Mekoche
Mekoche (or Mequachake, Shawnee: mecoce) is the name of one of the five divisions of the Shawnee People. The Shawnee now exist as three federally recognized tribes located in the state of Oklahoma. The other four divisions are the Chalahgawtha, Kispoko, Pekowi, and Hathawekela. (All five division names have been spelled in a great variety of ways and are now divided into the three federally recognized Shawnee tribes.)
Traditionally, Shawnee healers came from the Mekoche patrilineal division.[1]
Pigeon Town, occupied by the Shawnee Mekoche division, was located on Mad River, 3 miles northwest of West Liberty, Logan County, Ohio.[2] Macochee Creek is named for this Shawnee division; it is a small stream that meets the Mad River at West Liberty, having arisen near modern Pickrelltown, Ohio.[3]
Notable Mekoche
- Black Hoof
- Chief Russell "Logan" Sharp (1953-2010), a Lower Eastern Ohio Mekoce Shawnee from Wilmington, Ohio, conducted a Peace Tree Ceremony at West Virginia University in 2009. He lectured on "The Struggle of Non-federally Recognized Natives."[4][5]
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