Shawnee Art

28 Oct, 2008 in art pottery by admin

Shawnee Art

Missouri Bed and Breakfast

Missouri is a place that is like nowhere else, ordinary is no term that can be used to describe what it is like here. One vacation here for you and your family, or a romantic getaway, or even just a gathering with some friends just won't be enough. There is so much to see and do here that you will find yourself having to return in order to get the full experience. The scenery is spectacular, the family fun is abundant, and the history riveting. The only trouble you're going to have on your vacation in Missouri is figuring out what to do first and having enough time to do all that you'll want to put on your agenda for your time here.

One thing many people come to Missouri for is the many festivals that go on throughout the year. Visitors who come here during the summer can enjoy such festivals as the Missouri Wine and Food Festival which takes place in the month of August, and the Trails West Festival which takes place in July and showcases and abundance of art, folk music, and other cultural arts. For visitors who come to Missouri in October can attend the Heritage Craft Festival in Arrow Rock, here visitors can get a glimpse of what it was like to go about the skills of daily life in the 19th century so the festival is great for history lovers as well as the whole family. Vacationers who come here during the holiday season have the opportunity to experience an 1855 Christmas by visiting the Missouri Town 1855 Christmas Celebration in December. The celebration features music and ethnic traditions that the whole family will enjoy. Whatever time of year you decide to visit Missouri you're sure to find an exciting festival to attend.

The spectacular scenery is another reason that so many vacation in Missouri. Individuals who enjoy camping will be delighted by the many options that Missouri has to offer. Whether you enjoy the excitement of state park or public campground camping or you prefer the seclusion and simplicity of primitive site camping you will be sure to find the perfect campground with the perfect scenery somewhere in Missouri. For the boating and water activity lover there is plenty to do as well. The state of Missouri is home to seven individual lakes including the Bull Shoals Lake, Mark Twain Lake, Lake Girardeau, Mozingo Lake, the Shawnee Mac Lakes, Smithville Lake, and Clearwater Lake. Each one of the pristine lakes here offers the visitor a unique experience that will provide lasting memories of your vacation in Missouri. Other exciting outdoor activities include a number of caves and caverns, wildlife preserves, and horse ranches where visitors can enjoy a range of activities that everyone in the group will love. And don't forget the many historic sites throughout the state that are well worth visiting regardless of what time of year you decide to visit. No matter where in Missouri you plan on going or when you plan on going there you will be sure to find excitement for everyone.

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does anyone know about the shawnee indians?

anything about their art, literature, folklore, religious beliefs, or sports would be apreciated... thank you.

Shawnee comes from the Algonquin word "shawun" (shawunogi) meaning "southerner." However, this referred to their original location in the Ohio Valley relative to other Great Lakes Algonquin rather than a homeland in the American southeast. Shawnee usually prefer to call themselves the Shawano - sometimes given as Shawanoe or Shawanese. South Carolina colonists knew them as the Savannah or Savannuca. Other names: Ani-Sawanugi (Cherokee), Chaouanons (Chauenon) (French), Chaskpe (Chaouesnon) (French), Chiouanon (Seneca), Cumberland Indians, Ontwagnnn (Iroquois "one who stutters"), Oshawanoag (Ottawa), Satana (Iroquois), Shawala (Lakota), and Touguenha (Iroquois).

Originally southern Ohio, West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania. The Shawnee were driven from this area by the Iroquois sometime around the 1660s and then scattered in all directions to South Carolina, Tennessee's Cumberland Basin, eastern Pennsylvania, and southern Illinois. By 1730 most of the Shawnee had returned to their homeland only to be forced to leave once again - this time by American settlement. Moving first to Missouri and then Kansas, the main body finally settled in Oklahoma after the Civil War.

There is a huge amount of information on the internet about the Shawnee Nation. They are a very diversified people with a long and very interesting history. Please check out the site below.

Shawnee's Art, Wine and Music Festival June 14