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On these pages you will find the following information about the Pekowitha Shawnee:
1. The Shawnee traditional tale of the origins of the Pekowi (scroll down). 2. An ethnohistorical summary of what is known of the Pekowi (click here). 3. Some prominent Shawnee known or believed to have been of the Pekowiitha tribe (see box to the right). |
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Some Historic Pekowi Personages:
Opessa Opessa's son Peter Chartier Tecumseh's mother Blue Jacket Thomas Wildcat Alford |
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Source: Folk-lore and Legends - North American Indian.
Compiled by C. J. T. W. W. Gibbings, 18 Bury St., London,
1890, pp. 158-000. The identity of the compiler is unknown.
It is also not known where the tale was collected and who the
"Wakulla" were, among other things. It is, however, the only
full-length version of this tale known and to which references of the
Pekowi arrising from the ashes originate. While the editor was
free with the use of English language conventions, the material itself
reflects Shawnee beliefs and attitudes of the early 19th century. |
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