Ten-sqúat-a-way, "The Prophet"
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Tenskawata, also known as The Prophet, was the religious and political leader of the Shawnee tribe. He denounced white Americans as children of the Evil Spirit and mobilized Native Americans in the Midwest, especially Indiana, to fight them.
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Prophetstown
At the site of today's Prophetstown State Park, the great Shawnee warrior Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa (the Prophet) established Prophetstown as a gathering place for like-minded Native peoples seeking to resist the impact of Europeans in…