LATE WOODLAND PERIOD ARROWHEADS
admin I discovered these along the Ohio River in Beaver, Pennsylvania back in the Spring of 2024. They may be dated to the LATE Woodland period; they are a rough example…
TREATY OF FORT McINTOSH (1785) ✍🏻
“The Treaty of Fort McIntosh was a treaty between the United States government and representatives of the Wyandotte, Delaware, Chippewa and Ottawa nations of Native Americans. The treaty was signed…
NEOLIN: NATIVE AMERICAN PROPHET OR HOAX?
By its end, the French and Indian War had taken its toll not only on the land, but on the Native American peoples, specifically in the Ohio Country. War, famine,…
DAKOTA 38: A PRECIOUS LESSON IN HUMANITY FOR ALL 🐎
“Tell our friends that we were the first to leave this world, yet they will also follow this same path in the future. I expect to travel directly to the…
CHIEF LOGAN: THE RED SPIRIT OF THE OHIO COUNTRY 🐢
It was a glorious time in the Buffalo Valley of Pennsylvania, near the Susquehanna River. It was here, in this fertile and scenic valley where Chief Logan spent his childhood;…
SHINGAS: HERO/OUTLAW OF THE OHIO VALLEY 🦃
Shingas (1740-1763?) was a noted chief of the Turkey Clan of the Delaware; he was also a brother of King (Tamaqua) Beaver (an immensely famous chief as well in our…
NATIVE AMERICAN LANDS OF BEAVER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
By the limits of Pennsylvania, as defined by the charter of Charles 2nd of England in 1681, the Indian ‘title’ lands were not recognized as extinguished by purchase until January…
“WHAT IS THE NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY OF THE OHIO?
Local historians Paul&Sally Misencik have published and lectured impressively on the origins of the Ohio Valley peoples. This presentation is no exception; they are, as indicated, a husband&wife team who…
BIGFOOT:AN INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVE 🐵
Over the last fifty years, especially with the remarkable developments in technology, film and electronics, specifically, there have been thousands of sightings of a hairy creature, sometimes larger than life…
CORNPLANTER: THE GOOD CHIEF OF THE SENECA
While this website has explored and categorized numerous Indian chiefs of variously selected tribes of indigenous peoples of the Ohio Country, from time to time, there is always a story…