Big Jim (1834-about 1905) AKA Wapameepto, “Gives light as he walks” was a grandson of Tecumseh. The Big Jim Band, Kispoko Shawnee, settled in Oklahoma and became half of the Absentee Shawnee. Possibly the last great Shawnee traditionalist.
May 23, 2021 by ctsuddeth
Big Jim (1834-about 1905) AKA Wapameepto, “Gives light as he walks” was a grandson of Tecumseh. The Big Jim Band, Kispoko Shawnee, settled in Oklahoma and became half of the Absentee Shawnee. Possibly the last great Shawnee traditionalist.
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