Metea
Metea | |
|---|---|
 Metea portrait by Samuel Seymour | |
| Born | United States |
| Died | May 5, 1827 Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States |
| Nationality | Potawatomi |
| Occupation | Native American chief |
| Title | Chief |
Chief Metea or Me-te-a (
Cedarville, Indiana
.
He acted as principal Potawatomi informant to William Keating, during the 1823 expedition into the
Indiana territory
by Major Stephen Long.
Metea died at Fort Wayne, Indiana on May 5, 1827. According to the United States, his death was caused by accidental ingestion of poison, which he mistook for whiskey following a conversation with US dignitaries. It is more likely that he was assassinated.
Miscellaneous
Metea, a small town in Cass County, Indiana, and Metea County Park and Nature Preserve, an Allen County, Indiana park near Leo-Cedarville along Cedar Creek, are both named after Chief Metea. Also, Metea Valley High School in Aurora, Illinois is named after Chief Metea.
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