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Show i7oo] SOUTHEASTERN INDIANS 165 \ Another group of important Algonquian peoples were the Shawnee, of Kentucky and Tennessee, and the Illinois group north of the Ohio. The Shawnee, or Shawano, were first described as occupying territory in South Carolina, but appear later in the valley of the Cumberland, and it is with that region that their name is chiefly connected. They were organized on a clan basis, with maternal inheritance, and also recognized four divisions, the character of which is not clear, though certain of them had hereditary privileges, such as the right of succession to the offices of shaman or priest^ Industrially, the Shawnee are chiefly remarkable for their manufacture ( from saline springs) of salt, which they used extensively for barter with surrounding tribes.^ The Shawnee were always a roving and warlike tribe and seem to have been higher than many of their neighbors in point of intelligence. \ They are now for the most part incorporated with the Cherokee Nation. The leading figure in Shawnee history is their great chief, warrior, and organizer, Tecumseh, whose part in the Indian outbreaks of 1811 and the War of 1812 is well known. N TheJllinois formed a loose confederacy and were prominent in the early struggles between the French and English, and later, after the close of the Revolution, caused much trouble to the United States before they were subdued. - A characteristic of this great family of Indians was their skill in picture- writing. While by no |