Shawnee Indians

Location

• Ohio area
• Kentucky area
• Indiana area

Daily life

• Men/hunted and fought
• Women/cooked, farmed, and child care
• Children/trained by their parents
• Elderly/often made clothing and jewlery

Housing

• No teepees
• Lived in wakkums
• Made from young saplings tied together
• Small and round

Food

• Ate corn and squash
• Hunted deer, turkey, small game, and fish
• Used bows, spears, nets, and tomahawks

Clothing

• Women/skirts and leggings
• Men/breechclouts and leggings
• No headbands
• Shirts were not required to wear but ponchos were used in cool weather

Famous leaders

• Cornstalk
• Little Turtle
• Bluejacket
• Tecumseh
• The Prophet

Famous battles

• Fought in French & Indian war
• Fought in American Revolution
• Fought in War of 1812
• Mostly sided with England

Spitural Beliefs

• They were created from a Great Spirit
• White men weere created from an evil spirit
• Our Grandmother is a spirit that watches over them

Extra Info.

• Shawnee comes from the word "shawanwa" which means southener
• The Shawnee was the tribe to adopt Daniel Boone