Chief Tecumseh Poems

Chief Tecumseh was a Shawnee chief born in 1768 who resisted the expansion of the United States into native lands. He’s also remembered for a few poems. He passed away in 1813.

Live Your Life

by Chief Tecumseh

‘Live Your Life’ by Chief Tecumseh is an easy-to-read and powerful poem. It was written with the intention of sharing the poet’s beliefs about how to live life and embrace death without fear.

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