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John Skenandoa (/ ˌ s k ɛ n ə n ˈ d oʊ ə /; c. 1706 [1] – March 11, 1816), also called Shenandoah (/ ˌ ʃ ɛ n ə n ˈ d oʊ ə /) among other forms, was an elected chief (a so-called "pine tree chief") of the Oneida. He was born into the Iroquoian-speaking Susquehannocks, but was adopted into the Oneida of the Iroquois Confederacy.
Leon Shenandoah was born on May 18, 1915. [1] When he was three years old, he was scalded badly by a pot of hot water. Near death, Shenandoah was brought to a Seneca medicine man to be healed. During the healing ceremony, an elder stood and declared that he had foreseen that Shenandoah would someday hold a high position among their people. [8 ...
Shenandoah, a 1974 Broadway musical based on the film; Shenandoah, a literary magazine published by Washington and Lee University; Shenandoah, an 1888 drama of the American Civil War by Bronson Howard; Shenandoah: Daughter of the Stars, former title of the 2016 video game 1993 Space Machine
["Shenandoah"] probably came from the American or Canadian voyageurs, who were great singers ... . In the early days of America, rivers and canals were the chief trade and passenger routes, and boatmen were an important class. Shenandoah was a celebrated Indian chief in American history, and several towns in the States are named after him.
Joanne Lynn Shenandoah (June 23, 1957 – November 22, 2021) was a Native American singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist based in the United States. She was a citizen of the Oneida Indian Nation , Wolf clan, based in New York.
Shenandoah National Park Headquarters Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) has recorded 1.16 inches of rain over the last 24 hours, which has slowed the fire’s spread, the update said.
Samuel Kercheval (March 1767 in Frederick County, Virginia – 14 November 1845 in Middletown, Virginia) was a Virginia lawyer and author.His A History of the Valley of Virginia (1st edition, 1833) provides important primary information on the earliest white settlements of the Shenandoah Valley and South Branch Potomac River and their encounters with local Indians.
The Virginia chapter of the NAACP and five students filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the school board in Shenandoah County after the six-person body approved a proposal restoring the names ...