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Category: Chiefs

Betty Mae Tiger Jumper – Seminole

Betty Mae Tiger Jumper(310x240)

Betty Mae Tiger Jumper (April 27, 1923 – January 14, 2011) was the first female chief of the Seminole Tribe of

G. Anne Richardson – Rappahannock

G Anne Richardson(310x240)

G. Anne Nelson (born 1965) is an American Indian was elected the first woman Chief to lead a tribe in Virginia since the 18th

Chief Leschi – Nisqually

Chief Leschi(310x240)

Chief Leschi (/ˈlɛʃaɪ/; 1808 – February 19, 1858) was chief of the Nisqually Native American tribe. He was hanged for murder in 1858, but exonerated in

Canonicus – Narragansett

The original 1636 deed to Providence signed by Chief Canonicus(310x240)

Canonicus (c. 1565 – June 4, 1647) was a Native American chief of the Narragansett

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Two Moon – Cheyenne

Two Moon(310x240)

Two Moon was the name of two prominent Cheyenne chiefs who flourished in the 19th

Sinte Gleska – Brule Sioux

Sinte Gleska(310x240)

Sinte Gleska was a Brule Sioux leader who became one of the most important individuals in the Northern

Itoηagaju – Lakota

Rain in The Face(310x240)

Rain in The Face Rain-in-the-Face (also known as Ito-na-gaju or Exa-ma-gozua) was a chief of the Lakota tribe. He was among the Indian leaders who defeated George Armstrong Custer and the U.S. 7th

Lame White Man – Lakota

Lame White Man(310x240)

Lame White Man, was a Southern Cheyenne battle chief who fought at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, and was killed

He Dog – Oglala Lakota

He Dog - Oglala 1891(310x240)

He Dog, a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe was born around 1840 on the Laramie

Drifting Goose – Hunkpati Dakota

Chief Drifting Goose(310x240)

Born near his people's traditional hunting grounds north of Redfield, South Dakota in 1821, Drifting Goose was chief of his Hunkpati band for 45

Etokeah – Minniconjou Lakota

Etokeah(310x240)

Etokeah, a Minniconjou Lakota war chief, was a great leader. He is especially known for his skills during the 19th Century Lakota-US Government battles.

Pizi – Hunkpapa Sioux

Pizi(310x240)

“Man Who Goes in the Middle,” or Pizi, a Hunkpapa Sioux chief, was one of the major Indian field commanders at the Battle of the Little

Wasečhun Tashuηka – Oglala Sioux

Wasečhun Tashuηka(310x240)

American Horse was a chieftain of the Oglala Sioux during the Wars of the 1870s. He was also the nephew of the elder American Horse and son-in-law of Red

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