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Shawnee leader who fought against William Henry Harrison at Tippecanoe and sided with the British against the US in the War of 1812
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tecumseh
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Tecumseh is a 1972 East German western film directed by Hans Kratzert and starring Gojko Mitic , Annekathrin Bürger and Rolf Römer . The film depicts the life of the Native American leader Tecumseh (1768-1813), including his role in Tecumseh's War and his ...
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Population (2000): 1716 Housing Units (2000): 854 Land area (2000): 1.479958 sq. miles (3.833074 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.479958 sq. miles (3.833074 sq. km) FIPS code: 48480 Located within: Nebraska ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Native American leader (1768-1813), his name is Shawnee (Algonquian), perhaps literally "flies across;" compare Menominee /takhamehse:w/ "flies straight across."
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It had been offered the day before by General William Tecumseh Sherman to Barboncita, Manuelito, Ganado Mucho, and other clan leaders.