The Topeka Capital-Journal: Shawnee County Jail death may result in $500K lawsuit settlement
Shawnee County commissioners plan Oct. 13 to consider approving paying $500,000 to settle a lawsuit filed against them. The litigation stems from the death of Matthew Oliva, who was incarcerated at ...
The Topeka Capital-Journal: Shawnee County approves $500K lawsuit settlement for death of inmate
Shawnee County commissioners Aaron Mays, Kevin Cook and Bill Riphahn Oct. 13 approved to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit filed against them. The litigation stems from the death of Matthew Oliva, who ...
Today, Shawnee people are enrolled in three federally recognized tribes: the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, and Shawnee Tribe, all headquartered in Oklahoma.
Shawnee, an Algonquian -speaking North American Indian people who lived in the central Ohio River valley. Closely related in language and culture to the Fox, Kickapoo, and Sauk, the Shawnee were also influenced by a long association with the Seneca and Delaware.
"I’m working for our present Shawnee citizens, yes, but I’m also working for our ancestors and our future tribal citizens," – Tonya Tipton, a Shawnee citizen, shares the tribe’s responses to the numerous requests for consultation that pour in regarding NAGPRA and other historic preservation laws. …
The Shawnee Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma. Formerly known as the Loyal Shawnee, they are one of three federally recognized Shawnee tribes.