In 1805 Lalawethika was said to be dead after being burned in a fire, but he came back to life and said he had a vision while he was still dead. Lalawethika sees into the spirit world which had a crossroad. One path leads to heaven while the other one leads to hell in which 3 tourghcure houses stood. This vision is what led him to make make his message of “revitalization”. Lalawethika speech is about trying to help the people be on the right path to victory. In his message he tries to get the Natives to not take part in the white settlers bad culture. This means not drinking alcohol which was introduced by them, or dressing in the type of clothing they wear because the great spirit does not like this type of behavior from the Native Americans.…show more content… They first moved their tribe from the White River to near the Ohio River which was in the boundaries of the Treaty of Greenville in 1806. Being inside the treaty line helped them be protected even more and it was a smart move. They also sent messengers to go throughout the land and tell other tribes of their messages. Leaders who questioned what he was saying were called witches and called supporters of the US government. The brothers even killed leaders (One Wyandotte leader) because they were “witches”. In 1807 they packed up and moved 150 miles west by the connection of the Wabash and Tippecanoe rivers which was named Prophetstown. This helped them stay farther away from the whites and closer to those who believed in the preachings which led to a wider spread of their messages. It was called Prophetstown and became a big powerhouse for the Indians to strive and stay alive against the white settlers. They hoped to achieve a separation from the whites and be able to have their own free lands.Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa criticism towards the older generation of tribal leaders is because of them not being able to stop the white men in the first place. There the ones that tried one way and failed, so now it is the younger generations job to try something new and be
