Shawnee Essays

  • The Shawnee Tribe in Central Pennsylvania

    2677 Words  | 6 Pages

    The Shawnee Tribe in Central Pennsylvania His name is Wautheeweela. It means Bright Horn, referring to horns on a deer. He is ten years old, and ready to make his journey to prove his manhood. He and other boys from his Shawnee tribe have been physically toughened and taught to be independent since an age of around six. In winters, they have had to break the ice to jump into the freezing river to continue their daily routine of learning to survive with Nature and its elements. Now will be his

  • Prophet and Tecumseh

    984 Words  | 2 Pages

    It is believed that Tecumseh was born in 1768 in central Ohio. He was the second son of a Shawnee warrior who was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant. In his dying breaths, his father commanded his eldest son Cheesuaka, to train Tecumseh as a warrior and to never make peace with the whites. Cheesuaka was good to his word and became an excellent warrior and a teacher. He grew close with his younger brother, and after their mother moved to Missouri he acted as a foster parent as well. Tecumseh was

  • Could Tecumseh And Tenskwatawa Have Been Successful?

    1460 Words  | 3 Pages

    said for traitors of the Indian tribes. Too many factors come into play for a definite and clear answer. In the author’s opinion, the American’s were far too perseverant for the Tecumseh’s pan-Indian movement to have been successful. A win for the Shawnee and the other tribes would likely lead to another fight, and another, and another, until one of the two contenders was totally defeated. No matter where the fight was; on the battlefield or in the courtroom, nothing was

  • Eastern Woodland Indians

    2605 Words  | 6 Pages

    English was the main language, some elders speak the Shawnee language. The Shawnee language is quickly going away. It is not taught to children . English is only taught to children today. The Shawnees mainly lived in one place till, the new settlers arrived. That’s when the Shawnee Indians became nomadic. They moved around to avoid contact and war with the new settlers. Their goal was to protect all the families. They ensured safety for all the Shawnee tribes. Because they were nomadic, they did

  • Tecumseh

    597 Words  | 2 Pages

    Tecumseh ,Shawnee war chief, was born at Old Piqua, on the Mad River in western Ohio. In 1774, his father, Puckeshinwa, was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant, and in 1779 his mother, Methoataske, accompanied those Shawnees who migrated to Missouri, later died. Raised by an older sister, Tecumpease, Tecumseh would play war games with other fellow youths in his tribe. Tecumseh accompanied an older brother, Chiksika, on a series of raids against frontier settlements in Kentucky and Tennessee in

  • Tecumseh And The Quest For Indian Leadership Summary

    1029 Words  | 3 Pages

    In “Tecumseh and the Quest for Indian Leadership”, Tecumseh and the many Indian tribes in west America spent years fighting for their land and trying to keep their culture alive. The story illustrates cultural aspects of the period through elucidating the important figure The Shawnees were a patrilineal tribe meaning they are traced through the males of the family. Although men were a main part of the culture, each village had an informal group of women who governed certain tribal rituals and set

  • Land ownership Differences

    660 Words  | 2 Pages

    How could land be someone's property? The Native Americans believed that there was no such thing as land property. On the other hand, the Europeans claimed land ownership all over the world. The attitudes towards ownership of land differ tremendously. The Europeans believed that a one person had the right to own land, while the Indians had communal property. The Indians believed that the land was for harvesting and hunting, therefore they didn't have to own the land to be able to use it and share

  • Shawnee Chief Tecumseh Thesis

    701 Words  | 2 Pages

    of involvement towards the encroachment of their citizens on Indian land, a conflict was bound to happen. Indians were infuriated. The Shawnee Chief Tecumseh stood up to take action and plead for all the Indians to unite and resist against the white settlers. Tecumseh was known as a warrior. He fought the battle of the Ohio River Valley territory between the Shawnee and Kentuckians. Throughout the mid 1790’s the Americans won a few prominent battles which pushed him westward. In

  • Abigaile Nesbitt: An Unsettling Argument

    544 Words  | 2 Pages

    An Unsettling Argument By:Abigaile Nesbitt In The Unsettling Argument there was a settler woman and a chief from the tribe Shawnee named Green Jacket. They both wanted the same land for different reasons and had an argument over the land. Green Jacket had very strong feelings about why the settler woman and the other settlers should abandon their land so he and his tribe could have it. Green Jacket was promised the land North of the Ohio River because he fought in the recent war for the British

  • Why Did Cherokee Interact With White Settlers

    1130 Words  | 3 Pages

    Different Indian nations used different strategies to survive contact with white settlers. The Cherokee tried to maintain its culture and coexist with white settlers. They adopted many aspects of the white man culture. The Shawnee resisted the white man and fought to keep their homeland. The Creeks were like the Cherokee in that they too tried to get along with white settlers and maintain their own culture. The Cherokee helped early settlers learn how to hunt, fish, and farm in the new land

