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SHAW-NEE. (Sha-wa-no.)

  • 152 Lay-law-she-kaw—He who goes far up the river.
    Chief of the tribe. A very aged man; has his
    ears slit and elongated according to the custom of
    the tribe, and his hair whitened with age.

  • 153 Ten-squat-a-way—The open door. The Shawnee
    Prophet and brother of Te-cum-seh; blind in one
    eye.

  • 154 Ka-te-qua—Female Eagle. Daughter of the Chief,
    No. 152.

  • 155 Pa-te-coo-saw—The strait man.

  • 156 Lay-loo-ah-pee-ai-shee-kaw. Grass, bush, and blossom.

  • 157 Coo-pe-saw-quay-te. (Woman)—The Indescribable
    Thing.