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This statement was developed by a workgroup at the meeting of the International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement in Victoria, British Columbia on April 28 – May 3, 2013. You have full permission to translate the document into other languages, and to distribute it via websites, blogs, the media, and other venues. It is our intention that the message be shared widely.
When does a broken heart become a mental disorder?
Rarely, if ever.
But don't tell that to the American Psychiatric Association, which has just released its fifth version of the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The DSM is a catalogue of mental disorders,
hundreds of them, each trailing a listing of symptoms. The manual informs selection of a diagnosis,
which is required by U.S. insurance companies for reimbursement for mental health care.
There's a major change in the newest version, DSM-5, with serious implications for the millions of
people who are coping with the death of a child, spouse, parent, friend, or other loved one.
But first, a quick glimpse at the history of this publication, often referred to as the bible of psychiatry.
The very first edition, published in 1952, didn't even refer to grief, considering it an accepted and
normal reaction to the death of a loved one. The third edition added an exclusion statement under
Major Depressive Disorder, referred to as the "bereavement exclusion." Under this exclusion, a
diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder could not be made for a full year after a death. They recognized
that normal and common reactions to the death of a loved one could look like symptoms of depressive
disorder, for example, sadness, disturbed sleep, lack of concentration, changes in eating, and loss of
interest in things that were once pleasurable.
In 1994 the 4th version of the DSM reduced the bereavement exclusion to two months after a death, and
this new version removes the bereavement exclusion completely, meaning in effect that anyone can
receive a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder two weeks after the death of a child, parent, spouse,
friend, or anyone.
Why does this matter? For at least three reasons:
First, normal reactions to the death of a loved one will be easily misclassified as the mental disorder
depression. Grief is not the same experience as major depressive disorder. It is not an illness to be
treated or cured. It is a healthy response to a painful reality that one's world is forever altered, and will
never be the same. Absorbing this loss, and adapting to all the changes it unleashes, has its own unique
course for every person, and will not be stilled or stopped by quick fixes or simple solutions. Death is a
life-altering event, but grief is not a pathological condition.
Second, antidepressants are commonly and frequently prescribed. There is a strong likelihood that
newly bereaved people will qualify for a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder just two weeks after a
death even though their reactions are normal. Antidepressants have not been shown to be helpful with
grief-related depressive symptoms, and there is accumulating evidence of long-term negative effects of
being on antidepressants. We need to ask why psychiatry is pathologizing grief and therefore making
inappropriate pharmacological treatment easier. And we should not overlook the self-interest of
pharmaceutical companies who see a new and substantial market for antidepressants, currently a
multibillion dollar industry.
Third, about 80% of prescriptions for antidepressants are written by primary care physicians, not
psychiatrists. We have the expectation that physicians, as well as psychologists, social workers, and
clergy, to whom many of us turn for help after losses of all kinds, have professional training, solid
research backing, and supervised experience to guide them. Some do, but in fact, a considerable
majority of practitioners with these degrees have no professional training at all in responding to the
The caution here? Be wary of physicians or other medical professionals who rush to prescibe antidepressants to address your grief.
Here's a better prescription: Mourn the death of your loved one in your own way. There is no prescribed
formula. You may cry; you may not. Your reactions will be shaped by many things: the relationship you
had with the deceased, your personality style, and the support or lack of support you receive from
others. Push aside those who tell you to move on, that every cloud has a silver lining. What one person
finds comforting might not work for another. Find friends and family who understand, and with whom
you can share your experience. If they won't listen or help, or if their help is not enough, search for
support groups through your local hospital, hospice or community organizations. Don't be afraid to seek
professional help, but if you do, ask about the person's training, qualifications, and experience with
grief, loss, and bereavement.
We grieve as deeply as we love. We can get off track with love, and we can respond to our grief in ways
that aren't healthy, or don't serve us well. But let's not make love, or grief, a mental disorder.
This document was written by a group of concerned professionals in response to the release of the
American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( DSM-5).
Thomas Attig, PhD, Professor Emeritus in Philosophy, Bowling Green State University
Inge B.Corless, RN, PhD, FAAN, Professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
Kathleen R. Gilbert, PhD, Executive Associate Dean, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN
Dale G.Larson, PhD, Professor, Department of Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University, CA
Mal McKissock, OAM, Director of Clinical Services, Bereavement Care Centre, Sydney, Australia
David Roth, Executive Director, Puetz-Roth Funerals and Grief Companions, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Donna Schuurman, EdD, FT, Executive Director, The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families,
Portland, OR
Phyllis R. Silverman, PhD, Scholar-in-Residence, Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
J. William Worden, PhD, ABPP, Psychologist, Laguna Niguel, CA
We would like to acknowledge the International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement (IWG)
for the opportunity to develop these ideas. This statement represents the opinions of the authors, not
the opinions of the Board or membership of the IWG.
Understanding Children's Grief
The way in which children experience and express grief after a significant loss in their lives is influenced by many things; the nature of the loss, the manner in which the loss occurs; their previous relationship with the lost person or object; personality; previous life experience including other losses; their physical and emotional health; developmental 'stage'; the familial and social environment in which the loss occurs; behaviour modelled by adults in their environment; and most importantly, the availability or otherwise of understanding and loving support.
The impact of loss affects children in very similar ways to those of adults, but their expressions of grief are often different, and therefore easily missed or misunderstood.
Whatever their age at the time the loss occurs, children may cry initially and later remain dry eyed even when adults around them are crying. Visually, the comparison between an expressive adult's grief and that of a child or adolescent may appear dramatically different, making it easy for adults to make sweeping pronouncements that 'children are resilient and get over things easily; they soon forget'. Remarks like this are inaccurate and often make children and young people angry. They feel as if their grief is minimised at best, believed to be non-existent at worst.
Children and young people frequently cry on the inside. Tears outwardly expressed make them feel embarrassed, different, and vulnerable. They desperately need to remain part of the group, no different to their peers; and they need to convince themselves that life will continue in a positive way despite their loss experience.
In grief, children and young people, like adults, tend to become an exaggerated version of their former selves. If they were socially outgoing before, they may become even more social and appear 'shallow' to adults who find the idea of social activities abhorrent. If they were previously shy or withdrawn, they may become more so in grief and concern adults who believe it is important to 'let go of the past and get on with life'. They may act out in anger at the world for destroying their hopes and illusions; at parents and other significant adults for not being able to prevent the event that is causing them pain. For example, four-year-old Timothy felt very angry with his parents for not saving the life of his little sister who died in fairly traumatic circumstances. Before this event he had seen them as wise and all-powerful, able to fix everything, able to make his world safe, manageable and predictable.
Sometimes children's anger is an attempt to invite their parents or other caregivers back into a parenting role. When parents grieve, the child or young person may feel abandoned or unimportant, as if they have lost not only the person who died, but those who grieve as well. Or they may fear that everything in their world is out of control and unconsciously try to challenge someone to restore order and predictability.
One of the most common and significant indicators of the distress experienced by grieving children manifests itself in SLEEP DISTURBANCES. The underlying emotion that results in sleep disturbances is usually fear, a pronounced aspect of children's grief. They may have difficulty going off to sleep, fear being in the dark, or wake from dreams that may be violent or traumatic. They may call out for comfort and reassurance, or seek safety and security in the warmth of someone else's bed. Whatever the story content of the dream, fears are usually about the possibility of their own death, or the death of someone else that is important to them. Almost every grieving child we have worked with has eventually expressed the belief that if they stay awake, or sleep with the person whose death they fear, they will notice changes in breathing, notice anything that might be wrong, and be able to save their life. If they go to sleep, maybe they too won't wake up again; if they leave a bereaved parent to sleep alone, maybe the parent will be tempted to invite someone else into their bed and the deceased parent will be forgotten.