  • Tecumseh: Warrior And Hero

    660 Words  | 2 Pages

    Iroquois, another Aboriginal tribe. However, in 1759 his parents made an effort to move back to the region in hopes of reuniting the Shawnee. Shortly after, Tecumseh was brought into the world. In a period of his childhood, the Shawnee tribe was devoured by conflict among those in and around the area. No odds were

  • Essay On Lord Dunmore's War

    697 Words  | 2 Pages

    would set the then British colonies on a path to becoming its own nation. This event is called: “The Battle of Point Pleasant” also affectionately known as “Lord Dunmore’s War.” Lord Dunmore and his Virginia militiamen fought an allied Mingo and Shawnee tribe led by legendary Chiefs Cornstalk and Logan. The stage is set for a fierce and merciless conflict between these titans. Even though this brutal one day conflict caused hundreds of casualties and left dozens dead, it paved the way for the American

  • Follow the River

    1053 Words  | 3 Pages

    she had escaped form the captivity of the Shawnee Indians. Through Mary Ingles hard work and determination she proved that all obstacles big and small can be overcome. The book started out with a bloody massacre at Mary Ingles Virginia settlement in 1755. Mary Ingles was pregnant with her third child and twenty-four years of age when the Shawnee Indians came and kidnapped her, her two sons, her sister-in-law, and her neighbor. The journey to the Shawnee village lasted five weeks in the Virginia

  • Daniel Boone: Pioneer Life and Legacy

    832 Words  | 2 Pages

    there so they moved westward instead. They moved to North Carolina instead. Four years later, Daniel Boone was told to travel west with five of his friends. The next two years they went on many adventures together. But they were soon captured by Shawnee Indians. He escaped but the rest of his friends died from the Indians. Daniel had to live in the wilderness for months. In June he was able to see Kentucky for the first time ever. It wasn’t a state at the time so it wasn’t considered Kentucky yet

  • White Settlers and Native Americans

    1863 Words  | 4 Pages

    these agreements were a clear violation of existing British law, they were used later to justify the American takeover of the region. The Shawnee also claimed these lands but, of course, were never consulted. With the Iroquois selling the Shawnee lands north of the Ohio, and the Cherokee selling the Shawnee lands south, where could they go? Not surprisingly, the Shawnee stayed and fought the Americans for 40 years. Both the Cherokee and Iroquois were fully aware of the problem they were creating. After

  • Daniel Boone Research Paper

    785 Words  | 2 Pages

    and Shawnee Indians. In July 1776 our daughter, Jemima, along with two other teen girls, was kidnapped by Indians. Myself and a group of men tracked them down and rescued the girls within two days. On August 19, 1782 our son, Israel, was killed during the Battle of Blue

  • Tecumseh Tribe

    1440 Words  | 3 Pages

    each other, much less to strangers. Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the great sea, as well as the earth? Didn’t the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?” -Tecumseh Methoataaskee gave birth to Tecumseh in 1768 in the Shawnee settlement on the Ohio River, they named him Tecumethe meaning “shooting star” or “blazing comet”. The English people called him Tecumseh. Tecumseh’s father was Pukeshinwau, he belonged to the Kispoko division of the tribe (they were leaders in war)

  • Biotechnology Personal Statement

    676 Words  | 2 Pages

    Biotechnology, I found I would like to pursue a career in the sciences. Through my trips with my dad, I found an interest in a field of science I had never considered before until my senior year in high school. Biotechnology is a signature program of Shawnee Mission West High School. In this program, students will learn how it is working in a research lab environment. Students will learn everything from how to use pipets, how to practice aseptic technique, how to culture cells, and more. Students receive

  • Daniel Boone: A Hero Or Hero?

    1454 Words  | 3 Pages

    that year, in 1778, Boone lead a handful of Boonesborough settlers on an expedition to acquire salt for their town. During the journey, Boone left the group to hunt for food and was captured by the British allied, Native American tribe called the Shawnee. After he was captured he learned that the Natives were going to attack his crew and his Kentucky settlement Boonesborough. To avoid bloodshed, he convinced his men to surrender as he knew they could not withstand an attack from the Natives. After

  • Personal Statement For Environmental Engineering

    773 Words  | 2 Pages

    like pre-calculus to help prepare me to further my education. After graduating from Cincinnati State, I then transferred to Shawnee State University to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering Technology. Shawnee helped me expand my knowledge and I took engineering courses like thermodynamics, toxicology, and Into to Electricity/Electronics. Attending Shawnee State University prepped for the working world and gave me opportunities for entry level employment. I had to work during most