Tecumseh

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.

Historic interpreter Talon Silverhorn, of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, spoke about Tecumseh’s legacy and invited Ohioans to rebuild authentic relationships with Shawnee people.

Laveena Wolf Lichtenfels and Thomas Lavergne share an oral history of the Shawnee people — how they were divided as Americans pushed them from their land, and how Chief Tecumseh took a stand when others wouldn’t. Lichtenfels and Lavergne, who are Shawnee, shared their stories with Hope Taft near the Old Shawnee Principle Village on the Little Miami River.

Last month, the Shawnee Tribe, whose homeland includes southwestern Ohio, decided to officially declare October 5 Tecumseh Memorial Day.

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Tecumseh and some of that celebration will take place at the Little Miami Conservancy dinner on…