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Chief Metea or Me-te-a (fl. 1812–1827)(Potawatomi
Potawatomi language

Potawatomi is a Central Algonquian languages Algonquian languages and is spoken around the Great Lakes in Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as in Kansas in the United States, and in southern Ontario in Canada, by fewer than 50 Potawatomi people, all elderly....
: Mdewé "Sulks") was one of the principal chiefs of the Potawatomi
Potawatomi

The Potawatomi are a Native Americans in the United States people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian languages....
 during the early 19th century. He frequently acted as spokesman at treaty councils. His village, Muskwawasepotan, was located on the St. Joseph River
St. Joseph River (Maumee River)

The St. Joseph River is a tributary of the Maumee River, approximately 100 mi long, in southern Michigan, northwestern Ohio, and northeastern Indiana in the United States....
 near the present-day town of Cedarville, Indiana.

He acted as principal Potawatomi informant to William Keating, during the 1823 expedition into the Indiana territory
Indiana Territory

Indiana Territory was an organized territory of the United States from 1800 to 1816, created by United States Congress and signed into law by President John Adams on May 7, 1800, effective on July 4....
 by Major Stephen Long.

Metea died at Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne is a city in northeastern Indiana, United States and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana. As of July 1, 2008, the city had an estimated population of 251,247, making it the List of United States cities by population Fort Wayne is Indiana's second largest city after Indianapolis, Indiana....
 on May 5,1827.






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Metea
Chief Metea or Me-te-a (fl. 1812–1827)(Potawatomi
Potawatomi language

Potawatomi is a Central Algonquian languages Algonquian languages and is spoken around the Great Lakes in Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as in Kansas in the United States, and in southern Ontario in Canada, by fewer than 50 Potawatomi people, all elderly....
: Mdewé "Sulks") was one of the principal chiefs of the Potawatomi
Potawatomi

The Potawatomi are a Native Americans in the United States people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian languages....
 during the early 19th century. He frequently acted as spokesman at treaty councils. His village, Muskwawasepotan, was located on the St. Joseph River
St. Joseph River (Maumee River)

The St. Joseph River is a tributary of the Maumee River, approximately 100 mi long, in southern Michigan, northwestern Ohio, and northeastern Indiana in the United States....
 near the present-day town of Cedarville, Indiana.

He acted as principal Potawatomi informant to William Keating, during the 1823 expedition into the Indiana territory
Indiana Territory

Indiana Territory was an organized territory of the United States from 1800 to 1816, created by United States Congress and signed into law by President John Adams on May 7, 1800, effective on July 4....
 by Major Stephen Long.

Metea died at Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne is a city in northeastern Indiana, United States and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana. As of July 1, 2008, the city had an estimated population of 251,247, making it the List of United States cities by population Fort Wayne is Indiana's second largest city after Indianapolis, Indiana....
 on May 5,1827. His death was caused by accidental ingestion of poison, which he mistook for whiskey.

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Metea
Metea, Indiana

Metea is an unincorporated town in Bethlehem Township, Cass County, Indiana, Cass County, Indiana, Indiana....
, a small town in Cass County, Indiana
Cass County, Indiana

Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The county seat is Logansport, Indiana....
, and Metea Park and Nature Preserve, an Allen County, Indiana
Allen County, Indiana

Allen County is the largest county in the state of Indiana, United States. As of 2007, the population was 349,488. The county seat and largest city is Fort Wayne, Indiana....
 park near Leo-Cedarville along Cedar Creek
Cedar Creek (Indiana)

Called Mes-kwah-wa-se-pe or "old redwood creek" by Miami Indians, Cedar Creek is the largest tributary of the St. Joseph River , draining 174,780 acres in northeastern Indiana....
, are both named after Chief Metea. Also, Metea Valley High School in Aurora, Illinois is named after Chief Metea. The school is slated to open in 2009. There will be only Freshmen and Softmores will be going there. and as we study the fields will be built, swimming pools, and the auditorium will also be built as well.

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