Episodes 16
Avg. Duration 33m
Activity Dormant
Since Jun 2024
Latest Episode Mar 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Hosting
www.wyso.org

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About This Podcast

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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Recent Episodes

Gov. DeWine doesn't want a 'whitewashed version of history' in schools

Mar 01, 2025 35m

WYSO contacted the DeWines to ask if they would talk about their recent experience in Oklahoma and why they decided to build Great Council State Park, and they said yes.

A few special announcements about WYSO's 'The Ohio Country' podcast!

Feb 23, 2025 1m

The Denison University Museum is holding a panel about 'The Ohio Country' podcast from noon to 1:00 p.m. on February 27. And we're releasing a bonus episode next week!

The Ohio Country Episode 12: Great Council State Park

Sep 24, 2024 29m

Great Council State Park is a first-of-its-kind interpretative center developed by the three federally recognized Shawnee tribes and the state of Ohio.

The Ohio Country Episode 11: Pretendians

Sep 17, 2024 59m

What is tribal citizenship? What damage has and is being done by pretendians in Ohio? And how are citizens of federally recognized tribes correcting those situations?

The Ohio Country Episode 10: Renewing the Miami Tribe

Sep 10, 2024 31m

The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Miami University have partnered since the 1970s. This relationship resulted in the Myaamia Center, a research and education initiative.

The Ohio Country Episode 9: Renewing a Shawnee Identity

Sep 03, 2024 18m

Artist and Ohio resident Suzanne Chouteau became a citizen of The Shawnee Tribe as an adult. Chouteau said her art reflects her appreciation for the brilliance and struggles of her Shawnee ancestors.

The Ohio Country Episode 8: Removals

Aug 27, 2024 47m

The Indian Removal Act resulted in the relocation of thousands of people. It was chaotic and deadly for tribal nations. Still, those nations maintain their communities today.

The Ohio Country Episode 7: Tecumseh's legacy

Aug 20, 2024 33m

Historic interpreter Talon Silverhorn, of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, spoke about Tecumseh’s legacy and invited Ohioans to rebuild authentic relationships with Shawnee people.

The Ohio Country Episode 6: The 1700s

Aug 13, 2024 28m

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.

The Ohio Country Episode 5: The Fort Ancient Culture

Aug 06, 2024 33m

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.

The Ohio Country Episode 4: Fire

Jul 30, 2024 39m

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?

The Ohio Country Episode 3: Shawnee life on the land

Jul 22, 2024 31m

In this episode, we talk with three American Indian historical interpreters about the Shawnee lifeway in the Ohio River Valley, walking through each season.

The Ohio Country Episode 2: Rewriting the narrative

Jul 16, 2024 36m

From Blue Jacket's adoption to where Tecumseh was born, there's a lot of false mythology about Shawnee history in what we now call southwest Ohio. This episode explores the region’s narrative through…

The Ohio Country Episode 1: Still Here

Jul 09, 2024 35m

In this episode, we meet a visionary leader from the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma working to reconnect her community with their homelands.

Episode 0: a preview of "The Ohio Country" podcast from WYSO

Jul 02, 2024 6m

In our upcoming series, we will provide a perspective on the history of the region we now call Ohio that very few of us learned in school. We'll put the experiences of Miami, Shawnee, Wyandotte, and…

Trailer: season one of 'The Ohio Country' podcast from WYSO

Jun 28, 2024 0m

The Ohio Country is a 12-episode podcast from the public media station WYSO about American Indian people reconnecting with their homelands in the Ohio River Valley.

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The Ohio Country has published 16 episodes since June 2024, covering topics in Documentary, History.

Is The Ohio Country still active?

The Ohio Country is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 33m.

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