34 WEEAHS.— SHAWNEES. 



WEEAHS. 



48. 

 WAH-PONG-GA, or THE SWAN. 



(Painted 1843.) 



Principal Chief of the Weeahs. Once a powerful tribe, but now 

 reduced to the small number of two hundred warriors. They for- 

 merly resided in Indiana, and are at present located with the Pianke- 

 shaws, about forty miles south of Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri. 



SHAWNEES. 



The history of this once powerful tribe is so closely connected 

 with that of the United States in the revolutionary and last war, 

 that it is pretty well understood. They formerly occupied the states 

 of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and for many years past a part of 

 the states of Indiana and Ohio. 



They now occupy a rich tract of country west of the Missouri 

 River, enjoying all the comforts of a civilized life. 



49. 



QUAH-GOM-MEE. 



(Painted 1843.) 



Principal Chief of the Shawnees. 



50. 



SHAC-EE-SHU-MOO. 



(Painted 1843.) 



An hereditary Shawnee Chief. 