Allowing a grieving child to find comfort in the bed of another, however close the relationship is not a good long-term solution, even though it is an understandable one. After all, who in a grieving household is likely to have the energy to take the child back to bed, listen to their fears, provide reassurance, make the child's bedroom feel safe again, and stay until they are once again enveloped in sleep? It is much easier to allow the child to slip under the blankets and receive comfort from a wordless hug , especially if the parent or sibling also experiences comfort from the exchange. Many grieving families in these circumstances need understanding support and some creative suggestions so that children's anxieties can be addressed in ways that are helpful in the long term. It may be useful to read section 4 in 'The Grief of Our Children' (ABC Books, 1998), especially pages 158-159.
A heavy sense of responsibility is another common childhood grief reaction. If a sibling has died, the remaining child or children may feel as if they have to be of such value to their parents that they can fill the void left by the child who has died, that they can make the parents happy again, and give them a reason for living. So much to worry about; so much responsibility for life, death and other people.
We are happy to answer questions or make suggestions. Children are welcome to do the same. We hope in the near future to create a 'chat room' on our web site so that those who grieve or who care for grieving children can share experiences and helpful suggestions. We will also develop a 'chat room' for grieving children which we hope will feel empowering at a time of great vulnerability in their lives.
Items of Interest - Letter to a Dead Parent/Letter to Living Parent
At one of the group meetings children aged 7-11 who had been attending a group at 'A Friend's Place', were asked what they would put in a letter a) to their parent who died and b) their living parent. Following is a list of things they would say...
Letter to a Dead Parent
I think about them everyday.
I would like to tell them about our achievements, athletics, and school activities
I would like to tell them I love them
I miss them heaps.
I still care for them
I wish you were still alive
I wish you could come back
I wish we could have a cup of tea together
I wish you could go mad at me again.
I wish I could talk to you about problems
I wish I would have spent more time with you when you were alive doing things like Playing cricket, go shopping having another kick with the footy in the park.
I wish I could go to work with dad.
I wish I could still help mum clean the house.
I wish you could be here for mum's birthday.
I wish I had known when you were going to die, I could have done something
I wish I had learned more about you when you were alive
I wish I could ride my bike in the house like you used to let me
I wish I could still tell you stuff
I wish I could have said goodbye
When it happened it was a dream and I felt dizzy
I wish I could have learned all the stuff I have without you dying.
The moment you died I felt sadder than I have ever in my whole life.
There are no words to describe the sadness, sadness is not nearly strong enough
Thank you for everything you've done.
I wish I could say thank you for giving me a great life.
Thank you for giving me life.
Letter to Living Parent
Thank you for looking after me and doing it so well.
Thank you for helping me get through this.
Thank you for supporting me
Thank you for bringing me here.
Thank you for being my mum
Thank you for letting me do things, I know this is tough for you
Thank you for finding the time for me
Thank you for being a taxi
Thank you for your patience
I wish you wouldn't have to be a mother and a father
I love you
Thanks for learning all the new things you have.
Even though you are a male you can cook
Thank you for giving me a little sister
It would be OK to find someone else; I don't want you to be alone for ever.
It doesn't have to be the same
Thank you for giving me a stepmother who loves me.
I think you spend more time with me even though you're busier
I don't want anything to happen to you.
Sorry for being so naughty
Its OK you're mad more often
Sorry for stressing you out so much
I hope you can help my brother remember dad the way I do.
Sorry for treating you like I love dad more than you.
Thank you for being brave enough to get out of bed in the morning
Thank you for always being there for me
I wish it wasn't so hard for you.
It's OK to cry
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China's so-called "economic miracle" has hit some speed wobbles, but a top New Zealand economist says this country should be reasonably insulated from any direct impact.
The Chinese Government, which revealed a sharp drop in exports last week, said yesterday that gross domestic product growth had slowed to 7.5 per cent in the second quarter, year on year, from 7.7 per cent in the first quarter.
China is officially targeting GDP growth of 7.5 per cent for 2013, down from above 9 per cent in 2011. While the world's second-biggest economy remains buoyant compared with many other parts of the world, particularly Europe, GDP growth of 7.5 per cent would be its lowest annual rate in 23 years.
Factors blamed for the downturn include weak demand for Chinese exports and domestic issues, such as measures being introduced to limit property speculation and a focus by the new leadership, which took power in March, on creating more sustainable long-term growth.
BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander said demand for New Zealand's food exports was expected to continue growing in China, despite the slowdown. "Most of the items going into China are food and demand for that is structurally rising with the growth in the middle class."
However, Alexander said the impact of the slowdown on Australia, which is being hit by falling demand for its mineral resources in the Chinese market, would affect this country.
Australian GDP growth slowed to 0.6 per cent during the first quarter of this year, taking the annual growth rate to 2.5 per cent.
Several NZX-listed retailers, including Pumpkin Patch and Michael Hill, have already flagged tough trading conditions across the Tasman.
Alexander said the slowdown in the Australian economy meant there was a risk that the kiwi dollar could rise further against its Aussie counterpart, which would put pressure on local exporters, many of whom rely on Australia as their main market. The New Zealand dollar has risen more than 8 per cent against the Australian currency since March and was trading at A85.86c yesterday.
Glen Mackie, senior policy analyst at the NZ Forest Owners Association, said Kiwi log exporters had found themselves a niche in China, which would help shield them from a slowing Chinese economy.
"Because we've got some of the cheaper logs on the market, we don't tend to get affected quite as quickly, especially when there's an economic downturn because people tend to move to cheaper products," he said.
Sir George Fistonich, founder of Auckland's Villa Maria Estate, said their wine exports to China continued to be strong. They had been supplying China for about 14 years, mostly high-end restaurants. "We're still on a growth path but I imagine if you were a new company in the supermarkets or cheaper end of the market you could be having problems," he said.
Morningstar analyst Nachi Moghe warned this month that a sharp Chinese downturn could hurt Port of Tauranga, which relies on forestry and log exports for about 40 per cent of its trade.
Rising trade
NZ's exports to China reached $6.1 billion in 2012, up from $2.1 billion in 2008.
*The most exported products were milk powder, butter and cheese, worth $2.2 billion.
*Logs and wood products came second, at $1.1 billion.
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Nuts-and-bolts information to plan your trip, plus a checklist of essentials to include when you pack and a list of links to local media
Entry Requirements: U.S. citizens need a valid passport and tourist visa (available at entry point) to visit Mexico. Standard tourist visas are valid for up to 180 days.
Security: Mexico City's bark is worse than its bite, but avoid wearing ostentatious jewelry or fancy watches on the streets or in public transport, do not take street cabs, and be alert when out drinking.
Time Difference: Mexico City is one hour behind U.S. eastern standard time.
Money: The currency is the Mexican peso. For current conversion rates go to OANDA Currency Converter. www.oanda.com/convert/classic
Phone Calls: The area code for Mexico City is 55. For phone calls to Mexico City from abroad, dial 52 55 eight-digit phone number. From within the city dial only the eight-digit number. However, many businesses are using mobile phones, which require 044 55 plus an eight-digit number for local calls, and 52 1 55 before the eight-digit number for international calls.
When to Go: The weather is temperate and agreeable year round with April to June being the hottest and driest months, and October to January getting chilly in the evenings. Months from June to October see tropical downpours, usually limited from around 4 p.m. until the early evening. Semana Santa (the week before Easter) is one of the best times to visit the capital.
Getting There: Over 20 airlines offer international flights to and through Mexico City International Airport (MEX), which is located east—and 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the traffic—from the capital's center. Toluca International airport (TLC) to the west also serves the capital and is the hub for budget flights to other Mexican destinations, with connections by bus from the western suburb of Santa Fe and Lomas Altas.
