Resources Supporting Episode Two of We Shall Remain: “Tecumseh’s Vision”
21Apr2009 Filed under: Education, Featured, Libraries, Media, Recommended Reading Author: Loriene RoyEpisode Two of the PBS American Experience seriesWe Shall Remain explores Tecumseh and his brother, Tenskwatawa the Shawnee Prophet, and their efforts to create a Native American confederacy in the Ohio River Valley during the early 19th Century.
The Library Event Kit and the Teacher’s Guide for the PBS television series We Shall Remain provides topics to explore, asking you to consider questions similar to the following:
- Describe Tecumseh’s and Tenskwatawa’s leadership styles. How were they able to unite members from a variety of tribes?
- What was the place of spirituality in Tenskwatawa’s messages?
- What is the legacy of Tecumseh?
Further information about events depicted in “Tecumseh’s Vision” can be found in the following resources on the American Indian Experience database:
- While Episode Two of We Shall Remain focuses on events in the history of the Shawnee, many other tribes are discussed. Begin with the “Shawnee” entry in the Encyclopedia of North American Indians by Frederick E. Hoxie. The entry notes three recognized Shawnee, including the Absentee Shawnee.
- The Encyclopedia of North American Indians also has entries for other tribes discussed in Episode Two, including the Chickasaw, Chippewa, Choctaw, Creek (Muskogee), Delaware, Wyandot, Kickapoo, Potawatomi, and Seneca.
- For more about Tecumseh, explore the Topic Guide featuring resources on him. If you are looking for more in-depth coverage, read the full text of Tecumseh: A Biography, by Amy H. Sturgis.
Additional resources regarding Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa found on the American Indian Experience database include:
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Quotations by Tecumseh in American Indian Quotations by Howard J. Langer.
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Tecumseh’s “Speech to Governor William Henry Harrison at Vincennes, August 12, 1810” in Great Documents in American Indian History.
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The Encyclopedia of Native American Biography to read about Tenskwatawa the Shawnee Prophet as well as Distinguished Native American Spiritual Practitioners and Healers by Troy R. Johnson for the entry, “Tenskawatawa (Open Door)”.
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Tenkswatawa’s 1808 address to the Governor of Indiana in Great Documents in American Indian History.
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“The Battle of Tippecanoe, November 7-8, 1811” in Primary Documents on Events from 1799 to 1820 by Patricia L. Dooley.
Background on other events featured in “Tecumseh’s Vision” can be found in the following entries from the Encyclopedia of North American Indians:
Watch the preview of We Shall Remain Episode Three “Trail of Tears” and join the American Indian Experience blog next week for more resources and discussion.
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