My Tribute paid to the Shawnee Nation

The Greatest and Most Recognized of the Shawnees was The Great War Chief & Warrior, "Te'-cum-seh" (which means "Panther in the Sky) in Shawnee
he was killed in the Indian Wars of 1813, October near Lake St. Clair,Ohio.He was 44 years old.He is buried in an unknown, hidden place near his birth place of Pi-qua, Ohio.

4 Bands of the Shawnee Nation:
1. Loyal Shawnees
2. Black Bob Shawnees
3. Eastern Shawnees
4. Absentee Shawnees

4 Divisions in Ohio
1. Ne-qua-cha-Ke'
2. Chillicothe
3. Kis-Ka-po-Co-ke'
4. Pi-qua
(Courtesy of the Kansas Historical Society in Topeka,Kansas, 1908)

13 Clans of the Shawnees
1. Wolf - Ma'-na-Wa
2. Loon- Ma'-qwa
3. Bear- Ma'-Kwa
4. Buzzard- We'-wa-see
5. Panther- Ma'-se-pa
6. Owl- Ma'-ath-wa
7. Turkey- Pa'-lu-wa or Pe'-le-wa
8. Deer- P'sake'-the or Pe'ski-the
9. Racoon- Sha'-pa-ta or E'the-pa-Te'
10. Turtle- Na'-ma-tha'
11. Snake- Ma'-na-to'
12. Horse- Pe'-se-wa- or Me'-she-wa'
13. Rabbit- Pa'-tahe-e-ne'-the

Responsibility and Stewardship...dismal failures

"But with respect to future debt; would it not be wise and just for that nation to declare in the constitution they are forming that neither the legislature, nor the nation itself can validly contract more debt, than they may pay within their own age, or within the term of 19 years."


--Thomas Jefferson, letter to James Madison, 6 September 1789
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In these days, especially in the past three and a half months, the words of Thomas Jefferson above should have more significance than what is being practiced in our federal government. The original stewards of the lands comprising our Nation, did a much better job of management...our own Native Americans...I prefer to call them the Indians because that's what they are and were before the days of the idiocy of political correctness. They managed the land with respect, they paid their debts in full at the time they were incurred; respect and responsibility were their watchwords.

For the sake of expanding the original colonies, the Indians were hoodwinked by the government at that time and forever more taken advantage of at every turn throughout the 'settling' of the west. If the way the Indian reservations of today are managed is any indication of how the corrupt elected officials in D.C. will manage our tax dollars...we, as a Nation, a Country and People are in very sad condition with an extremely bleak future outlook. Think about this as you enjoy the accompanying music slideshow, created by the great, great granddaughter of Tecumseh, war chief of the Shawnee tribe. Thank you Hanta' Hoi, LadyHawk, Little Hawk....my Tribal Sister....Na'Wa-cum'-seh, Little Bear.

We, as a Nation should be ashamed with the way we've let our government handle the stewarship of our Country......THINK ABOUT IT!!