Ostenaco
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Ostenaco, also known as Outasette and Austenaco, (c. 1703 – 1780, born near present day Polk County, Tennessee) was a Cherokee Keowee chief who visited London, England on July 8, 1762. He was known as a great orator and warrior and was a descendent of Moytoy I and Quatsie of Tellico.[1]
During the French and Indian War, Ostenaco aided Virginia military leaders against the French and the Shawnee tribes.[1] He was also involved in the Chickamauga Wars and the Anglo-Cherokee War.
Thomas Jefferson wrote in a letter about Ostenaco,
"I knew much of the great Outassete (Ostenaco), the warrior and orator of the Cherokee. He was always the guest of my father on his journeys to and from Williamsburg. I was in his camp when he made his great farewell oration to his people the evening before he departed for England... His sounding voice, distinct articulation, animated action, and the solemn silence of his people at their several fires, filled me with awe and veneration, although I did not understand a single word he uttered."[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Tennessee History; Ostenaco. Retrieved on February 21, 2007.
- Lafarge, Oliver. (MCMLVI). A Pictorial History of the American Indian. Crown Publishers Inc. Page 30.
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