Chief Ben Barnes of the Shawnee Tribe talks about the tribes involvement in Civilization VII at the ribbon cutting of the Shawnee Language Center on Friday, September 20, 2024 in Miami, Okla.. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford) AP

MIAMI, Okla. — Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes grew up playing video games, including "probably hundreds of hours" colonizing a distant planet in the 1999 title Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.

Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes grew up playing video games, including “probably hundreds of hours” colonizing a distant planet in the 1999 title Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri.

Game studio collaborates with Shawnee nation to make a playable character out of their historical leader Tecumseh in the upcoming game Civilization VII.

Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes grew up playing video games, including “probably hundreds of hours” colonizing a distant planet in the 1999 title Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri. So when that same game studio,