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This reminiscence by George Bluejacket, a Shawnee (Shawanoe) Indian originally from Ohio, tells the creation story of the Shawnee people as well as the history of his own tribe. Although his story ends before the Shawnee were relocated to Kansas (then called Indian Territory), it appears that he relocated with the rest of his tribe. The reminiscence was recorded by John Allen Rayner, and the first page of the document is an explanatory letter written by Rayner.
Creator: Rayner, John Allen
Date: 1886
This source is of great use to teachers because it provides the native perspective on conflict between the United States and Indian tribes such as the Shawnee. It also effectively demonstrates the Shawnee's sorrow at removal and how white settlers eagerly sought after Indian land.
KS:7th:1.4:Indian Removal (2005)
Item Number: 210156
Call Number: Indian History Coll. 590 Box 6 Subgroup XXII Series E
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210156
Collections - Manuscript - History - Indian
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Indian Removal Act (Indicator 4) - Shawnee
Date - 1880s - 1886
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Indian affairs
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Interior, Department of
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Reminiscence
People - American Indians - Indian lands
People - American Indians - Tribes - Shawnee
People - American Indians - Tribes - Shawnee - Bluejacket, George
Places - Other States - Ohio
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Reminiscences and Memoirs
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/210156
