Shawnee has also been written as Shaawana. Individuals and singular Shawnee tribes may be referred to as šaawanwa, … See more

The Shawnee language is known as saawanwaatoweewe. In 2002, the Shawnee language, part of the Algonquian family, was in decline but still spoken by 200 people. These included more than 100 Absentee S… See more

Some scholars believe that the Shawnee descend from the precontact Fort Ancient culture of the Ohio region, although this is not universally accepted. The Shawnee may have entered the area at a later time and occupi… See more

In the late 20th century, the "Loyal" or "Cherokee" Shawnee began a movement to be federally recognized as a tribe independent of the Cherokee Nation. They received this action by a Congressional bill and are no… See more

Before contact with Europeans, the Shawnee tribe had a patrilineal system, by which descent and inheritance went through paternal lines. This was different from many of the Native American tribes, who had … See more

The state of Alabama recognizes an organization, the Piqua Shawnee Tribe, as a state-recognized tribe under the Davis-Strong Act. Ohio does not recognize any Shawnee tribes or any other state-recognized … See more

Dozens of unrecognized organizations self-identify as having Shawnee ancestry. These organizations are not federally recognized tribes nor state-recognized tribes.
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