Getting Around: Mexico City's metro system is cheap, fast, and easy to understand but newcomers are advised to avoid rush hours and make use of the service after 9:30 a.m. and before 5 p.m. The same applies to the Metrobus. Taxis from a reliable taxi stand are an inexpensive way to reach your destination quickly. For extensive sightseeing or pyramid visits, consider hiring a cab for a day.
Tips: "Dress in layers, as it's cool in the mornings and hot in the middle of the day and the metro of course is boiling. Take a rain shell and umbrella for the summer months." Marion Lloyd, freelance writer based in Mexico City. The way to the heart is through the stomach here too. Mexicans are always mollified if you tell them you love the food.
Security for Women: It's a good idea to leave any visible signs of wealth behind before heading to Mexico City. Take care to keep purses close as long strings can be easily cut. Keep in mind that locals can often tell you're a tourist, even if you think you're blending in.
Be Prepared: If you are in Mexico City when an earthquake tremor hits, stay away from buildings or other materials that could come loose and strike you. If you are caught inside of a building, find shelter in a door frame, beneath a sturdy table, or in the corner.
Sun Protection: Sunblock and a hat or baseball cap are essential to avoid sunburn.
Water: Mexico City is at a higher altitude than many American cities. Bring plenty of water when you walk around as the altitude makes dehydration more common.
Phone Cards: Purchase Ladatel telephone cards at magazine stands and convenience stores.
Ear Plugs: This is the capital of noise pollution, from the rumble and screech of traffic, fireworks, music played so loud it is distorted, and millions of humans competing to get themselves heard one way or another. Bring earplugs for your afternoon siesta and evening sleep.
Addresses and Slear Directions: "When headed somewhere, to avoid getting lost, have [a written copy of] the name of the street and the esquina (cross street), as well as the colonia and, if possible, a nearby landmark."—Rob Walker, director, Latinreport.
Altitude Adjustment: "Altitude sickness can strike regardless of age or level of fitness. Travelers with heart or lung disorders should check with their physicians prior to travel to Mexico City."—Robert Page.
Appropriate Attire: "Think of yourself visiting a big city anywhere in Europe or North America—you're not going to see a lot of people walking around in shorts and sandals."—Chris Humphrey, author, Moon Handbooks: Mexico City.
Web Links
Pioneering ecotourism website and "global journal of practical ecotourism," including urban ecotourism. Articles, reviews, and up-to-date tips on "one of the oldest cities in the Americas." www.planeta.com/df.html
Official Mexico City Tourism Homepage
Multilingual website with upcoming cultural events and festivals, plus up-to-date information about museums and places of interest. www.mexicocity.gob.mx
Independent, online travel resource with real estate, lifestyle, and culture guides, business travel information, and photographs. www.mexperience.com/
Mexican Wave
British website earned the prestigious Mexican Tourist Board Lente de Plata (Silver Lens) award in 2003 for being the best travel site. Blogs, photos, and insider travel tips. www.mexicanwave.com
Mexico Connect
Comprehensive website (subscription $30 per year) on all aspects of Mexico information. New articles every month and resource base of 12,000 articles. www.mexconnect.com
Mexico Premiere
A fairly new website with smatterings of everything relevant, from news, art and culture, golf, real estate, Mexican wine, World Heritage, and city profiles. www.mexicopremiere.com
Wide variety of photos giving a down-to-earth look at and feel for the city. www.flickr.com/photos/planeta/collections/72157600078971332
Jim Budd
Articles by a seasoned travel columnist, with insights into Mexican history, archaeology, travel tips, and including daily news items. www.jimmbudd.com
Guía Roji
Map site for the ever-changing and expanding capital. Click Mexico City, then colonias, enter your neighborhood, and you will have an accurate and detailed map. http://www.guiaroji.com.mx/
Local Media
The racy Time Out-style monthly glossy of Mexico City bars, clubs, fashions, and people. In Spanish for the young and style-conscious. www.chilango.com
Inside Mexico
English language monthly focusing on the latest happenings in Mexico, directed at foreign residents. Includes useful guides to Mexico City's colonias (neighborhoods). www.insidemex.com
Guía del Angel Reforma
Newspaper's Spanish-language homepage. Includes maps, shopping mall information, and reviews of new restaurants. www.reforma.com
Milenio Daily
Newspaper and weekly magazine with up-to-date news in Spanish and political analysis. www.milenio.com
Traveler's Guide
Useful Mexico City section for shopping, nightlife, and what to see and do in major zones of the capital. www.travelersguidetomexico.com
El Universal
One of the country's major Spanish language newspapers with solid city news and a lively weekend travel section "Destinos." www.eluniversal.com
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Aazaan crew facing the wrath of Samajwadi Party
Farooq Ghoshi, the city vice president of the Samajwadi Party, has written a complaint to Nirmal Nagar police station. In his complaint he stated, "An FIR should be registered against the director, producer and lead actors under the IPC section 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs)."
"Aazaan is Islamic invitation to prayers. It is a sacred word, which should not have been used for film's title that has been categorised as 'A' grade cinema by Censor Board and the film's story talks of terrorism. This is hurting the sentiments of Muslim community," the PTI quotes Ghoshi as saying.
However, PS Bagade, the senior police inspector in Nirmal Nagar police station, has accepted Farooq Ghoshi's complaint and waiting for legal opinion to take necessary action against Aazaan bosses. Bagade told PTI, "We have taken note of the complaint and are seeking a legal opinion to ascertain whether an FIR could be registered against them or not."


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SCANDALOUS: NBA Star JR Smith Tweet's A Naked Pic Of Him With Rapper Joe Buddens Girlfriend! [Photo]
Last month, rapper Joe Budden got into a Twitter feud with NBA star J.R Smith, after JR was flirting with Joe's ON-AGAIN-OFF-AGAIN girlfriend Tahiry Jose. See the tweets below between the two and how the pic got sent out.
TheRealTahiry: Facial Time…
TheRealJRSmith: Getting all cute fa ya boi! #Smooth
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RE: st: right censoring of dependent and independent variable
Garry Anderson <firstname.lastname@example.com>
RE: st: right censoring of dependent and independent variable
Thu, 29 May 2008 23:32:50 +1000
Thank you Maarten for the excellent graphics example.
Including and excluding these right censored x values in a tobit analysis makes very little difference to the slope.
Cheers, Garry
From: firstname.lastname@example.com on behalf of Maarten buis
Sent: Thu 29/05/08 22:43
To: firstname.lastname@example.com
Subject: Re: st: right censoring of dependent and independent variable
--- Garry Anderson <email@example.com> wrote:
> I have data where both the dependent and independent variable are
> right censored and continuous. Although intreg, cnreg or tobit can
> handle censoring of the dependent variable, they do not seem to allow
> censoring of the independent variable. Both the instruments can only
> measure to a maximum value, 30% of values are right censored on the Y
> variable and 15% on the X variable.
> I would welcome suggestions as to how to incorporate right censoring
> of the independent variable?
In the graph below you can see that selection on the x variable is much
less of a problem than selection on the y variable. A part of the data
is turned into influential outliers, by selecting on the y. In the
example it is the upper right part of the observed values that pull the
regression line down. However, the same does not happen when you select
on x. With regression you model the mean of y conditional on x, the
fact that you don't observe all values of x, is unfortunate (loss of
power) but not disastrous. Things become obviously more complicated
when you are interested in any non-linearities in the effect of x.
