Shawnee

As the Trump administration continues to cut federal spending, the Shawnee Tribe fears a grant to preserve the Shawnee language could be cancelled. That’s because a delay in the money left the tribe expecting it not to come through at all.

"St. Clair’s Defeat Revisited: A New View of the Conflict" aims to share Ohio Indigenous history. It's among hundreds of National Endowment for the Humanities grant recipients to lose funds under the Trump administration.

A new program at Great Council State Park will give visitors a sweet opportunity to learn about Shawnee peoples’ history and culture. The maple tapping events run through April, 2025.

The Ohio History Connection has one of the nation’s largest collections of Indigenous remains. The nonprofit and tribes are working under the Native American Graves Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) to return them.

WYSO contacted the DeWines to ask if they would talk about their recent experience in Oklahoma and why they decided to build Great Council State Park, and they said yes.

The Denison University Museum is holding a panel about 'The Ohio Country' podcast from noon to 1:00 p.m. on February 27. And we're releasing a bonus episode next week!

WYSO’s Indigenous Affairs reporter Adriana Martinez-Smiley spoke with the Shawnee tribe’s chief Ben Barnes who was present for the address on the president’s acknowledgment and apology for the U.S. government's 150-year American Indian boarding school policy.

Today, Ohio has no federally recognized tribes headquartered within its borders. Still, representatives from American Indian nations whose homelands are in the state gathered recently for a two-day event.

Great Council State Park is a first-of-its-kind interpretative center developed by the three federally recognized Shawnee tribes and the state of Ohio.

Suzanne Chouteau’s main medium is printmaking. WYSO’s Indigenous affairs reporter Adriana Martinez-Smiley spoke with Chouteau about the impact she hopes her work will have in the present and future.

Artist and Ohio resident Suzanne Chouteau became a citizen of The Shawnee Tribe as an adult. Chouteau said her art reflects her appreciation for the brilliance and struggles of her Shawnee ancestors.

The Indian Removal Act resulted in the relocation of thousands of people. It was chaotic and deadly for tribal nations. Still, those nations maintain their communities today.