"This title introduces readers to the Shawnee people. Text covers traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing, and more. Also discussed is contact with Europeans, as well as how the people keep their culture alive today. Table of contents, map, fun facts, timeline, glossary, and index included."--Provided by publisher.

"Tecumseh played a role in much of early US history. He formed a confederacy of Native American tribes in the early 1800s, fought future president William Henry Harrison in the Battle of Tippecanoe, and then sided with the British in the War of 1812. The life of this great Shawnee orator and leader teaches readers about standing up for one's beliefs as well as the Native American experience during the early 1800s. The main content includes biography...

Many frontier histories depict Native Americans as passive recipients of an inevitable fate, victimized through their naiveté and ignorance of white society. God Gave Us this Country does not whitewash the political corruption and brutalities of the period, but it shows how the Shawnee outwitted their white foes, and became adept at beating them at their own game.

Introduces the history, social structure, daily life, and culture of the Shawnee Nation.

"A history of the people and events that influenced the North American Indian tribe known as the Shawnee, including chief Tecumseh and conflicts such as Little Turtle's War"--

Relates the story of the skilled hunter Red Hawk who captures and marries the youngest daughter of Bright Star, only to have her return to the sky with their son.