Shawnee tattoo

This gal really needs no introduction with her many contributions to the horror genre, Shawnee Smith

James Alexander Thom’s book, Panther in the Sky, tells the story of the night the future leader of the Shawnee Nation and creator of a multi-tribal Indian

For our third week of class Rhiannon really wanted to do a Native American tribe. She wanted to focus on the Nez Perce (because of Kaya,the...

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Cherokee tribal tattoo

Artist's concept of a Shawnee warrior in the 1700's Students of the colonial era are probably most familiar with the Iroquois Nation or the Cherokee, but the Shawnee were certainly a force to be reckoned with as well, especially when it came to settling the Ohio Valley. They have a bit of a reputation for fierceness, but—who exactly were they? To begin with, the name “Shawnee” roots from a word that means “southerner” in many native languages. In the various migrations that occurred over…