What is "tsali"

Tsali , originally of Coosawattee Town (Kusawatiyi), was a noted leader of the Cherokee during two different periods of the history of the tribe. As a young man, he followed the Chickamauga Cherokee war chief, Dragging Canoe, from the time the latter migrated southwest during the Cherokee–American wars. In 1812 he became known as a prophet, urging the Cherokee to ally with the Shawnee Tecumseh in war against the Americans.

Later, during the 1830s roundup of Cherokee for Indian Removal, Tsali and some of his family attacked and killed United States soldiers. The principal Cherokee chiefs sent warriors to capture him and his family, and executed Tsali and two of his sons. The remainder of his family were absorbed by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, who stayed in the state after removal.