Pekowi was the name of one of the five divisions (or bands) of the Shawnee

Shawnee

The Shawnee, Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are an Algonquian-speaking people native to North America. Historically they inhabited the areas of Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, and Pennsylvania...

, a Native American

Native Americans in the United States

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 people, during the 18th century. The other four divisions were the Chalahgawtha

Chalahgawtha

Chalahgawtha was the name of one of the five divisions of the Shawnee, a Native American people, during the 18th century, as well as the name of the principal village of the division. The other four divisions were the Mekoche, Kispoko, Pekowi, and Hathawekela...

, Mekoche

Mekoche

Mekoche was the name of one of the five divisions of the Shawnee, a Native American people, during the 18th century. The other four divisions were the Chalahgawtha, Kispoko, Pekowi, and Hathawekela. Together these divisions formed the loose confederacy that was the Shawnee tribe....

, Kispoko

Kispoko

Kispoko is the name of one of the five divisions of the Shawnee, a Native American people that existed during the 18th century. The Kispoko were the smallest of the five divisions. They lived among the Creek as early at 1650, having been driven from their Ohio country homeland by the Iroquois...

, and Hathawekela

Hathawekela

Hathawekela was the name of the group Chalaiwa/Chalaka was the name of one of the five divisions of the Shawnee, a Native American people, during the 18th century. The other four divisions were the Chalahgawtha, Mekoche, Kispoko, and Pekowi...

. Together these divisions formed the loose confederacy

Confederation

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 that was the Shawnee tribe.

All five Shawnee division names have been spelled in a great variety of ways. Variations of the name "Pekowi" are reflected in many place names in the United States, including Piqua

Piqua

Piqua may refer to:*Pekowi, a band of the Shawnee Native American tribe and the origin of the word "Piqua"Communities in the United States:*Piqua, Kansas*Piqua, Kentucky*Piqua, OhioOther...

, Pickawillany

Pickawillany

Pickawillany was a Miami Indian village located on the current site of the city of Piqua, Ohio, in the United States.It was created in 1748 by La Demoiselle, a Miami chief, and was destroyed by the French and their Indian allies under Charles Langlade in June 1752...

, Pickaway, and Pequea

Pequea

Pequea is a variation of the Shawnee Pekowi.Pequea may also refer to the following in Pennsylvania:*Pequea Bridge *Pequea Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River...

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