Preserving Shawnee Identity through European Trade: How European Trade in Lower Shawneetown Expressed Indigenous Independence

The residents of Lower Shawneetown utilized trade to express independence from colonizing European powers. Unconventionally, the Shawnee articulated their freedom from colonization through direct trade be and diplomacy with European governments in the New and Old Worlds. The dynamics of trade in Lower Shawneetown were volatile, reflecting changes in Shawnee conceptualization of independence. European traders did not understand their actions through Shawnee colonial liberation, instead believing Lower Shawneetown trade furthered colonization efforts. Due to this inherent misinterpretation of Shawnee trade practices, European powers frequently engaged in hostilities against each other to court Lower Shawneetown’s favor.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Year

2024

Author dc:creator

• Tuggle, Kelsey Grace

• Fur Trade;Lower Shawneetown;Shawnee;Trade
• Native American Studies
• Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/830

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1828