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“The way, and the only way, to stop this evil is for all the red men to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land, as it was at first, and should be yet; for it was never divided, but belongs to all for the use of each.”

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Tecumseh was a Native American tribal chief of the Shawnee nation. He was a leader who sought to unite Native American tribes against the encroaching United States and played a significant role in the War of 1812. Known for his oratory skills and strategic military mind, Tecumseh was killed in the Battle of the Thames in 1813. more

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