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