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The Shawnee built their homes to be non permanent. Many of the nomadic Shawnee tribe lived in Wigwams, aka wetus or wikkums, which are also known as birchbark houses. Wigwams, or wetus, are small cone-shaped houses with an arched roof made of wooden frames that are covered with woven mats and sheets of birchbark which are held in place by ropes or strips of wood.

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The food that the Shawnee tribe ate depended on the resources that were available to them in the area they lived in.

The food of the Shawnee  who lived in  the Great Plains region was mostly  buffalo but also they also hunted deer, bear and wild turkey. Their diet was supplemented with roots and wild fruit and vegetables.

The food of the Shawnee who lived in the woodlands were fish and small game including squirrel, deer, raccoon, bear and beaver. maize, pumpkin, squash and beans were also available.

he food of the people who lived in the Southeast included meat from animals such as rabbits, wild hogs, turkeys, eagles, opossums, raccoons and deer. Many farmed crops of  (maize), beans, dried fruit, pumpkins and nuts

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The clothes worn by the Shawnee tribe were dictated by the climate. In warm climates they wore breech cloths in the summer and in cold climates they wore fringed tunics or shirts and leggings. in colder climates they wore things things such as Warm robes or cloaks to protect from the cold and rain.The Shawnee tribe also adopted the types of clothes worn by the white settlers and that were available through trade.

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the Shawnee moved a lot. This means they lived in a lot of different places with different climates. They had to adapt to many different climates and habits in many different ways. They had to hunt different animals and farm different things depending on where they lived.

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They Lived in Ohio though they did move around a lot this is where their tribe was created. They fought in the battle of fallen timbers here in Ohio. They have reservations in Oklahoma also.

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the Shawnee Indian tribes are autonomous. That means each tribe has its own government, laws, police, and services, just like a small country. However, the Shawnee are also US citizens and must obey American law. In the past, each Shawnee village or band was governed by its own chief and tribal council. The Shawnees also had war chiefs, who were chosen by other warriors based on their bravery and military skill. But all of them owed allegiance to one main principal chief. The principal chief was a member of the ruling clan who the other Shawnee leaders chose to be in charge of the entire tribe.

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The people of this tribe followed a traditional tribal religion, and their religious beliefs. Religious ceremonies were performed in the council hall of the village. These included ceremonies like ritual purification of the warrior, spring bread dance, green corn dance, and autumn bread dance.

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the Shawnee spoke Algonquian.  It is closely related to other Algonquian languages, such as Mesquakie-Sauk and Kickapoo.  Shawnee is an Algonquian language spoken by 200 people in Oklahoma.

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the Shawnee fought in the battle of fallen timbers. This took place in Maumee Ohio. this war took place on August 20, 1794.  this war was fought for the control of the northern territory. General Anthony Wayne (1745-96) led U.S. troops to victory over a confederation of Indian warriors whose leaders included Chief Blue Jacket of the Shawnees and Chief Little Turtle of the Miamis. The fighting took place on the Maumee River, near present-day Toledo.
Absolute Location is: 41.552917, -83.693241

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Relative location is: Northwest near Detroit . Some surrounding buildings are the shops at fallen timbers. talito express airport, the talito  zoo and aquarium.

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Region- Makayla Carroll and Andrea Dishman

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Region- Makayla Carroll and Andrea Dishman

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The Shawnee were very nomadic, they moved very frequently so that they didn't have to have confrontations with other tribes. They only fought when necessary. The Shawnees had a special friendship with the Wyandots. They referred to the Wyandots as their “uncles.” The Shawnee were allies of the French until British traders moved into the Ohio Country circa 1740. The French pushed the British out of Ohio and the Shawnees became allies of the French again until the British victory in the French and Indian War. he Shawnee were active in the Northwest Indian War of the 1790s, and allied with the Miami. General Anthony Wayne defeated the Shawnees and other American Indian peoples living in Ohio at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. The Shawnees were forced to surrender most of their lands in Ohio with the signing of the Treaty of Greenville. the Shawnee were mostly peaceful

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The Shawnee believed that the universe was created by a supreme being called Moneto. The Shawnee people themselves were created by the Great Spirit, a female whom they called "Our Grandmother." The belief in a female Great Spirit set the Shawnee apart from other Native American tribes.  they spoke Algonquian.  the Shawnee were also influenced by a long association with the Seneca and Delaware.

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The climate varied where the Shawnee lived. They moved around a lot. some places were warm, Others were cold. Most places they lived were flat. They were not very mountainous. When the Europeans came to places where the Shawnee lived like Ohio they brought new trade items like guns and other such things. The region became more advanced. The europeans cut down trees in order to build houses and farm.

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The Shawnee did move a lot. They were a nomadic tribe, meaning they moved around following the food. The Lewistown Reservation Shawnees, together with their Seneca allies and neighbors, signed a separate treaty with the federal government in 1831 and moved directly to Indian Territory (Oklahoma).

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in the early 1800's disease and war brought the Shawnee population of over 10,000 tribe members to a mere 3,500. smallpox was the disease that killed the Shawnee tribe. The Europeans brought the disease  to the Shawnee tribe. The Shawnee people probably first suffered from contact with European explorers and traders shortly after 1500 AD. That’s when they caught Measles from their Iroquois  and Mississippian neighbors. Many Shawnee died. There were fewer Shawnee people than there had been before. Shawnee people kept on living in villages, but the villages seem to have been smaller

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So by the 1670s the Shawnee were able to get their land back again. Shawnee met English settlers  around Charles town in 1674, and formed an alliance with them. In 1700 there were Shawnee living in villages spread out from Georgia in the south to modern Illinois. At this time the Shawnee were very powerful. They organized themselves and other native people to resist the European settlers.Shawnee ruler Tecumseh. By the 1730s, however, things were going worse again. British settlers  were moving into Shawnee land. In 1753, the western Shawnee sent messengers inviting the Virginia Shawnee to leave Virginia to white people and come join them in Ohio, and soon there were no more Shawnee in Virginia. They joined the Ohio Shawnee, and together they sided with the French  in the Wars between the British and the French over the Midwest.

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The clothes worn by the Shawnee tribe were dictated by the climate. In warm climates they wore breechcloths in the summer and in cold climates they wore fringed tunics or shirts and leggings. ... The Shawnee tribe also adopted the types of clothes worn by the white settlers and that were available through trade