Stone Eater (''Sanemamitch'') was a Wea war chief in the 18th century, after the abandonment of Ouiantanon, in the present day

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Tecumseh confederacy

Stone Eater (a contemporary of P'koum-kwa, aka "Pacanne") joined the Tecumseh confederacy, and with

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and White Loon, led Native American forces at the

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in 1811. He also led warriors at the 1812

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, and was an active participant in the

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. Under the name ''Newa Shosa'', he signed the armistice concluded in Detroit on October 14, 1813. On October 2, 1818, probably he signed, under the name '' Shamana'', also the St. Mary's Treaty after Jacco's signature. Stone Eater was killed by another Wea warrior in 1822.

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External links

National Archives, RG 107
Wea Native American leaders Native Americans in the War of 1812 Native American history of Indiana 18th-century Native Americans {{NorthAm-native-bio-stub