| LC control no. | n 85148424 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Little Turtle, 1747?-1812 |
| Variant(s) | Mishikinakwa, 1747?-1812 Michikinikwa, 1747?-1812 Meshekunnoghquoh, 1747?-1812 Meseekunnoghquoh, 1747?-1812 Mashekakahquah, 1747?-1812 Meshekenoghqua, 1747?-1812 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1752 |
| Death date | 1812-07-14 |
| Place of birth | Eel River (Hendricks County, Ind. : Township) |
| Place of death | Fort Wayne (Ind.) |
| Profession or occupation | Indians--Kings and rulers |
| Found in | Carter, H. L. The life and times of Little Turtle, c1986: CIP t.p. (Little Turtle) prel. p., etc. (Little Turtle; Mishikinakwa; Indian chief) data sheet (1747?-1812; Miami Indian tribe, in and around Ind.) Hodge. Handbook of Am. Indians N. of Mex., 1907 (Little Turtle (Michikinikwa), chief of the Miami tribe, b. at his village on Eel R., Ind. in 1752; d. Ft. Wayne, Ind., July 14, 1812; variant sp. of name: Meshekunnoghquoh, Meseekunnoghquoh, Mashekakahquah, Meshekenoghqua) Johansen, Bruce E. Encyclopedia of Native American biography, 1997: pages 215-217 (Little Turtle; Michikinikwa; one of principal chiefs among a coalition of Shawnees, Miamis, Delawares, Potawatomis, Ottawas, Chippewas and Wyandots in the Old Northwest (Ohio country). Led many warriors into battles over hunting rights and land with the U.S. Army in 1790-1791, and was known as a master of battlefield strategy. Became a Miami war chief) |
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