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Delaware Prophet (dĕl`əwâr, –wər), fl. 18th cent., Native American leader. His real name is not known. He began preaching (c.1762) among the Delaware of the Muskingum valley in Ohio. He spoke against intertribal war, drunkenness, polygamy, and the use of magic, and he promised his hearers that if they would but heed his words the Native Americans would be strong again and able to resist the whites. He prepared symbolic charts of his message on deerskin and left them in various villages to help his converts teach others. The religious fervor spread rapidly and is said to have been an inspiration to Pontiac. After the collapse of Pontiac's Rebellion (1763–66) the cult of the Delaware Prophet waned and was largely superseded by that of the Munsee Prophet, who was in turn succeeded by the Shawnee Prophet.

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No references found	a missing component will be suggested, namely Pontiac's embodiment of "sacred power"--that he did not simply manipulate the teachings of Delaware Prophet, Neolin, but was himself a "true believer. Pontiac Redux: Reconsiderations of the Man and the Image. (History) by Beauchamp, Helene; Walsh, Martin W.; Atkin, Graham / Michigan Academician Mancall contends that Native Americans attempted in various ways to promote abstemious behavior, the most extreme examples of which were the revitalization movements of various spiritual leaders like the Delaware Prophet Neolin. Deadly Medicine: Indians and Alcohol in Early America by Martin, James Kirby / Journal of Social History	Delany, Martin Robinson Delany, Martin Robison Delany, Samuel R Delaroche Delaroche, Hippolyte Delaroche, Paul Delaunay Delaunay orbit element Delaunay triangulation Delaunay, Robert Delaunay-Terk, Sonia Delavigne, Casimir Delavrancea, Barbu Delaware Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park Delaware and Hudson Canal Delaware and Raritan Canal Delaware Aqueduct Delaware Bay Delaware Big House Ceremony Delaware Canal State Park Delaware County Delaware National Scenic River Delaware Park Delaware Prophet Delaware River Delaware River Basin Compact Delaware Seashore State Park Delaware State Park Delaware State Parks Delaware Water Gap Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Delaware, University of Delawares Delay delay allowance delay blasting cap delay cap Delay Circuit delay counter delay distortion delay Doppler mapping delay element delay equalization delay equalizer delay flip-flop delay instruction Delay Line delay line memory delay multivibrator	Delaware Million Solar Roofs Coalition Delaware Millitary Academy Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation Delaware Museum of Natural History Delaware Music Educators Association Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve Delaware National Guard Delaware National Guard and Reserve Emergency Assistance Fund Delaware National Scenic River Delaware National Scenic River Delaware North Companies Delaware North Companies Australia Delaware North Parks Services Delaware North Parks Services of Spaceport, Inc. Delaware Nursery and Landscaping Association Delaware Nurses Association Delaware Nutrient Management Commission Delaware Occupational Therapy Association Delaware Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association Delaware Outdoor Adventure Center Delaware Pain Initiative Delaware Parent Education Resource Center Delaware Park Delaware Physical Therapy Association Delaware Physicians Care, Inc. Delaware Prophet Delaware Public Archives Delaware Public Auto Auction Delaware Public Employees' Retirement System Delaware Public Purchasing Association Delaware Quality Conference Delaware Real Estate Commission Delaware Regulations Governing Hazardous Waste Delaware Repertory Dance Company Delaware Research Vessel Committee Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act Delaware River Delaware River Delaware River Delaware River & Bay Authority Delaware River & Bay Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. Delaware River (United States) Delaware River (United States) Delaware River Basin Delaware River Basin Commission Delaware River Basin Compact Delaware River Greenway Partnership Delaware River Invasive Plant Partnership Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission Delaware River Maritime Enterprise Council Delaware River Neighborhood Alliance Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey

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a missing component will be suggested, namely Pontiac's embodiment of "sacred power"--that he did not simply manipulate the teachings of Delaware Prophet, Neolin, but was himself a "true believer.

Pontiac Redux: Reconsiderations of the Man and the Image. (History) by Beauchamp, Helene; Walsh, Martin W.; Atkin, Graham / Michigan Academician

Mancall contends that Native Americans attempted in various ways to promote abstemious behavior, the most extreme examples of which were the revitalization movements of various spiritual leaders like the Delaware Prophet Neolin.