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- Severely disliked Americans
- Fanned the flames of rebellion
- Claimed indigenous as 'single people with common interests'

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“The Great Spirit bids me to address you in his own words, which are these: … I am the father of the English, of the French, of the Spanish, and of the Indians … But the Americans I did not make. They are not my children but the children of the Evil Spirit … They are numerous and I hate them. They are unjust. They have taken away your lands, which were not made for them.”

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British and, after the War of Independence, American settlers had been expanding into Native American homelands for more than a century. Native Americans responded by forming coalitions that combined spiritual and cultural renewal with military resistance. Beginning in 1805, Tenskwatawa, a Shawnee mystic, led a religious revival that portrayed Native Americans as a single people with common interests and sparked another wave of resistance against American invasion.

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Experience the War of 1812 on-line from the perspective of each of its major participants - Americans, the British, Canadians, including Canadian First Peoples, and Native Americans. Using historic objects and images, this virtual exhibition let's you draw your own conclusions and share your own perspective on a major historical event.

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Andrew Jackson (7th President) forced many indigenous veterans out of their homes, relocating them to the opposite bank of the Mississippi River.

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- Naval Victory (American)
- 1813
- Severed supply lines (British)
- Forced British to abandon Detroit
- British went along Thames River in retreat (With Indigenous)
- Battle of the Thames led to the death of Tecumseh (See Key Personalities)
- Breakdown of Indigenous coalition

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In the indigenous mind, the seven years war, the American revolution and the war of 1812 are all the same. A never ending struggle with the British, fighting to keep their land and culture alive. Despite this, the Native Americans jumped at the chance to ally themselves with the British in this war in the hopes that the ammunition given to them would be enough to defend their lands from the American colonizers attempting to steal their homes.

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"Warriors inspired by Tenskwatawa and led by Tecumseh played a key role in defending Canada during the first years of the war."

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Warriors inspired by Tenskwatawa and led by Tecumseh played a key role in defending Canada during the first years of the war.

Early Success

Warriors inspired by Tenskwatawa and led by Tecumseh played a key role in defending Canada during the first years of the war.

The Battle of the Thames

The battle of the Thames marked the effective end of Tenskwatawa's coalition as a military and political force.

The Red Sticks

Muscogee (Creek) warriors known as Red Sticks fought their own war against the United States in 1813-1814.

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Experience the War of 1812 on-line from the perspective of each of its major participants - Americans, the British, Canadians, including Canadian First Peoples, and Native Americans. Using historic objects and images, this virtual exhibition let's you draw your own conclusions and share your own perspective on a major historical event.

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Tecumseh
- Argued in favour of fighting with the British
- Believed the British would win
- Best-Known military leader (In Tenskwatawa's coalition) {See red notes}
- Died in the Battle of Thames

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After the war of 1812, the indigenous never fought alongside the Americans again. They continue to attempt to preserve their land and culture and still honour Tecumseh as a hero. He represents intertribal unity, humanity in war and military leadership. In 2006 a commemorative coin was issued to preserve the legacy of Tecumseh.

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Experience the War of 1812 on-line from the perspective of each of its major participants - Americans, the British, Canadians, including Canadian First Peoples, and Native Americans. Using historic objects and images, this virtual exhibition let's you draw your own conclusions and share your own perspective on a major historical event.