Stone Eater (''Sanemamitch'') was a
Wea war chief in the 18th century, after the abandonment of Ouiantanon, in the present day
U.S. state Indiana.
Tecumseh confederacy
Stone Eater (a contemporary of
P'koum-kwa, aka "Pacanne") joined the
Tecumseh
Tecumseh ( ; October 5, 1813) was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands. A persuasive orator, Tecumseh traveled widely, forming a Native American confederacy and ...
confederacy, and with
Winamac and
White Loon
White Loon (' or ') (1769 – November 22, 1876), Michikinikwa's son-in law, was a Miami leader during Tecumseh's War and the War of 1812. He may also have been active in raids against the United States in years following the 1791 St. Clair's ...
, led Native American forces at the
Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. He also led warriors at the 1812
Siege of Fort Harrison, and was an active participant in the
War of 1812. Under the name ''Newa Shosa'', he signed the armistice concluded in Detroit on October 14, 1813. On October 2, 1818, probably he signed, under the name '' Shamana'', also the St. Mary's Treaty after
Jacco's signature. Stone Eater was killed by another Wea warrior in 1822.
Notes
External links
National Archives, RG 107
Wea
Native American leaders
Native Americans in the War of 1812
Native American history of Indiana
18th-century Native Americans
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