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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will host a series called Crafts and Conversation with Talon Silverhorn at John Bryan State Park through the end of February.
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This series is meant to raise awareness of the work the theater wants to create, which are more drama productions.
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The new Ohio River Valley Splash-Pad water park in northeastern Oklahoma is keeping kids cool this summer, and helping Eastern Shawnee citizens feel a connection to their homelands.
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It was the first public preview of something unique the non-profit is trying to bring to the region: more accurate, historical storytelling with actors who are citizens of federally recognized tribes.
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The non-profit, whose mission is to tell historically accurate stories with actors who are citizens of federally recognized tribes, is in the middle of a fundraising campaign to launch a Shawnee Living History Tour sometime next year.
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Ohio’s newest state park near Xenia is one step closer to welcoming its first guests, officials say.
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Hundreds of biology professionals and students gathered in Columbus for the 2023 Ohio Botanical Symposium last week. The special address, “The Roots of Culture: The Relationship between Native Plants and Native People of the Midwest,” was given by Yellow Springs resident and Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Cultural Programs Manager Talon Silverhorn.
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Shelly Watson and Talon Silverhorn are demonstrating the late eighteenth century way of making maple sugar from a Shawnee perspective this month.
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Cultural educators from the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and two Shawnee tribes (Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and The Shawnee Tribe) held events over the weekend in Clark County. The weekend was titled Hito Henekinike, which means “Hello, my friend” in saawanwaatoweewe (the Shawnee language).
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A federal law from 1990 requires public institutions like museums and universities to return Native American artifacts — hundreds of thousands of human remains, funerary objects and other items. Ohio's historical society, called Ohio History Connection, holds the second largest collection of objects in the country.
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Last month, the Shawnee Tribe, whose homeland includes southwestern Ohio, decided to officially declare October 5 Tecumseh Memorial Day.
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Indian Country Today's Mary Annette Pember said members of the Shawnee feel they are beginning to reclaim the mound that their ancestors built. Members of the tribe visited the mound last month during the summer solstice after being invited by the Ohio History Connection.