Hope this helps,
*----------------------- begin example ------------------------
set seed 12345
matrix C = (1, .5 \ .5, 1)
drawnorm x y, n(1000) corr(C)
twoway scatter y x if x < 1, aspect(1) xline(1) || ///
scatter y x if x >= 1, msymbol(oh) mcolor(gs10) || ///
lfit y x , lpattern(solid) lcolor(green) || ///
lfit y x if x < 1, lpattern(solid) lcolor(red) ///
title(selection on x) name(x, replace) ///
legend(order( 1 "observed" ///
2 "censored" ///
3 "true" ///
4 "estimated") ///
twoway scatter y x if y < 1, aspect(1) yline(1) || ///
scatter y x if y >= 1, msymbol(oh) mcolor(gs10) || ///
lfit y x , lpattern(solid) lcolor(green) || ///
lfit y x if y < 1, lpattern(solid) lcolor(red) ///
title(selection on y) name(y, replace) ///
legend(order( 1 "observed" ///
2 "censored" ///
3 "true" ///
4 "estimated") ///
rows(2) colfirst)
grc1leg y x
*------------------------ end example ---------------------------
(For more on how to use examples I sent to the Statalist, see
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/stata/exampleFAQ.html )
For this example to run you need to download the -grc1leg- package,
see: -findit grc1leg-.
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Tecumseh (Tecumtha) ( Tribe : Shawnee )
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" a fire spreading over the hill and valley"
As Euro-American settlement began to explode accross the Appalachians into the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes shortly after 1790, Native resistance expressed itself in attempts at confederation along lines of mutual interest. A confederation that included elements of the Shawnees, Delawares, Wyandots, Miamis, and Ottawas told the United States in 1790 that settlers were not to transgress beyond the Ohio River. Thousands of settlers were surging into the area, ignoring governmental edicts from both sides. The settlers, who were squatters in the Indians' eyes, sought military help after members of the Native confederacy began attacking their settlements. Military expeditions were sent into the Ohio country during 1790 and 1792, but the Native confederacy remained unbowed and unmoved. In 1794, a force under the command of General "Mad Anthony" Wayne defeated the confederacy's warriors at Fallen Timbers ( a battle in which a young Tecumseh fought). In 1795, most of present-day Ohio and parts of Indiana were surrendered at the Treaty of Greenville.
Native resistance surged again shortly after the turn of the century under the aegis of Tecumseh. As he came of age after the American Revolution, his influence grew rapidly not only because of his acumen as a statesman and a warrior, but because he forbade torture of prisoners. Both settlers and his Native allies trusted Tecumseh. By the turn of the century, as the number of settlers grew, Tecumseh beagn to assemble the Shawnees, Delawares, Ottawas, Ojibwas, Kickapoos, and Wyandots into a confederation with the aim of establishing a permanent Native state that would act as a buffer zone between the United States to the east and English Canada to the north. One white observer recalled Tecumseh as a commanding speaker. His voice was said to have "resounded over the multitude...his words like a succesion of thunderbolts." He advanced the doctrine that no single Native nation could sell its land without the consent of the entire confederacy that he was building. Rallying Native allies with an appeal for alliance about 1805, Tecumseh said, "Let us unite as brothers, as sons of one Mother Earth...Sell our land? Why not sell the air... Land cannot be sold." He tried to unite the southern tribes by appealing to history.
Terretorial governor William Henry Harrison (who would later popularize his coming battle with Tecumseh at Tippecanoe in a succesful campaign for the presicency with the campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too") tried to undermine the growing strength of Tecumseh's Indian union by negotiating treaties of cession with individual tribes. Since only a portion of each tribe or nation's warriors elected to follow Tecumseh, Harrison found it easy enough to find "treaty Indians" among those who did not elect to fight. By 1811, Harrison negotiated at least fifteen treaties, all of which Tecumseh repudiated. Harrison's wariness of Tecumseh's power sprang from a deep respect for him "The implicit obedience and respect which the followers of Tecumseh pay to him is really astonishing and more than any other circumstances bespeaks him as one of those uncommon geniuses, which spring up occasionally to produce revolutions and to overturn the established order of things. If it were not for the vicinity of the United States, he would, perhaps, be the founder of an Empire that would rival in glory Mexico or Peru. No difficulties deter him". For his part, Tecumseh was particularly galled by the fact that Harrison had chosen as his territorial capital the village of Chillicothe, the same site (with the same name) as the Shawnees' former principal settlement. At one treaty council, Tecumseh refused to meet Harrison's terms. Finding himself seated next to Harrison on a bench, Tecumseh slowly but aggressively pushed him off its edge then told Harrison that that was what was happening to his people. During his last conference with Tecumseh, Harrison bid the chief to take a chair. "Your father requests you take a chair," an interpreter told Tecumseh, to which the chief replied, "My father! The sun is my father and the earth is my mother. I will repose upon her bosom." He then sat crosslegged on the ground.
Tecumseh was also angry over Harrison's treaty of September 30, 1809, with the Delaware, Potawatomi, Miami, Kickapoo, Wea, and Eeel River peoples. For $8,200 in cash and $2,350 in annuties, Harrison had laid claim for the United Staes to roughly three million acres of rich hunting land along the the Wabash River, in the heart of the area in which Tecumseh wished to erect his Native confederacy. When Tecumseh and his brother , also a Shawnee war chief, complained to Harrison that the treaty terms were unfair, Harrison at first rebuked Tecumseh by saying that the Shawnees had not even been part of the treaty. The implicit refusal to recognize Tecumseh's alliance angered the Indians even more. Realizing that Tecumseh's influence made it politic for him to do so, Harrison agreed to meet with him. At a meeting on August 12, 1810, each side drew up several hundred battle-ready warriors and soldiers. Harrison agreed to relay Tecumseh's complaints to the president, and Tecumseh said that his warriors would join the Americans against the British if Harrison would annul the treaty. Nothing came of Harrison's promises, and in 1811, bands of warriors allied with Tecumseh began ranging out of the settlement of Tippecanoe to terrorize nearby farmsteads and small backwoods settlements. Harrison said he would wipe out Tippecanoe if the raids did not stop; Tecumseh said they would stop when the land signed away under the 1810 treaty was returned. Tecumseh then journeyed southward to bring the Creeks, Chicksaws, and Choctaws into his alliance. He carried the message that he had used to recruit other allies.
For the most part the trip failed to bring new allies. During this time, the command of the existing alliance fell to Tecumseh's brother TENSKWATAWA, who was called the Prophet. On September 26, 1811, Harrison decamped at Vincennes with more than nine hundred men, two-thirds of them Indian allies. He built a fort and named it after himself on the present-day site of Terre Haute, Indiana. Harrison then sent two Miamis to the Prophet to demand the return of property Harrison alleged had been stolen in the raids, along with the surrender of Indians he accused of murder. The Miamis did not return to Harrison's camp. The governor's army marched to within sight of Tippecanoe and met with Tenkswatawa, who invited them to make camp, relax, and negotiate. Instead, Harrison's forces set up in battle configurations, and the Prophet's warriors readied an attack. Within two hours of pitched battle, Harrison's forces routed the Indians and burned the village of Tippecanoe as Tenskwatawa's forces scattered into the woods.
Returning to the devastation from his travels, Tecumseh fled to British Canada, where, during the war of 1812, he was put in command of a force of whites and Indians as a British brigadier general. During the battle in Ontario (Canada), Tecumseh was killed on October 5, 1813. After it, some of the Kentucky militia who had taken part found a body they thought was Tecumseh's and cut strips from it for souvenirs. (His warriors, who had dispersed in panic when Tecumseh died, said later that they had taken his body with them.) Having commited twenty thousand men and $5 million to the cause, the United States had effectively terminated armed Indian resistance in the Ohio Valley and sourrounding areas.
