| Named after | Piqua town [1] , Shawnee people |
|---|---|
| Formation | nonprofit (2025_ |
| EIN 33-4733382 [2] | |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Cultural, Ethnic Awareness (A23) [2] |
| Headquarters | Oxford, Alabama (nonprofit) [2] |
| Location |
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| Membership | 300 (2022 [4] ) |
Official language | English |
Chairman | Gary Hunt [3] |
| Website | piquashawnee |
The Piqua Shawnee Tribe is a state-recognized tribe in Alabama. The organization is not a federally recognized American Indian tribe. [5] The federally recognized Shawnee Tribe and Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians regard the Piqua Shawnee Tribe as a fraudulent organization. [6] [7]
Piqua was the name of a historical Shawnee town near the Mad River in Ohio. [1] The name Piqua referred to "a man that sprang up out of the ashes". [1] The Shawnee people are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands.
The Piqua Shawnee Tribe is based in Birmingham, Alabama [3] and Oxford, Alabama. [4] They had 300 members in 2022. [4]
In 2022, their administration was: [4]
The Piqua Shawnee Tribe is listed on the website of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) as a state-recognized tribe in Alabama. [3] They are a member of NCAI. [3]
The Piqua Shawnee Tribe incorporated as a nonprofit organization in Oxford, Alabama in 2025. [2]
Alabama began a process for state-recognition of tribes in 1984. Requests for recognition go through the Alabama Indian Affairs Commission. The Piqua Shawnee Tribe was granted state recognition on July 10, 2001. [5] It is among nine state-recognized tribes granted recognition in Alabama. [8] The Shawnee Tribe, the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and some other federally recognized American Indian tribes regard the Piqua Shawnee Tribe as a fraudulent organization. [6] [7]