| Lcnaf uri | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85121176 |
| Organization name | Shawnee indians |
| Other names | Shawanese;Shawnese;Pequea;Piquaw;Shawanese;Shawanoe |
| Org type | Indian group |
| Bio notes | Also known as Shawanese, Piquaw, Shawanoe. A semi-nomadic Algonquian tribe mostly based in the Ohio Valley, but also ranging from parts of Illinois, to Pennsylvania and Virginia. Prior to 1754, the Shawnee were a strong presence in the Virginias and Maryland, after which many moved to join those on the Scioto River in Ohio. Fought against the British in Lord Dunmore’s War (1774), the subsequent defeat resulting in cessions of their Kentucky and West Virginia territory. The Shawnee later sided with England in Revolutionary War, as they hoped to discourage further settler encroachment. After the Colonial victory, the Shawnee fought to defend their territory in the Northwest Indian War (1785-1795), where they were defeated at the Battle of Fallen Timbers (1794). In the aftermath they were forced to sign the Treaty of Greeneville, ceding most Ohio Territory. Some disgruntled Shawnee moved west to Cape Girardeau in Missouri, while others followed the famous warrior Tecumseh (himself a Shawnee) in his eponymous War, but these latter were ultimately defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe (1811). The Treaty of Fort Meigs (1817) ceded all of Shawnee Ohio territory except for three reservations. Following the Indian Removal Act of 1830, most were then moved to Kansas and Oklahoma. |
| Citations | http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Shawnee_Indians?rec=631 ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawnee |
The Committee appointed in the 5 mo 1795
A Brief Account of the Proceedings of the Committee Appointed by the Yearly Meeting of Friends, Held in Baltimore for Promoting the Improvement and Civilization of the Indian Natives
Baltimore Yearly Meeting Indian Committee Minutes, 1795-1815
A Mission to the Indians from the Indian Committee of Baltimore Yearly Meeting to Fort Wayne, in 1804
Jacob Lindley's Account, 1793
Joseph Moore's Journal
Letter to the Shawanese, Delawares & others from Quakers of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 1795
New York Yearly Meeting Committee on Indian Concerns Scrapbook
Life of Thomas Eddy
Wm. Hartshorne's Journal of Journey to Detroit 1793