Category: Shawnee nation

In desperation she started to sing the old German hymn

She started singing this hymn in front of the returned children. When Rebecca heard the tune, she recognized it & came running to her mother.

Chillicothe, Ohio doesn’t move from one place to another today. In Shawnee culture, a town with that name DID move around. Here’s why.

One of the Shawnee warriors, made furious by my obstinacy, snatched my babe from my breast, and threatened to brain it against a tree.

Shawnee princess marries a white settler in an 18th century WV version of the Montagues – Capulets. Tragedy follows true love in short order.

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