Senachwine
Senachwine (Potawatomi language, Potawatomi: ''Znajjewan'', "Difficult Current") or Petchaho (supposedly from Potawatomi: "Red Cedar") (c. 1744-1831) was a 19th-century Illinois River Potawatomi chieftain. In 1815, he succeeded his brother Chief Gomo, Gomo as chieftain of their band and was one of the last major Potawatomi chieftains to live in the region. A number of places in Illinois are named in his honor including Senachwine Township, Putnam County, Illinois, Senachwine Township in Putnam County, Illinois, Senachwine Creek, Senachwine Lake and the Lake Senachwine Reservoir. Biography In April 1812, he and other Potawatomi chieftains met with Governor Ninian Edwards at Cahokia to discuss relations between the Potawatomi and the United States. Although opposed to an offensive (military), offensive war, Senachwine sided with Black Partridge (chief), Black Partridge during the Peoria War and commanded a sizable force during the conflict. He later accompanied the Potawatomi peace ...
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