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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 2017
Page
14
Tecumseh, a Shawnee leader, sought to fuse multiple American Indian nations into the largest united group east of the Mississippi. He, with his brother Tenskwatawa the Shawnee Prophet, worked to rally tribes to defend their lands amid white settlement.
Tecumseh led a broad Native confederacy seeking peace but resisting land loss as white settlers moved west. In 1811 Tenskwatawa's unified warriors fought and were defeated. Prophetstown was destroyed and the confederacy scattered. Tecumseh, born 1768 in Ohio, died in October 1813, leaving a legacy honored in towns, schools, and a submarine.
Opened in 2004 the museum in Washington D C tells Tecumseh Chief Joseph Crazy Horse Sitting Bull and other leaders stories. Cherokee Shawnee Sioux Hopi artifacts are displayed and ceremonies performances and educational activities celebrate American Indian heritage. amai si edu provides more information.
This issue highlights a chapter from So American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet by Dennis Denenberg and Lorraine Roscoe. It notes how to order the book at heroes4us.com and mentions Tecumseh Shooting Star of the Shawnee by Dwight Jon Zimmerman available at the library.
Sicily's Mount Etna erupted twice in March with lava and incandescent rocks reaching 650 feet. A sudden burst of flying lava and steam injured 10 people, including BBC film crew members. The Mini Page thanks Dennis Denenberg and Lorraine Roscoe for help with this issue.
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