The Ohio Country

By: Neenah Ellis Chris Welter
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  • Summary

  • This 12-episode series provides a perspective on the history of the region we now call Ohio that very few of us learned in school. It puts the experiences of Miami, Shawnee, Wyandotte, and other American Indian people at the center of a refreshed version of the state’s complicated past and undecided future.This in-depth podcast from WYSO Public Radio is the result of more than a year of reporting, made possible with support from Ohio Humanities.
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Episodes
  • The Ohio Country Episode 6: The 1700s

    The Ohio Country Episode 6: The 1700s
    Aug 13 2024
    The Ohio Country’s population and economy were transformed in the 1700s as the Shawnee, Miami, and others returned to the region, and traders and settlers arrived by the thousands.
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    27 mins
  • The Ohio Country Episode 5: The Fort Ancient Culture

    The Ohio Country Episode 5: The Fort Ancient Culture
    Aug 6 2024
    Shawnee and Myaamia ancestral cultures have been grouped into the Adena, Hopewell and Fort Ancient eras. Fort Ancient era people thrived for 700 years before Europeans arrived.
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    32 mins
  • The Ohio Country Episode 4: Fire

    The Ohio Country Episode 4: Fire
    Jul 30 2024
    In this episode, we'll hear about the Shawnee and Miami practice of intentionally burning land. But when the settlers came to the Ohio Country, they did not embrace that practice. Can it come back?
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    39 mins
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