6. Tecumseh (Shawnee)
Tecumseh, born in 1768 near present-day Xenia, Ohio, was a Shawnee chief, orator, and military leader who advocated for a pan-tribal confederacy to resist U.S. expansion. He traveled extensively, uniting tribes from the Great Lakes to the South, and opposed the sale of Native lands to settlers. During the War of 1812, Tecumseh allied with the British, capturing Detroit and invading Ohio. He was killed in the Battle of the Thames on October 5, 1813 (britannica.com).
