[1] Perrot stated that Tetinchoua could easily manage approximately five thousand warriors as evidence of his authority and power.
He never lacked guarded protection of at least forty men who were even posted around Tetinchoua's tent while he slept.
[1] He was highly regarded as a warrior, and the priest Claude Dablon said he was attractive with soft features and mannerisms.
[4] The Miami Indians inhabited Wisconsin before migrating into northeastern Indiana, northwestern Ohio, and southern Michigan.
Oral tradition implies that the Miami Indians migrated to these regions in order to avoid the Iroquois War parties in Ohio.
[6][7] In 1671, Nicolas Perrot was adorned with great honor from the French governor, Charles de Montmagny, since he acted as a messenger between the groups involved in this contact.
He met Tetinchoua with approximately three-thousand Miamis and was greeted amicably, yet was unsuccessful in his efforts of conversion.