By: Waylon Strickland
The Eastern Shawnee Tribe has returned to Ohio for the first time since it was expelled from the state in 1832.
Over 100 members of the tribe flocked to Pickaway County yesterday to begin a four-day historical and cultural trip to see their homelands of central and southern Ohio.
"This is the first time in Ohio for many of our members. We are mindful of what our famous leader Tecumseh said: the seventh generation will bring my people back. We are the seventh generation," said Chief Glenna J. Wallace.
Members of the tribe consider the county and Scioto River Valley to be their homeland and recognize many sacred sites in the area.
"I think it's gorgeous. When you see the sites and knowing the history, it brings chills to you," said Shawna Pickup of Aucha, Oklahoma.
The tribe, now based in Oklahoma, toured a number historic sites across the county, including Black Mountain, Logan Elm monument, Kipoko, Camp Charlotte monument, led by local historian Wally Higgins and Terry Frazier, director, Pickaway County Office of Development and Planning.
"We are moved and humbled by the welcome we've received here, it's very beautiful country. This is our homeland and we are greatly to the care given to the land and deeply appreciative of the monuments in place," said Wallace.
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