Birthday of Tenskwatawa

Tenskwatawa was born some time in January of 1775 into a Shawnee family. He is also known as The Prophet and is famous as Tecumseh's brother. In 1804, he had a near death experience and a vision which led him to become a spiritual leader. He called for a rejection of Euro-American ways and a return to traditional Indigenous values. Importantly, he called for a united federation of Indigenous peoples. Tenskwatawa would establish Prophetstown Indiana and his spiritual guidance was an important part of the origin of Tecumseh's confederacy which would be a major resistance to colonialism in the early 1800's.