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This brief story about the remarkable and inspirational Shawnee chief Tecumseh is representative of nearly the entire history of American Indian people and the invaders who stole everything but their dignity.
After years of forced removals, Tecumseh and his people were about to be asked to move further West once again. One day Tecumseh and a General who had come to discuss this next move with him, sat down on a log to talk. During the conversation, Tecumseh kept sliding over on the log toward the General and saying to him, "move over". This was repeated until finally the General was at the end of the log and Tecumseh gave him a shove and said once more, "move over". The General replied, "I can't, I am at the end of the log". Tecumseh then said wisely to him, "now you know how it is for my people". Beckley Post-Herald, January 27, 1962
Many of the links below are from the outstanding web site of PBS, The West
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