Historians such as John P. Brown in Old Frontiers, and James Mooney in his early ethnographic book, Myths of the Cherokee, consider him a role model for the younger Tecumseh, who was a member of a band of Shawnee living with the Chickamauga and taking part in their wars.
Historikere såsom John P. Brown i Old Frontiers og James Mooney i hans tidlige etnografiske bog, Myths of the Cherokee, opfatter Dragging Canoe som rollemodel for den yngre Tecumseh, der hørte til en gruppe shawnee, der levede sammen med chickamaugaerne og deltog i deres krige.