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A famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813)
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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 ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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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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Population (2000): 6098 Housing Units (2000): 2565 Land area (2000): 15.039392 sq. miles (38.951844 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.235087 sq. miles (0.608872 sq. km) Total area (2000): 15.274479 sq. miles (39.560716 sq. km) FIPS code: 72650 Located within: ...
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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.