A statue called "Tecumseh" plays a major role in traditions at the U.S. Naval Academy. The statue was originally the figurehead of the ship 'Delaware' and, as such was said to portray Tammerund (Saint Tammany), a Delaware chief who befriended William Penn. The figure was renamed "Tecumseh" in 1891 and installed at the academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where its supernatural aid is often requested to help midshipmen pass their exams.
The real place where TECUMSEH's bones are is Walpole Island.
Tecumseh settled in Greenville, the home of his younger brother Tenskwatawa (formerly Lowawluwaysica) ("One With Open Mouth or The Open Door"), also known as The Prophet. In 1805, a nativist religious revival led by Tenskwatawa emerged. Tenskwatawa urged natives to reject the ways of the whites, and to refrain from ceding any more lands to the United States. Opposing Tenskwatawa was the Shawnee leader Black Hoof, who was working to maintain a peaceful relationship with the United States. By 1808, tensions with whites and Black Hoof's Shawnees compelled Tenskwatawa and Tecumseh to move further northwest and establish the village of Prophetstown near the confluence of the Wabash and Tippecanoe Rivers (near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana).
Tenskwatawa's religious teachings became widely known, and he attracted first nations followers from many different nations. Although Tecumseh would eventually emerge as the leader of this confederation, it was built upon a foundation established by the religious appeal of his younger brother. Relatively few of these followers were Shawnees; although Tecumseh is often portrayed as the leader of the Shawnees, most Shawnees in fact had little involvement with Tecumseh or the Prophet, and chose instead to move further west or to remain at peace with the United States.
In September 1809, William Henry Harrison, governor of the newly formed Indiana Territory, negotiated the Treaty of Fort Wayne in which a delegation of half-starved Indians ceded 3 million acres (approximately 12,000 square km) of Native American lands to the United States. William Henry Harrison was given orders from Washington to negotiate with Indians that claimed the lands that they were ceding. However, he disregarded these orders as none of these Indians lived on the lands that they ceded. Tecumseh's opposition to this treaty marked his emergence as a prominent leader. Although Tecumseh and the Shawnees had no claims on the land sold, he was alarmed by the massive sale. Tecumseh revived an idea advocated in previous years by the Shawnee leader Blue Jacket and the Mohawk leader Joseph Brant, which stated that Indian land was owned in common by all tribes, and thus no land could be sold without agreement by all. Not yet ready to confront the United States directly, Tecumseh's primary adversaries were initially the Indian leaders who had signed the treaty. An impressive orator, Tecumseh began to travel widely, urging warriors to abandon accommodationist chiefs and to join the resistance at Prophetstown (Tippecanoe). 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.
In 1810 and 1811, Tecumseh met with Harrison at Harrison's Vincennes, Indiana home Grouseland assuring him that the Shawnee brothers meant to remain at peace with the United States. Tecumseh then traveled to the south, on a mission to recruit allies among the so-called "Five Civilized Tribes." Most of the southern nations rejected his appeals, but a faction among the Creeks, who came to be known as the Red Sticks answered his call to arms, leading to the Creek War.
While Tecumseh was in the south, Governor Harrison marched up the Wabash River from Vincennes with more than 1,000 men, on an expedition to intimidate the Prophet and his followers. On November 6, 1811, Harrison's army arrived outside Prophetstown (Tippecanoe). Tenskwatawa sent out his warriors against the American encampment that night. In the Battle of Tippecanoe, Harrison's men held their ground, and the Indians withdrew from the village after the battle. The victorious Americans burned the town and returned to Vincennes.
The battle was a severe blow for Tenskwatawa, who lost prestige and the confidence of his brother. Although it was a significant setback, Tecumseh began to secretly rebuild his alliance upon his return from the south. 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. 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.
War of 1812
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 acumen in warfare was evident in this engagement. As Brock advanced to a point just out of range of Detroit's guns, Tecumseh had his warriors parade out from a nearby wood and circle around to repeat the maneuver, making it appear that there were many more than was actually the case. The fort commander, Brigadier General William Hull, surrendered in fear of massacre should he refuse.
This victory was reversed a little over a year later, however, as Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's victory on Lake Erie, late in the summer of 1813, cut British supply lines and prompted them to withdraw. The British burned the public buildings in Detroit and retreated into Upper Canada along the Thames Valley. Tecumseh followed, fighting rearguard actions to slow the US advance.
The next British commander, Major-General Henry Procter did not have the same working relationship with Tecumseh as his predecessor. Procter failed to appear at Chatham, Ontario as expected by the Native Americans. Harrison crossed into Upper Canada in October, 1813 and won a victory over the British and the Native Americans at the Battle of the Thames near Chatham. Shortly after, the tribes of his confederacy surrendered to Harrison at Detroit. 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. After Tecumseh was killed, no one ever found his body.
Tecumseh's War or Tecumseh's Rebellion are terms sometimes used to describe a conflict in the Old Northwest between the United States and an American Indian confederacy led by the Shawnee chief Tecumseh. Although the war is often considered to have climaxed with William Henry Harrison's victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811, Tecumseh's War essentially continued into the War of 1812 and is frequently considered a part of that larger struggle.
In June 1930, the United States Naval Academy Class of 1891 presented the Academy with a bronze replica of the figurehead of USS Delaware, a sailing ship-of-the-line. This bust, one of the most famous relics on the campus, has been widely identified as Tecumseh. However, when it adorned the American man-of-war, it commemorated not Tecumseh but Tamanend, the Delaware chief who welcomed William Penn to America in 1682.
Despite his defeat, Tecumseh is honored in Canada as a tragic hero and brilliant military commander who, along with Brock, saved Canada from U.S. invasion. Among the tributes, Tecumseh is ranked 37th in The Greatest Canadian list.
A number of places have been named in honor of Tecumseh, including Tecumse, Kansas, Tecumseh, Michigan, Tecumseh, Missouri, Tecumseh, Nebraska, Tecumseh, Oklahoma, Tecumseh, Ontario, the town and township of New Tecumseth, Ontario, and Mount Tecumseh in New Hampshire.
The US Civil War Union general William Tecumseh Sherman, like Tecumseh also born in Ohio, was named "Tecumseh Sherman" at birth, but his foster parents insisted on adding a more conventional "Christian name". By coincidence (before Sherman was famous), Judy Garland's grandfather was also given the names William Tecumseh. Many organizations and ships have been named for Tecumseh as well.
Tecumseh's Family
Paternal Grandfather-----Wawwaythi also known as Lawpkaway and Loyparcowah
Eldest Brother----Cheesauka sometimes spelled Chiksika or Chiksekau
Second Eldest----Tecumseh
(Triplets)First born of the triplets, Sauwaseekau (was killed at the Battle of Fallen Timbers)
Second born triplet Kumskaukau---is believed to have died in the first year
Third born of the triplets,Lalawethika or Tenskwatawa----the Prophet
Adopted Brother----Wehyahpihreshnwah (Blue Jacket adopted 1771)
It is believed that there was one other sister and another brother
Mohnetohse----First wife of Tecumseh whom he sent back to her parents for neglecting their infant son
Mahyawwekawpawe---First son of Tecumseh
Mamate----Second wife of Tecumseh, who died after childbirth
Naythawaynah (A Panther Seizing Its Prey)----Second son of Tecumseh
Letter from William Henry Harrison
(Govenor Harrison, after learning of the witchcraft executions commanded by Tenskwatawa, had this letter delivered to the Shawnee. Harrison was determined to thwart The Prophet in what seemed to him to be that individual's effort to use tribal superstitions to stampeded the Indians into warfare.)
