Tenskwatawa
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(aka: Tenskatawa, Tenskwatawah, Tensquatawa or Lalawethika) (January 1775 – November 1836) was a Native American religious and political leader of the Shawnee, known as the Prophet or the Shawnee Prophet. He was a younger brother of Tecumseh, a leader of the Shawnee. In his early years Tenskwatawa was given the name Lalawithika ("He Makes a Loud Noise", "The Noise Maker", or "The Rattle") by the Red Sticks, a faction of the Muscogee.[1]:4
Tenskwatawa was once the town drunk, but about 1805, after a stupor so deep that he was believed dead, he awoke and said he had visited the Master of Breath, and been shown a heaven with game and honey for those who lived virtuously and traditionally. Tenskwatawa denounced Euro-American settlers, calling them offspring of the Evil Spirit, and led a purification movement that promoted unity among Native Americans, rejected acculturation to the settler way of life, including alcohol, and encouraged his followers to pursue traditional ways.
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| referencedIn | Banta, R. E. (Richard Elwell). Papers, 1938-1977. | Indiana University | |
| referencedIn | Copeland, Charles Sanders. Tippecanoe and Tecumseh too : a play in two acts / Charles Sanders Copeland. | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Draper Manuscripts: Draper's Notes | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives | |
| referencedIn | Indiana Territory collection, 1800-1816. | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Jones, William, fl. 1809-1839. William Jones papers 1809-1839. | Georgia Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Majors, Henry M. The Battle of Tippecanoe, 1970. | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813. Draper manuscripts: Tecumseh papers, 1811-1931. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Onderdonk, Henry, 1804-1886. Life and times of Tecumseh / by Henry Onderdonk Jr., Jamaica, L.I., 1842. | Newberry Library |
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Birth 1775
Death 1834
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