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Tecumseh And Tenskwatawa: Myths, Memories, And Messages For Present Times, Matt Hoerauf
Tecumseh And Tenskwatawa: Myths, Memories, And Messages For Present Times, Matt Hoerauf
Wayne State University Theses
Tecumseh has been hailed as the most famous Indigenous leader in the United States and Canada. Many scholars have bemoaned the difficulty to separating man from myth. One thing is clear: there could be no Tecumseh without his brother Tenskwatawa. It was Tenskwatawa who first had a religious awakening that birthed a spiritual movement. It was Tenskwatawa who was the first leader of this pan-Indigenous group of followers. Tecumseh’s leadership would not emerge until nearly six years later. In the many works on Tecumseh, Tenskwatawa’s story can be easily found. However, he is nearly always portrayed as less important and …