Episodes

  • The Ohio Country Episode 11: Pretendians

    The Ohio Country Episode 11: Pretendians
    Sep 17 2024
    What is tribal citizenship? What damage has and is being done by pretendians in Ohio? And how are citizens of federally recognized tribes correcting those situations?
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    58 mins
  • The Ohio Country Episode 10: Renewing the Miami Tribe

    The Ohio Country Episode 10: Renewing the Miami Tribe
    Sep 10 2024
    The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Miami University have partnered since the 1970s. This relationship resulted in the Myaamia Center, a research and education initiative.
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    30 mins
  • The Ohio Country Episode 9: Renewing a Shawnee Identity

    The Ohio Country Episode 9: Renewing a Shawnee Identity
    Sep 3 2024
    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.
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    18 mins
  • The Ohio Country Episode 8: Removals

    The Ohio Country Episode 8: Removals
    Aug 27 2024
    The Indian Removal Act resulted in the relocation of thousands of people. It was chaotic and deadly for tribal nations. Still, those nations maintain their communities today.
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    46 mins
  • The Ohio Country Episode 7: Tecumseh's legacy

    The Ohio Country Episode 7: Tecumseh's legacy
    Aug 20 2024
    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.
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    33 mins
  • The Ohio Country Episode 6: The 1700s

    The Ohio Country Episode 6: The 1700s
    Aug 13 2024
    The Ohio Country’s population and economy were transformed in the 1700s as the Shawnee, Miami, and others returned to the region, and traders and settlers arrived by the thousands.
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    27 mins
  • The Ohio Country Episode 5: The Fort Ancient Culture

    The Ohio Country Episode 5: The Fort Ancient Culture
    Aug 6 2024
    Shawnee and Myaamia ancestral cultures have been grouped into the Adena, Hopewell and Fort Ancient eras. Fort Ancient era people thrived for 700 years before Europeans arrived.
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    32 mins
  • The Ohio Country Episode 4: Fire

    The Ohio Country Episode 4: Fire
    Jul 30 2024
    In this episode, we'll hear about the Shawnee and Miami practice of intentionally burning land. But when the settlers came to the Ohio Country, they did not embrace that practice. Can it come back?
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    39 mins