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The United Remnant Band of the Shawnee Nation (also called the Shawnee Nation URB) is a state-recognized band of Native Americans in Ohio who claim descent from the historic Shawnee before that people’s removal to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Three federally recognized tribes of Shawnee which constitute the majority of the population are based in Oklahoma.The Shawnee Nation URB were recognized by a 1979 resolution of the Ohio state legislature.