Shawnee Tribe

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The Shawnee Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe whose members are descendants of the historic Shawnee people originally from the eastern woodlands of North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federally recognized Native American tribe
tribal government
belongsToEthnolinguisticGroup Algonquian peoples NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Shawnee people NERFINISHED
hasAncestryFrom historic Shawnee people NERFINISHED
hasCollectiveName Shawnee Tribe of Indians NERFINISHED
hasCulturalContinuityWith historic Shawnee people
hasCulturalHeritage Algonquian-speaking peoples
hasCulturalIdentity Indigenous peoples of North America NERFINISHED
hasCulturalPractice crafts
seasonal ceremonies
storytelling traditions
traditional dances
hasCulturalRegion Eastern Woodlands culture area NERFINISHED
hasEthnonym Shawnee NERFINISHED
hasGovernanceForm tribal council
hasHistoricalExperience displacement
forced migration
treaty-making with the United States
hasHistoricalRegion Appalachian region NERFINISHED
Mid-Atlantic woodlands
Ohio Valley NERFINISHED
hasLanguage English
Shawnee language NERFINISHED
hasLegalStatus federally recognized tribe in the United States
hasMembershipCriterion descent from historic Shawnee people
hasOriginRegion eastern woodlands of North America
hasPeople Shawnee people NERFINISHED
hasPopulationType enrolled tribal members
hasReligion Christianity
Native American traditional religion
hasRight eligibility for federal Indian programs
government-to-government relationship with the United States
self-government
hasSovereigntyStatus domestic dependent nation
hasTraditionalTerritory eastern woodlands
regions of present-day Indiana
regions of present-day Kentucky
regions of present-day Ohio
regions of present-day Pennsylvania
regions of present-day West Virginia
isPartOf Native American tribes in the United States
practices cultural preservation
language revitalization efforts
protection of sacred sites
recognizedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government

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Chalahgawtha associatedWith Shawnee Tribe
this entity surface form: Shawnee tribal organization
Kispoko associatedWithTribe Shawnee Tribe
Mekoche culture Shawnee Tribe
this entity surface form: Shawnee culture
Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma ethnicGroup Shawnee Tribe
this entity surface form: Shawnee people
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma ethnicGroup Shawnee Tribe
this entity surface form: Shawnee people
Miami Confederacy hasMember Shawnee Tribe
this entity surface form: Shawnee people
Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma historicalOrigin Shawnee Tribe
this entity surface form: Shawnee people of the eastern United States
Illinois Country indigenousInhabitants Shawnee Tribe
this entity surface form: Shawnee people
Mekoche isPrincipalDivisionOf Shawnee Tribe
this entity surface form: Shawnee people
Mekoche isPrincipalDivisionOf Shawnee Tribe
this entity surface form: Shawnee nation
Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States namedAfter Shawnee Tribe
this entity surface form: Shawnee people
Lord Dunmore’s War opponent Shawnee Tribe
this entity surface form: Shawnee Confederacy
Mekoche partOf Shawnee Tribe
this entity surface form: Shawnee people
Shawnee warriors partOf Shawnee Tribe
this entity surface form: Shawnee tribe
Loyal Shawnee relatedEthnicGroup Shawnee Tribe
Šaawanwa selfDesignationOf Shawnee Tribe
this entity surface form: Shawnee people