*Includes pictures of important people and places.
*Explains the Shawnee's role in colonial history and Tecumseh's
life and legacy.
*Explains the origins, history, religion, and social structure of
the Shawnee.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
From the "Trail of Tears" to Wounded Knee and Little Bighorn, the
narrative of American history is incomplete without the inclusion
of the Native Americans that lived on the continent before European
settlers arrived in the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the first
contact between natives and settlers, tribes like the Sioux,
Cherokee, and Navajo have both fascinated and perplexed outsiders
with their history, language, and culture. In Charles River
Editors' Native American Tribes series, readers can get caught up
to speed on the history and culture of North America's most famous
native tribes in the time it takes to finish a commute, while
learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
Throughout the 19th century, American settlers pushing across the
Western frontier came into contact with diverse American tribes,
producing a series of conflicts ranging from the Great Plains to
the Southwest, from the Trail of Tears to the Pacific Northwest.
Indian leaders like Geronimo became feared and dreaded men in
America, and Sitting Bull's victory over George Custer's 7th
Cavalry at Little Bighorn was one of the nation's most traumatic
military endeavors.
Given this history, it's no surprise that the Shawnee continue to
be closely associated with their most famous leader, Tecumseh, the
most famous Native American of the early 19th century. While
leading the Shawnee, he attempted to peacefully establish a Native
American nation east of the Mississippi River in the wake of the
American Revolution. While Native Americans, especially in the "old
Northwest" (present-day land west of the Appalachian Mountains and
east of the Mississippi River), understood and recognized their
own, long established territories and those of other tribes, these
boundaries and territories were ignored and unappreciated by the
incoming settlers. Together with his brother Tenskwatawa, Tecumseh
was in the process of forming a wide-ranging, Native American
confederacy that they hoped would stem the westward flow of
Anglo-American settlers and essentially establish a "nation" of
Native Americans that would be recognized and accepted by the
advancing European-American settlers. Tecumseh and the Shawnee
would be at the heart of the fighting in the present-day Midwest
during the War of 1812.
Even as he continues to keep the Shawnee's name in textbooks,
Tecumseh actually overshadows the long and even ancient history of
the Shawnee. With their cultural origins dating back nearly 3,000
years, the Shawnee had ties to the Ancient Moundbuilders tradition
and lived in the same region for thousands of years, developing
both a rich history and unique set of customs and beliefs. At the
same time, the Shawnee themselves were never a truly unified group,
even as their most famous leader set about making a Native American
confederacy, so different bands of Shawnee have had different
historical narratives as well.
Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Shawnee
comprehensively covers the culture and history of the famous group,
profiling their origins, their history, and their lasting legacy.
Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you
will learn about the Shawnee like you never have before, in no time
at all.
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