Tecumseh settled in Greenville, the home of his younger brother Tenskwatawa, also known as The Prophet.
Certain eye-witness sources state that Tecumseh was killed by Colonel Richard M. Johnson, future vice-president of the United States under Martin Van Buren, although it has not been proven.
Back in the Ohio Country, Tecumseh took part in the war to resist further expansion into the Ohio Country by the United States, which ended unsuccessfully at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794.
Not yet ready to confront the United States directly, Tecumseh's primary adversaries were initially the native leaders who had signed the treaty.
Tecumseh's father Pucksinwah (and thus Tecumseh also) belonged to the Kispokotha.
Nineteenth century traditions (and current Ohio historical markers) placed his birthplace further west, along the Little Miami River, although the Shawnee towns there were not settled until after Tecumseh's birth.
Tecumseh today is considered one of the greatest Indian warriors and political leaders, a national hero in Canada, a revered figure in Native American history.
Warfare between whites and native peoples loomed large in Tecumseh's youth.
Tecumseh joined British Major-General Sir Isaac Brock to force the surrender of Detroit in August 1812, a major victory for the British.
Tecumseh's warnings about the erosion of traditional tribal values and loss of Indian lands and culture were prescient.
The exact year of Tecumseh's birth is unknown; 1768 is the generally accepted estimate.
The next British commander, Major-General Henry Procter, did not have the same working relationship with Tecumseh as his predecessor.
Tecumseh insisted that the Fort Wayne treaty was illegitimate; he asked Harrison to nullify it, and warned that Americans should not attempt to settle the lands sold in the treaty.
Tecumseh won the admiration of even his greatest adversaries for his courage, integrity, and eloquence.
An impressive orator, Tecumseh began to travel widely, urging warriors to abandon accommodationist chiefs and to join the resistance at Prophetstown (Tippecanoe).
Tecumseh then traveled to the south, on a mission to recruit allies among the so-called "Five Civilized Tribes" (Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole, Cherokee, and Creek).
Most traditions state that Tecumseh's mother Methotasa was Creek or Cherokee, but biographer John Sugden believes that she was a Shawnee of the Pekowi (Piqua) division.
In August 1811, Tecumseh met with Harrison at Vincennes, assuring him that the Shawnee brothers meant to remain at peace with the United States.
Shawnee children inherited a clan affiliation from their fathers; Tecumseh belonged to the panther clan, one of about a dozen Shawnee clans.
The American effort to neutralize potential British-Native cooperation had backfired, instead making Tecumseh and his followers more fully committed to an alliance with the British.
Tecumseh was raised by his older brother Cheeseekau (Chiksika), an important war leader whom Tecumseh probably accompanied in skirmishes against whites in Kentucky and Ohio.
Tecumseh today is considered one of the greatest Indian warriors and political leaders, a national hero in Canada, a revered figure in Native American history.
Numerous cities, towns, people, companies and schools across the U.S. and Canada have been named in honor of Tecumseh.
In August 1811, Tecumseh met with Harrison at Vincennes, assuring him that the Shawnee brothers meant to remain at peace with the United States.
Some of the confusion results from the fact that some Creeks and Cherokees were eager to claim the famous Tecumseh as one of their own; many Creeks named children after him.
Encouraged by Tecumseh, the Creek War (1813-1814), which began as a civil war within the Creek (Muscogee) nation, became part of the larger struggle against American expansion.
Now that the Americans were also at war with the British in the War of 1812, "Tecumseh's War" became a part of that struggle.
Warfare between whites and native peoples loomed large in Tecumseh's youth.