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This vocabulary of the Shawanoe (Shawnee) Indians includes the English word or numeral followed by a phonetic spelling of the Shawnee translation. The chart includes numbers, common nouns such as "man" and "deer," and simple phrases such as "I am very well." The origin of the vocabulary is unknown, but Jotham Meeker, a Baptist missionary in Indian Territory (present-day Kansas) did devise a written language for the Shawnee, which had previously been only a spoken language. The notation on the top of the manuscript reads "H. Howe 1875, p. 590."
Date: Between 1830 and 1855
This source could be used within a case study of the Shawnee people, or it could also be used in the classroom to discuss how white missionaries learned Indian languages in order to more effectively spread Christianity.
KS:7th:1.4:Indian Removal (2005)
Item Number: 210157
Call Number: Indians History Coll. 590 Box 4 Subgroup XXII Series A
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210157
Collections - Manuscript - History - Indian
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Indian Removal Act (Indicator 4) - Mission work and mission schools
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Indian Removal Act (Indicator 4) - Shawnee
Date - 1800-1819
Education - Primary - Curriculum
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Manuscript
People - American Indians - Indian removal
People - American Indians - Tribes - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Type of Material - Unpublished documents
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