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Thomas Wildcat Alford (July 15, 1860 – August 3, 1938) was an Absentee Shawnee who became one of the first Native Americans to become enrolled in the American school system intended to conform indigenous peoples to the customs of Christian Anglo-Americans. [1]
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma (or Absentee Shawnee [2]) is one of three federally recognized tribes of Shawnee people. [3] Historically residing in what became organized as the upper part of the Eastern United States, the original Shawnee lived in the large territory now made up of Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and neighboring states.
Ernest Spybuck was born on his Shawnee Tribal Allotment near what was later to become Tecumseh, Oklahoma, [2] to the White Turkey Band of the Absentee Shawnee, of the Rabbit clan. His parents were Peahchepeahso and John Spybuck. His Indian name was Mathkacea or Mahthela. [1] He preferred the spelling of his first name as "Earnest." [3]
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The Shawnee Tribe issues its own tribal vehicle tags. They operate their own housing authority as well as a tribal smoke shop, the Shawnee Trails Gift Shop and Gallery, Shawnee Development LLC, and Shawnee Heritage Government Solutions. [6] Their annual economic impact is estimated by the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commissions to be $3 million. [6]
The home is currently for sale for $1.5 million. “The development sits on 60 acres of the homestead’s original 177 acres and will consist of 92 homes. The views are beautiful,” said Kerwin ...
Settlers were granted 130,000 acres (530 km 2) of Shawnee land, while 70,000 acres (280 km 2) remained to for the tribe, of which 20,000 acres (81 km 2) were granted to the Absentee Shawnee. [22] One researcher states that the "Loyal Shawnee" is a later name for the "Black Bob Band." [23] The Black Bob Band's records were kept by the Shawnee ...
This category page lists notable citizens of the United States who have stated they are of Shawnee descent but who are not enrolled in any of the three recognized Shawnee tribes, Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, and Shawnee Tribe.