Shawnee
Literature
Tenskwautawaw
"Els-Kwau-Ta-Waw"
The Prophet
WHEN I SLEEP
When
I
sleep
I dream of my people;
In battles long ago.
I
see
their pain,
Their anger,
Their sorrow.
"I CRY IN MY SLEEP"
The
Spirit of our people
Who lived long ago,
Still lives.
"BUT ONLY IN OUR DREAMS"
By: H. M. Sisler, Jr., Shawnee
Stories/Documents
Constitution of the United Tribe of Shawnee Indians
United
Tribe of Shawnee Indians
P.O. Box 505
Shawnee Reserve 206
De Soto, Kansas 66018
913-583-3236
Jimmie D. Oyler, Principal Chief
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
Address for Tribal Offices:
Kenneth
Blanchard,
Governor
Absentee-Shawnee Exec. Committee
2025 S. Gordon Cooper Drive
Shawnee, OK 74801-9381
405-275-4030
George J. Captain, Chief
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
P.O. Box 350
Seneca, MO 64865
417-776-2435
Absentee-Shawnee Executive Committee
P.O. Box 1747
Shawnee, OK 74801
405-275-4030
"Trouble
no
man about his religion,
respect his views and demand he respect ours."
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