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Topinabee Chief Topinabee (He Who Sits Quietly). He was born in his father’s village on the St. Joseph River in 1758. Next to his father, Old Chief Nanaquiba, he was also noted as one of the greatest Potawatomi chiefs of all time. He was documented as a great warrior and known for his great tactical decisions in many battles like his father.(died 1826) was a leader of the Potawatomi. He signed the Treaty of Greenville in 1795 that ceded much of what is now Ohio to the United States. He also signed 11 later treaties. He was succeeded as a leader of the Potawatomi by Leopold Pokagon. Chief Topinabee is son to hereditary sachem chief of all Potawatomis, Anaquiba, and brother to Chief Chebaas, biological grandfather of Chief Abram B. Burnett (Nan-Wesh-Mah). He was a great warrior and highly respected, intelligent chief involved in all battles and noted as a war chief to Tecumseh during the Tecumseh uprising. Topinabee was also documented as a signer of all important treaties. ==Sources== *''Atlas of Berrien County'', p. 4. http://www.wiskigeamatyuk.com/Chief_Topinabe.htm http://www.washburn.edu/cas/art/cyoho/archive/AroundTopeka/Burnett/family/pipestem.html 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Topinabee (I)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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