Death
Dragging Canoe died March 1, 1792, from exhaustion or an apparent heart attack after dancing all night celebrating the recent conclusion of alliance with the Muskogee and the Choctaw. He did not succeed in reaching such an agreement with the Chickasaw. They were also celebrating a recent victory by a Chickamauga war band on the Cumberland River settlements.
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