Peshewa

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Peshewa, also known as Jean Baptiste Richardville, was a prominent 19th-century Miami (Myaamia) chief influential in treaty negotiations with the United States in the Great Lakes region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Miami chief
Myaamia chief
Native American leader
human
tribal chief
alsoKnownAs Jean Baptiste Richardville
Jean Baptiste de Richardville
John Baptiste Richardville
associatedWith Miami Nation
United States government
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
culture Miami culture
ethnicGroup Miami people
Myaamia
ethnicRole Miami leadership
familyName Richardville
givenName Jean Baptiste
hasRole diplomat
negotiator
tribal statesman
historicalPeriod 19th century
languageSpoken English
French
Miami-Illinois language
nativeLanguage Miami-Illinois language
notableFor leadership of the Miami in the 19th century
mediating relations between the Miami and the U.S. government
role in land cessions in the Great Lakes region
treaty negotiations with the United States
participatedIn 19th-century United States–Native American treaty negotiations
partOf Miami Nation leadership
placeOfBirth Great Lakes region
near present-day Indiana
placeOfDeath Indiana
positionHeld civil chief of the Miami
principal chief of the Miami
regionOfActivity Great Lakes region
Indiana
Ohio Valley
linked to: Ohio Valley region
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Fort Wayne area
Indiana
sexOrGender male

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