Tarhe

Tarhe (1742–1818) was a leader of the Wyandot people in the Ohio country. His nickname was "The Crane".[1] He fought American expansion into the region until the Western Indian Confederacy was defeated at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. Afterwards, he sought accommodation with the United States.

For the helicopter, see Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe.
From an 1817 print

References
  1. Ohio History Central page on "Tarhe"
  • "Tarhe: Grand Sachem", by C. A. Buser (1978), provided online by the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma
  • "Tarhe" by Thelma Marsh [c. 1970s], provided online by the Wyandot Nation of Kansas


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