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Tecumseh

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/October 5, 2021 by Jimfbleak - talk to me?  12:55, 9 September 2021 (UTC)



Tecumseh (c. 1768 – October 5, 1813) was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands. During Tecumseh's childhood, the Shawnees lost territory to the American colonies in a series of border conflicts. A persuasive orator, Tecumseh traveled widely, forming a Native American confederacy and promoting tribal unity. He proclaimed that Native Americans owned their lands in common, and urged tribes not cede more territory unless all agreed. His message alarmed American leaders and some Native leaders. In the War of 1812, Tecumseh joined his cause with the British, recruiting warriors and helping to capture Detroit in 1812. In 1813, Tecumseh retreated with the British into Upper Canada, where American forces engaged them at the Battle of the Thames, in which Tecumseh was killed. His death caused his confederacy to collapse, but he became an iconic folk hero in American, Indigenous, and Canadian history.
 * Most recent similar article(s): No Native American biographies or subjects have recently appeared on the Main Page that I am aware of.
 * Main editors: User:Kevin1776
 * Promoted: May 22, 2021
 * Reasons for nomination: Anniversary of his death. Last year this date was commemorated (in a tweet by the current chief of the Shawnee Tribe) as "Tecumseh Day".
 * Support as nominator. Kevin1776 (talk) 21:52, 7 September 2021 (UTC)