The following primary sources are a selection of images from the chapters in this theme.
Chapter 1: A Patriot Defamed: Captain Lewis, Shawnee Chief – R. David Edmunds, Watson Professor of American History, University of Texas at Dallas
Charles Bird King (1785-1862); Tens-Kwau-Ta-Waw, the Prophet [from “History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs”]; 1872-1874; Lithograph with applied watercolor; Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas; 2004.19.6
Tenskwatawa, or the Shawnee Prophet: The younger brother of Tecumseh, Tenskwatawa opposed the Americans and threatened both Captain Lewis and Black Hoof. (Thomas Loraine McKenney; Tens-Kwau-Ta-Waw, the Prophet; 1872-1874; Lithography with applied watercolor; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas; 2004.19.6).
Charles Bird King (1785-1862); Ca-Ta-He-Cas-Sa-Black Hoof, Principal Chief of the Shawanoes [from “History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs”]; 1872-1874; Lithograph with applied watercolor; Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas; 2004.19.40
Black Hoof: A village chief from Wapakoneta, during the first quarter of the 19th century Black Hoof was the most prominent pro-American Shawnee chief in Ohio. He opposed Shawnee removal to the West. (Thomas Loraine McKenney; Ca-Ta-He-Cas-Sa-Black Hoof, Principal Chief of the Shawanoes; 1872-1874; Lithograph with applied watercolor; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas; 2004.19.40).
Charles Bird King (1785-1862); Qua-Ta-Wa-Pea, a Shawanoe Chief [from “History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs”]; 1872-1874; Lithograph with applied watercolor; Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas; 2004.19.48
Quatawapea, or Captain Lewis: A staunch ally of the Americans during the War of 1812, Captain Lewis later championed Shawnee removal to lands in the West. (Thomas Loraine McKenney; Qua-Ta-Wa-Pea, a Shawanoe Chief; 1872-1874; Lithograph with applied watercolor; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas; 2004.19.48)
Chapter 2: From Ohio to Oklahoma and Beyond: The Long Removal of the Lewistown Shawnees – Amy Diane Bergseth, Doctoral Candidate in the Department of History, University of Oklahoma
Lewistown and other Ohio Shawnee communities, ca. 1800–1832. Map drawn by Janne Ikäheimo on the basis of R. David Edmunds, The Shawnee Prophet (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1983), 64, and Helen Hornbeck Tanner, Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987), 98–99.
The Shawnee reservations in Indian Territory ca. 1840. Map drawn by Janne Ikäheimo on the basis of Ralph K. Andrist, The Long Death: The Last Days of the Plains Indian (New York: Collier Books, 1964), 11.
Chapter 11: ’As I Remember’: A n Oklahoma Memoir – Elsie May (Sis) CaptainHoevet, Introduced and transcribed by Chief Glenna Wallace
Edith Reecer Captain and her daughter, Elsie May Captain Viver Hoevet. Photo courtesy Bo Hoevet
Charles Banks Wilson (1918-2013), “Quapaw Powwow 1942,” Oil on panel, 20 1/2 x 24 1/2 x 2 in. (52.1 x 62.2 x 5.1 cm), GM 0127.2512, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
Evaline (Evy) Captain, daughter of Tom Captain. Photo courtesy of Chief Wallace.
Moccasin Bend School District No. 5 in the Eastside Community. Back row left to right: Eugene Wyrick, Travis Green, Denny Mercer, and Norman “Corky” Munson. Front row left to right: Teacher Mrs. Adams, Barbara Hollis, Patsy Munson, Barbara Crawford (King), March 1950. Photo courtesy Chief Wallace.Chares Banks Wilson (1918-2013), “Sorghum Mill at 10 a.m., 1960,” 29.55 x 49.75, Oil/Canvas, 0127-2455.
Henry Turkeyfoot and his loyal horse, Billie. Photo taken by Charles Banks Wilson. Gift of Carrie Wilson.Shawnee children transported to Wyandotte Schools from the Bluejacket Community, ca. 1920. Photo courtesy Chief Wallace.
