I grew up on Tecumseh Street and was always curious about who he was. Whenever I came across quotes he said or his name was mentioned somewhere it always got my attention. I was watching an author interview on TV one day when he talked about Tecumseh and the Native Country he was unable to create. As an Indigenous person with an understanding of so much collective loss I felt sad and wanted to learn more. He’s a fascinating human and an incredible leader who had a solid vision for the future. He grew up in war and worked towards peace, unity and harmony for his people. I don’t think he gets the historical shout out he deserves and I wanted to share the interesting findings I came across about who he was, what he was trying to accomplish, what went wrong along the way and what his messages were about a peaceful future.