiana,  Illinois,  Alabama,  Missouri,  Kansas and  Oklahoma); formerly  Kentucky,  Ohio, and  West Virginia[1]
Languages
Shawnee, English
Religion
traditional religions and Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Miami, Menominee[2]

History

1800s

On November 7, 1825, a treaty was signed to move the Shawnee people from Ohio to Kansas.^[3]

Federal recognition

In 2000 the "Loyal" or "Cherokee" Shawnee were recognized as being different from the Cherokee Nation.^[4] They are now known as the "Shawnee Tribe".

Language

The Shawnee language, an Algonquian language, was spoken by 200 people in 2002, including over 100 Absentee Shawnee and 12 Loyal Shawnee speakers. The language is written in the Latin script. It has a dictionary and parts of the Bible were translated into Shawnee.^[5]

Famous leaders

A famous leader of the Shawnee tribe is Tecumseh.