At a point you have heard of the Piqua Shawnee tribe that existed in the ancient days of America and you would like to know the lifestyle that they practiced. This article aims at shading more light on the Shawnee tribe that was very much vital in generation of the American Indian.
Even though they originated in Tennessee region that boarders Cumberland River they migrated to various parts of the America stretching both to the northeast and southeast parts of America due to their semi-nomadic life. Due to their nature of moving from one place to another they adopted the lifestyles that were best suited the climate and the natural resources that were in the areas that they inhabited. Despite these there are some cultures that they were sticking to irrespective of the region they moved to, the best example is their socio-political practices that defined the way they were governed by their chiefs. As they were migrating to far northeast and southeast of America they mixed with the native Indians and begun practicing the native Indian cultures before the genesis of the American civil war which made the Shawnee to mix with the Cherokee nation and they began to be called Shawnee Cherokee.
Shawnee resided in non-permanent shelters which were a norm in the native Indian tribes which were made from wood as well as figs; the shelters were referred to us Wigwams or wetus that were shaped like a cone with arched roofs made of wooden frames covered by woven mats and sheets. The shelters constituted the vital assets owned by these people as they were made out of the buffalo skins that were treasured much in their culture.
The food that was adopted by these people was relying on that they found available in the areas they lived. Buffalo meat and other game animals such as squirrel was a major meal of the ones who were inhabiting the Great Plains while those who inhabited the woodland predominantly depended on fish and other small game animals like the squirrels and maize and beans that existed in small amount in the region.
Concerning the issues of production as well as security purposes they majored on bows and arrows as their main weapon but in some cases they also used spears, club, hatch axes and knives. The leader had a special spear that symbolized authority and leadership role.
The types of clothes worn by these people were defined by weather whereby in warm climates they wore breechcloths and shirts and leggings on cold climates. They also adopted the cloths that were worn by the white settlers in there amidst.