"My children, my heart is filled with grief and my eyes are dissolved in tears at the news which has reached me. You have been celebrated for your wisdom above all tribes of red people who inhabit this great island. Your fame as warriors has extended to the remotest nations, and the wisdom of your chiefs has gained you the appellation of grandfathers from all the neighboring tribes. From what cause, then, does it proceed that you have departed from the wise councils of your fathers and covered yourselves with guilt? My children, tread back the steps you have taken and endeavor to regain the straight road you have abandoned. The dark, crooked and thorny one which you are now pursuing will certainly lead you to endless woe and misery. But who is this pretended prophet who dares speak in the name of the great Creator? Examine him. Is he more wise and virtuous than you are yourselves, that he should be selected to convey to you the orders of your God? Demand of him some proofs at least of his being the messenger of the Diety.
If God had really empowered him, He has doubtless authorized him to perform miracles that he may be known and recieved as a prophet. If he is really a prophet, ask him to cause the sun to stand still or the moon to alter its course, the rivers to cease to flow, or the dead to rise from their graves. If he does these things, you may believe he has been sent by God.
He tells you that the Great Spirit commands you to punish with death those who deal in magic, and that he is authorized to point them out. Wretched delusion! Is then the Master of Life obliged to appoint mortal man to punish those who offend him? Has He not the thunder and the power of nature at His command? And could He not sweep away from the earth a whole nation with one motion of His arm? My children, do not believe that the great and good Creator of Mankind has directed you to destroy your own flesh; and do not doubt that if you pursue this abonminable wickedness His vengence will overtake and crush you.
The above is addressed to you in the name of the Seventeen Fires. I now speak to you from myself, as a friend who wishes nothing more sincerely than to see you prosperous and happy. Clear your eyes, I beseech you, from the mist which surrounds them. No longer be imposed on by the arts of an imposter. Drive him from your town, and let peace and harmony prevail amongst you. Let your poor old men and women sleep in quietness, and banish from their minds the dreadful idea of being burnt alive by their own friends and countrymen. I charge you to stop your bloody career; and if you value the friendship of your Great Father, the President -- if you wish to preserve the good opinion of the Seventeen Fires -- let me hear by the return of the bearer that you have determined to follow my advice."
Your Friend and adviser,
William Henry Harrison, Governor
Indianna Territory
Spemica Lawba and Peketelemund had deliver this letter to Tecumseh, who in turn had read it to the villagers at Buckangehela's Town. After the reading, Tecumseh folded the letter and handed it to Buckangehela. Tenskwatawa stood and said, "Let the messangers rest and eat. I will retire to my place and meditate on this and see what direction, if any, I shall recieve from the Great Spirit on this matter."
Tecumseh accompanied him. Within the hour, the two brothers emerged, Tenskwatawa odering all the villagers to be assembled at once. "The white beaver, Harrison," he said, " said that you should ask me, if I am really a prophet, to cause the sun to stand still and that if I can do this, then you can believe that I have been sent from God. Those are his words, not mine! Therefore, listen now to what I have to say: Fifty days from this day, there will be no cloud in the sky. Yet, when the sun has reached its highest point, at that moment will the Great Spirit take it into Her hand and hide it from us. The darkness of night will thereupon cover us and the stars will shine round us. The darkness of night will thereupon cover us and the stars will shine round about us. The birds will go to roost and the night creatures will awaken and stir. Then you will know, beyond further doubt, as the white chief Harrison has said, that your prophet has been sent to you from Maneto."
June 17, 1806...at precisely noon there was an eclipse of the sun.
A great deal has been written about this, the first truly significant, fully substantiated prediction by Tecumseh, via Tenskwatawa. Considerable effort has been made to say that Tecumseh had access to many whites and could have come into possession of an almanac giving the date and time of the next eclipse of the sun. Some sources say that this prediction was made possible from information obtained from the Shakers, but this claim is unsubstantiated and the Shakers were not known to have visited Tecumseh until he sent for them almost a year later. What is sloughed off is the fact that not only did the brothers not know that Harrison would levy such a challenge, neither could they have known that it would reach them while they were at Buckangehela's Town on the White River and not at their own quarters at Greenville where, if Tecumseh did have access to an almanac, the book would no doubt be. Then again Tecumseh, prior to this time may have memorized when the next eclipse would be...but this seems to be grasping at straws. Whether or not Tecumseh had prior knowledge of the eclipse cannot be known now. There is as good a case for it as against it.
Photo: At Vincennes in 1810, Tecumseh loses his temper when William Henry Harrison refuses to rescind the Treaty of Fort Wayne
You recall the time when the Jesus Indians of the Delawares lived near the Americans, and had confidence in their promises of friendship, and thought they were secure, yet the Americans murdered all the men, women, and children, even as they prayed to Jesus?
The same promises were given to the Shawnee one time. It was at Fort Finney, where some of my people were forced to make a treaty. Flags were given to my people, and they were told they were now the children of the Americans. We were told, if any white people mean to harm you, hold up these flags and you will then be safe from all danger. We did this in good faith. But what happened? Our beloved chief Moluntha stood with the American flag in front of him and that very peace treaty in his hand, but his head was chopped by an American officer, and that American Officer was never punished.
Brother, after such bitter events, can you blame me for placing little confidence in the promises of Americans? That happened before the Treaty of Greenville. When they buried the tomahawk at Greenville, the Americans said they were our new fathers, not the British anymore, and would treat us well. Since that treaty, here is how the Americans have treated us well: They have killed many Shawnee, many Winnebagoes, many Miamis, many Delawares, and have taken land from them. When they killed them, no American ever was punished, not one.
It is you, the Americans, by such bad deeds, who push the men to do mischief. You do not want unity among tribes, and you destroy it. You try to make differences between them. We, their leaders, wish them to unite and consider their land the common property of all, but you try to keep them from this. You separate the tribes and deal with them that way, one by one, and advise them not to come into this union. Your states have set an example of forming a union among all the Fires, why should you censure the Indians for following that example?
But, Brother, I mean to bring all the tribes together, in spite of you, and until I have finished, I will not go to visit your President. Maybe I will when I have finished, maybe. The reason I tell you this, you want, by making your distinctions of Indian tribes and allotting to each particular tract of land, to set them against each other, and thus to weaken us.
You never see an Indian come, do you, and endeavor to make the white people divide up?
You are always driving the red people this way! At last you will drive them into the Great Lake, where they can neither stand nor walk.
Brother, you ought to know what you are doing to the Indians. Is it by direction of the president you make these distinctions? It is a very bad thing, and we do not like it. Since my residence at Tippecanoe, we have tried to level all distinctions, to destroy village chiefs, by whom all such mischief is done. It is they who sell our lands to the Americans. Brother, these lands that were sold and the goods that were given for them were done by only a few. The Treaty of Fort Wayne was made through the threats of Winnemac, but in the future we are going to punish those chiefs who propose to sell the land.
The only way to stop this evil is for all the red men to unite in claiming an equal right in the land. That is how it was at first, and should be still, for the land never was divided, but was for the use of everyone. Any tribe could go to an empty land and make a home there. No groups among us have a right to sell, even to one another, and surely not to outsiders who want all, and will not do with less.
Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the clouds, and the Great Sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?
Brother, I was glad to hear what you told us. You said that if we could prove that the land was sold by people who had no right to sell it, you would restore it. I will prove that those who did sell did not own it. Did they have a deed? A title? NO! You say those proves someone owns land. Those chiefs only spoke a claim, and so you pretended to believe their claim, only because you wanted the land. But the many tribes with me will not agree with those claims. They have never had a title to sell, and we agree this proves you could not buy it from them. If the land is not given back to us, you will see, when we return to our home from here, how it will be settled. It will be like this:
We shall have a great council, at which all tribes will be present. We shall show to those who sold that they had no rights to the claims they set up, and we shall see what will be done to those chiefs who did sell the land to you. I am not alone in this determination, it is the determination of all the warriors and red people who listen to me. Brother, I now wish you to listen to me. If you do not wipe out that treaty, it will seem that you wish to kill all the chiefs who sold the land! I tell you so because I am authorized by all tribes to do so! I am the head of them all! All my warriors will meet together with me in two or three moons from now. Then I will call for those chiefs who sold you this land, and we shall know what to do with them. If you do not restore the land, you will have had a hand in killing them!
