Mekoche

Mekoche
Mekoche
Catecahassa, Mekoche head civil chief
Regions with significant populations
Historically Ohio; today Oklahoma
Languages
Shawnee, English
Related ethnic groups
Chalahgawtha, Hathawekela, Kispoko, Pekowi, Shawnee

Mekoche (also spelled Mequachake; Shawnee: mecoce) is one of the five divisions of the Shawnee, a Native American people. The other four divisions are the Chalahgawtha, Hathawekela, Kispoko, and Pekowi. All five division names appear in varied spellings in historical records. Together, these divisions form the loose confederacy that is the Shawnee tribe.

Traditionally, Shawnee healers came from the Mekoche patrilineal division.

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