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Shawnee Smith in "Saw" However, we’d be remiss if we didn’t consider the “Saw” movies, which sit at the other end of Perkins’ spectrum of pastiche.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2025

And when chiseled turkey bones were unearthed on Tennessee land once inhabited by the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Shawnee and Yuchi peoples, archaeologists weren’t sure if they were for tattooing, medicinal uses or leatherworking.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024

Ben Barnes, chief of the Shawnee Tribe, said his tribe hadn’t received a customary “dear chief” letter from the agency — and he objects to removing the statue.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024

"It is important for us to advocate for human storytellers now, so that there is an industry left for future creators later," says Shawnee.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2024

In 1774 the Shawnee responded to these encroachments by raiding squatter settlements and expelling land surveyors.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz