Editing Little Turtle (section)

=== Battle of Fallen Timbers ===
The Indian Confederacy, numbering around 1,000 warriors, was defeated at the [[Battle of Fallen Timbers]] in August 1794 near the Maumee River.<ref>Cayton, p. 163.</ref><ref name=Sword331>Sword, p. 331.</ref> After the battle, the Miamis abandoned Kekionga and relocated to other villages along the Eel, [[Mississinewa River|Mississinewa]], and [[Wabash River|Wabash]] Rivers.<ref name=Madison29 /><ref>Rafert, ''The Miami Indians of Indiana'', p. 55.</ref>

Following the Indian Confederacy's defeat at Fallen Timbers, their leaders signed the [[Treaty of Greenville]] (1795), a turning point in their resistance to American expansion. Little Turtle traveled with his wife to [[Greenville, Ohio|Greenville]] and gave a speech before signing the treaty. He encouraged his people "to adopt American ways" and hoped the treaty would improve relations between the Americans and Native Americans.<ref name=Madison30>Madison, p. 30.</ref> His wife died in camp the next day. Her funeral and burial included American soldiers as [[pallbearer]]s, American music, and a three-gun salute.<ref name=Sword331 />

Although Indian resistance to the Americans diminished after the Treaty of Greenville was signed, Indian raids continued to threaten settlements along the frontier until 1815.<ref name=Madison30 /> For the remainder of his life, Little Turtle was a committed peacekeeper, causing some to consider him an "accommodationist" who believed that his people would have to adapt to the Americans' way of life if they hoped to endure.<ref name=GS234 />