Tenskwatawa
Tenskwatawa ({{IPAc-en|t|ə|n|s|k|w|ɒ|t|ɒ|w|e..[stress?] also called Tenskatawa, Tenskwatawah, Tensquatawa or Lalawethika) (January 1775 – November 1836) was a Native American religious and political leader of the Shawnee. He was 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]
He fought in the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Tenskwatawa Media
- Tenskwatawa
The view from Prophet's Rock, looking toward the site of the Battle of Tippecanoe
References
- ↑ Cox, Dale; Conrad, Rachael (2017). Fowltown. Neamthla, Tutakosi Talofa & the first battle of the Seminoles Wars. Old Kitchen Books. ISBN 9780692977880.
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