Opessa Straight Tail | |
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| Born | Wapatha c. 1664 Indiana or Illinois |
| Died | before 1750 (aged 86) |
| Years active | 1693–1727 |
| Known for | Promoting peaceful coexistence with English colonists |
| Parent | Straight Tail Meaurroway Opessa (1630–1709) (father) |
Opessa Straight Tail (c. 1664 – c. 1750), also known as Wopatha or Wapatha, was a Pekowi Shawnee Chief. He was the son of Straight Tail Meaurroway Opessa. He is best known for signing, on 23 April 1701, the "Articles of friendship and agreement between William Penn and the Susquehannah, Shawonah, and North Patomack Indians," that designated lands and conditions of coexistence between those tribes and the English settlers.[1]