[or Ellskwatawa]. American Indian prophet, born near Chillicothe, OH, in 1775; the son of a Shawnee chief, and brother of Tecumseh. In 1809 the government purchased of the Indians a large tract of country on both sides of the Wabash River, which included the section then held by him and his followers. Two years after this transaction Ellskwatawa appeared at the battle of Tippecanoe, where he directed the Indian attack. After peace was declared between the United States and Great Britain, the prophet received an English pension, and dwelt in Canada until 1826. Later, with Tecumseh’s surviving son he settled beyond the Mississippi.