I am Shawnee! I am a warrior! My forefathers were warriors. From them I took my birth into this world. From my tribe I take nothing. I am the master of my own destiny! And of that I might make the destiny of my red people, of our nation, as great as I concieve to in my mind, when I think of Weshemoneto, who rules this universe! The being within me hears the voice of the ages, which tells me that once, always, and until lately, there were no white men on all this island, that it then belonged to the red man, children of the same parents, placed on it by the Great Spirit who made them, to keep it, to traverse it, to enjot its yield, and to people it with the same race. Once they were a happy race! Now they are made miserable by the white people, who are never contented but are always coming in! You do this always, after promising not to anyone, yet you ask us to have confidence in your promises. How can we have confidence in the white people? When Jesus Christ came upon the earth, you killed him, the son of your own God, you nailed him up!! You thought he was dead, but you were mistaken. And only after you thought you killed him did you worship him, and start killing those who would not worship him. What kind of people is this for us to trust?
Now, Brother, everything I have said to you is the truth, as Washemoneto has inspired me to speak only truth to you. I have declared myself freely to you about my intentions. And I want to know your intentions. I want to know what you are going to do about taking our land. I want to hear you say that you understand now, and you will wipe out that pretended treaty, so that the tribes can be at peace with each other, as you pretend you want them to be. Tell me, Brother. I want to know.
After this meeting, both Tecumseh and Harrison were convinced that war was only a matter of time. As word of Tecumseh's opposition to the Treaty spread, Native Americans became less and less cooperative with the U.S. government, and tribes that had been quiet for the past 15 years began once again to attack white settlements.
In the fall of 1811, Tecumseh headed off with a band of warriors to attempt to enlist the aid of the large tribes in the South - the Chickasaws, Choctaws, and the Creeks. Afraid that Harrison might attack Prophetstown while he was gone, he tried to smooth matters with Harrison before he left, and he told Teskwatawa not to do anything to provoke the governor. Unfortunately, his powers of persuasion did not work well with the southern tribes, whose experience with the whites so far had been much less hostile than that of their northern breathren - in part beacause they were mostly farmers and were less dependent on vast tracts of land for their survival. Only the Creeks agreed to send a group of warriors north, and these were only to observe the situation. Tecumseh returned home in early January 1812 - and discovered that Prophetstown had been destroyed.
Just as Tecumseh had feared, Harrison had decided to strike the headquarters of the Indian coalition while their most competent military leader was gone and had rounded up approximately 1,000 militiamen from Kentucky and Indiana. His men were inexperienced in war, as was he - but the same was true of the men remaining in Prophetstown, and Tenskwatawa, who the inhabitants of Prophetstown looked to as a leader, vacillated between peace offerings and war threats as Harrison and his men approached. Finally on Noember 6, 1811, Tenskwatawa gathered the warriors of Prophetstown and told them that the Great Spirit had visited him. The Great Spirit had said that the Prophetstown forces should strike Harrison's men before the next sunrise., when the darkness would confuse the soldiers. In addition, he, the Prophet, would stand on a knoll near the battlefield, working his magic to make Indians immune to the white man's bullets. The warriors set out to surround Harrison's men.
Around four o'clock in the morning on November 7, a sentry's shot rang out in Harrison's camp, alerting the soldiers to the attack. The element of surprise lost, Tenskwatawa's men immediately opened fire on the Americans, taking a heavy toll on the American troops but suffering greatly when the soldiers returned fire. Both armies were undisciplined, and the conflict at times resembled a mob action, but Harrison proved a capable leader and kept his men engaged in the two-hour battle. Tenskwatawa, on the other hand, was far removed from the fighting, working his ineffective magic. When dawn came, the Indian troops began to retreat, only to discover that Tenskwatawa had preceded them and was nowhere to be found. The Indians scattered, and Harrison's men entered and destroyed the abandoned Prophetstown.
Chief Tecumseh Quotes
So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and
Demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life,
Beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and
Its purpose in the service of your people.
Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend,
Even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and
Bow to none. When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the food and
For the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks,
The fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one and nothing,
For abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.
When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts
Are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes
They weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again
In a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home."
"No tribe has the right to sell, even to each other, much less to strangers.... Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the great sea, as well as the earth? Didn't the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?
The way, the only way to stop this evil is for the red man to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land, as it was first, and should be now, for it was never divided."
We gave them forest-clad mountains and valleys full of game, and in return what did they give our warriors and our women? Rum, trinkets, and a grave.
Brothers -- My people wish for peace; the red men all wish for peace;but where the white people are, there is no peace for them, except it be on the bosom of our mother. Where today are the Pequot?
Where today are the Narrangansett, the Mohican, the Pakanoket,
and many other once powerful tribes of our people?
They have vanished before the avarice and the oppression of the White Man, as snow before a summer sun."
Big Jim
(?-1900). Big Jim, a Shawnee chief, grandson of Tecumseh and son of one of the chiefs who signed the Indian treaty of February 23, 1836, was born in the Sabine reservation in Texas in 1834. His native name was Wapameepto ("Gives Light as He Walks"), and his popular name, Big Jim, was a mistake for his English name, Dick Jim. In 1872 he became chief of his band, often called Big Jim's band of Absentee Shawnees. He resented the encroachments of settlers, never became Christianized, and made efforts to move his people away from white men. In 1900, while in Mexico to investigate possibilities of moving his people there, he died of smallpox.
Curse of Tippecanoe
The term Curse of Tippecanoe (also known as Tecumseh's curse, the presidential curse, zero-year curse, or the twenty-year curse) is sometimes used to describe the pattern where from 1840 to 1960 each American President who had won election in a year ending in zero (such as 1880 or 1900) died in office.
The curse, first widely noted in a Ripley's Believe It or Not book published in 1931 began with the death of William Henry Harrison, who died in 1841 after having been elected in 1840. Every 20 years thereafter for the next 120 years the winner of the United States presidential election ultimately died while serving in office, from William Henry Harrison, (elected 1840, died 1841) to John F. Kennedy (elected 1960, died 1963).
The name "Curse of Tippecanoe" derives from the 1811 battle. As governor of the Indiana Territory, William Harrison bribed Native Americans to cede their lands to the U.S. government and handed out whiskey that caused alcoholism to run rampant among Indians. These hostile acts angered the Shawnee chief Tecumseh and brought government soldiers and Native Americans to the brink of war. As a result, Tecumseh and his brother organized a defensive group of Indian tribes designed to resist white westward expansion. In 1811, Harrison successfully attacked Tecumseh's village in which Harrison defeated the Shawnee leaders Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa, known as the Prophet along the Tippecanoe River earning Harrison fame and the nickname "Old Tippecanoe." Harrison strengthened his reputation even more by defeating the British at the Battle of the Thames during the War of 1812 Supposedly, the Prophet set a curse against Harrison and future White House occupants.
After the observation by Ripley, talk of the curse resurfaced as the next cursed election year approached. A similar oddities cartoon feature, Strange As it Seems by John Hix, appeared prior to Election Day 1940, with "CURSE OVER THE WHITE HOUSE!" A list, running from "1840 - Harrison" to "1920 - Harding" was followed by the ominous "1940 - ??????" and the note that "In the last 100 years, Every U.S. President Elected at 20-Year Intervals Has Died In Office!" Ed Koterba, author of a syndicated column called "Assignment Washington", referred to the subject again in 1960.
