Mekoche

Mekoche (or Mequachake, Shawnee: mecoce) was the name of one of the five divisions (or bands) of the Shawnee, a Native American people, during the 18th century. The other four divisions were the Chalahgawtha, Kispoko, Pekowi, and Hathawekela. (All five division names have been spelled in a great variety of ways.) Together these divisions formed the loose confederacy that was the Shawnee tribe.

Catecahassa, Mekoche Shawnee head civil chief in the Ohio Country

Traditionally, Shawnee healers came from the Mekoche patrilineal division.[1]

The Lower Eastern Ohio Mekoce Shawnee is an unrecognized tribe in Southern Ohio and West Virginia. The tribe, which filed a Letter of Intent to Petition on 3/5/2001, founded The Inter Tribal Learning Circle in 1991, which holds cultural events at Fort Ancient in Lebanon, Ohio.[2][3][4]

Macochee Creek, a small stream that meets the Mad River at West Liberty, has its headwaters located around Pickrelltown, Ohio.[5]

Pigeon Town, a town of the Shawnee Mekoche division, was located on Mad River, 3 miles northwest of West Liberty, Logan County, Ohio.[6]

Notable Mekoche

References
  1. John E. Kleber (18 May 1992). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. p. 815. ISBN 978-0-8131-2883-2. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  2. "Ohio Indian Tribes". AAANativeArts.com. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  3. "Lower Eastern Ohio Mekoce Shawnee in Wilmington, Ohio (OH)". faqs.org, Tax-Exempt Organizations. 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  4. "The Inter Tribal Learning Circle". Fort Ancient. Archived from the original on 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  5. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 56. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
  6. "Shawnee Indian Tribe History". Access Genealogy. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  7. "Native American Peace Tree Ceremony guest is former Shawnee Chief". Eberly College of Arts and Sciences. West Virginia University. 2009-10-07. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  8. "Russell "Logan" Sharp". Wilmington News Journal. Wilmington, Ohio. 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
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