Hawthorne students were fascinated by Rusty Cottrel’s portrayal of Shawnee Chief Black Hoof.
On Wednesday, November 20, fourth and fifth grade students at Hawthorne Elementary School were treated to a special visit from Shawnee Indian Chief Black Hoof, portrayed by Rusty Cottrel. The children learned that Black Hoof (1740-1831) was the head civil chief of the Shawnee Indians in the Ohio Country of what became the United States. A member of the Mekoche division of the Shawnees, Black Hoof became known as a fierce warrior during the early wars between the Shawnee and Anglo-American colonists. Black Hoof claimed to have been present at the Battle of the Monongahela in 1755, when General Edward Braddock was defeated during the French and Indian War.