As 1980 approached, the curse was sufficiently well-known, and Americans wondered whether the winner of that election would follow the pattern (or whether a madman with a sense of destiny might seek to hasten the winner's death). The Library of Congress conducted a study in the summer of 1980 about the origin of the tale, and concluded that "although the story has been well-known for years, there are no documented sources and no published mentions of it". Running for re-election in 1980, President Jimmy Carter was asked about the curse at a campaign stop in Dayton on October 2 of that year. Taking questions from the crowd, Carter replied, "I'm not afraid. If I knew it was going to happen, I would go ahead and be President and do the best I could, for the last day I could."
The election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 was not followed by his death in office. Reagan survived his eight years in two terms, despite being seriously wounded in an assassination attempt within months of his inauguration. Days after Reagan survived the shooting, Columnist Jack Anderson wrote "Reagan and the Eerie Zero Factor" and noted that the 40th President had either disproved the superstition, or had nine lives; like the presidents who had died in office, Reagan was succeeded in office by his vice president George H. W. Bush, the first incumbent vice president in 152 years to assume the presidency other than upon the death or resignation of the president. Reagan's would-be assassin, John Hinckley, Jr., was found by a jury to be insane, but there was no evidence that he was motivated by belief in curses.
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A teenage girl who had just moved to Australia with her family has died in mysterious circumstances.
Ngawai Wharekawa, 14, was excitedly preparing to move with her family to start a new life in Australia only six weeks ago.
But that new life ended in tragedy when the Paeroa teenager died suddenly in her sleep overnight on Monday.
Yesterday, her distraught parents Tuhotu Wharekawa and Heneriata Tawhiti brought the body of their only child back to the family marae in Katikati so she could be farewelled.
A relative, who did not want to be named, said Ngawai was found dead in her bed in the family home at Bunbury, 175km south of Perth, by her father.
The exact cause of death was not known, but Ngawai had been suffering blackouts before her death, the relative said.
"[Her parents] had taken her to the doctor, but they kept sending her home.
[The family] think it might've been a tumour or an aneurysm."
A death notice said she had died of a "sudden illness".
Facebook was flooded with messages of grief for the teen, described by her former school principal as a "lovely girl", with two tribute pages attracting scores of comments. Others posted tribute videos, poems and drawings.
One, named Whetu, described the scene at Te Rereatukahia Marae as family and friends waited for Ngawai's body to arrive.
"We had done a karakia for you at the l&p bottle & come straight to the marae ... i don't know what else to say but i miss & love you so much!"
Paeroa College principal Grant Aitken said Ngawai made friends easily in the little over a year she spent at the school.
"She's really going to be missed. We were sorry to see her go when she was going to Australia, but we were happy because she was moving on to a new part of life. She was really excited."
Ngawai's friends and former classmates had signed a card for her and many, along with several of Ngawai's old teachers, planned to attend her tangi tomorrow.
"She was so young. It hits really hard ... a lot of the students are really hurting."
He remembered Ngawai as someone who "really involved herself" in school life, playing on the netball team and working hard in class.
"She was a lovely girl, really friendly and polite and she really enjoyed school," Aitken said.


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When I started in the tech industry in the late 80's, I used to think that we lived in dog years: The pace in "high-tech" (a term that sounds so quaint now, doesn't it?) was that we packed seven years' worth of work, development, business, play, pressure—you name it—into a single year.
Fast forward to today, and the pace of digital change—and pressure—has accelerated to pack even more change into smaller units of time. Technologies like QR codes, Near Field Communications (NFC), photo-image capture, and now voice control are maturing. What was a mobile novelty two years ago now feels dated.
And consider that we are addicted to mobile. As consumers, we have enthusiastically embraced mobile devices, thanks to a regular stream of flashy new interfaces and capabilities. For many people, a mobile device is the last thing they touch before going to sleep and the first thing they grab for when they wake up. The behavioral changes that these feature-dense devices have encouraged is transforming how customers engage with their insurance companies and with the extended insurance ecosystem—all while pressuring digital insurance and business technology teams, processes, and budgets. Consider just two of the impacts that the ubiquity and proximity of mobile devices has resulted in:
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I didn't have much planned for today so I walked down to Fisherman's Wharf and read my book by the water. It was nice ... till the 50-degree chill set it. I decided to head back indoors but just had to snap a few photos along the way. Hope you enjoy my quick tour of the Wharf.
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Hawaiian? Japanese?
Down in IB trying to decide which takeout.
On my right, Hawaiian.
The Big Kahuna (600 Palm Avenue, Suite 117, in Silver Strand Plaza). Place I've had really good experiences at before. I liked their palapas and the full-sized tikis with the toothy grins. Loved their Big Kahuna Burger with shredded cabbage, 1/2lb patty and one huge Hawaiian bun. Cost me $7.85.
So that's on my right. On my left, Meijo (600 Palm Avenue, Suite 300, Imperial Beach, 619-429-4373). The curved building this is in is the first place you see when you've come down the Silver Strand and curve into IB.
I've been here before too. It's known for the sailfish on its walls...
...the wooden masu boxes that customers keep there to drink sake from...
Sunfish and masu boxes
...and the way-big value you get for your hard-earned dollar. Like, three-buck sushi, six-buck combination plates.
And good food, too. I was here a year ago and got the sushi mix. Five different kinds of fish on rice, plus nine pieces of sushi roll for $8.95. (That's as a special in the evening. During the day it's $9.95. Still a deal.)
So today I choose Meijo (it's the familiar name of the famous Nagoya Japanese castle). But not a lot of time to dilly. I ask Jackie at the front desk what'd be quickest. Got a bus to catch.
"Combo meal," she says. There's a slew of combos, from Meijo chicken with oyster sauce, fried seafood mix, deep-fried shrimp and scallop, to pork teriyaki and fried gyoza. They all come with rice, salad, and are only $5.95. If you pick a side like egg rolls it's $6.95.
But the one that calls to me is the ginger seafood combo. It has seven pieces, including salmon, snapper, crab and shrimp. Just $6.95. What a bargain!
Jackie hands me the food
My half of the ginger seafood combo
Actually Carla and I share it when I get it home. And it's almost enough to fill us, what with the salad and rice and all. And the ginger gives it a sexy snap I jes' love.
Carla too.
"One night," she says, "we're going down there to make an evening of it. It sounds like that kind of place."
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I hear you saying "oh, here's another matcha tea cake recipe". Well, I must admit, I find the colour so pretty that whenever I find a recipe online that uses Matcha tea, I want to make it. This cake uses a basic quatre quarts recipe but rather than baking in a loaf tin, it uses a savarin cake tin for a prettier look.
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3 eggs
150g butter, melted
150g sugar
150g self raising flour
2 tsp Matcha tea
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp Limoncello or lemon juice
Icing sugar
- Preheat the oven at 180C.
- Place the butterfly whisk in the TM bowl and add the eggs and sugar to it.
- Whisk 5 min/speed 4 measuring cup OFF.
- On running blades at speed 3, add 1/3 of the butter and a 1/3 of the flour in alternance until they are all used up.
- Take out the butterfly whisk, scrape down any flour stuck on the sides and mix in the batter.
- Separate the batter in 2 equal parts. Mix the Matcha tea to one half (add 1 tbsp milk if too thick).
- Mix the vanilla extract to the other half.
- Butter and flour a cake tin (or use silicone) and alternate spoons of both batters.
- Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, depending on the tin size (I used a 20cm Bundt cake tin and baked for 30 min).
- Leave to cool, then mix the Limoncello or lemon juice with enough icing sugar to make a fluid enough icing but not too liquid.
- Pour over the cake.