Tenskwatawa, "Ten-squah-tah-wah". He was the brother of the better-known Tecumseh, and, since he was a shaman, Tenskwatawa, rather than Tecumseh, is probably behind "Tecumseh's Curse".
*Snort* Figures that Brin character would name himself thus. It's not his real name, and the other thing he has people call him is The Prophet. He's the leader of something called the Renunciation Movement, which was an anti-science, anti-progress movement bent on returning humankind to feudalism.
Well, shamans usually take a new name when they experience their transformation. Tenskwatawa also called himself "The Prophet", and his movement renounced all "white men's" ways, especially Christianity, alcohol, guns, and European-style clothing; he was bent upon returning Indians to their pre-Columbian ways of life. Never mind "basing" a character on someone out of history - Brin seems to have gone all the way to outright plagiarism :-)
Except that feudalism is a pattern that existed only in Europe and some parts of Asia.
Oh, and there were parts of Hamish Brookeman's character that seemed autobiographical. For instance, Hamish is a famous author who used to be a scientist, just like Brin.
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Oh, and there were parts of Hamish Brookeman's character that seemed autobiographical. For instance, Hamish is a famous author who used to be a scientist, just like Brin.
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