Introduction

The origins of the Shawnee people in West Virginia are not fully known, but by 1600 they had settled in the Ohio River Valley with a large population. In the 1770s, seven Indian nations formed a confederacy to resist the westward expansion of the white men. Support the show at patreon.com slash haunted cosmos for early access to the first five episodes of season one and our patron exclusive show The Dusty Tome.