Moving Robe Woman “I was a woman, but I was not afraid.” Moving Robe Woman was a woman who had only a moment’s notice to decide if she would run or fight. As her words above show,
Known to his people as Set-Tainte, meaning "White Bear Person," Satanta was a great Kiowa warrior who would later become the principal chief in the Kiowa Wars of the 1860s-1870s and was known as "The
Black Hawk (1767 – October 3, 1838) was a leader and warrior of the Sauk American Indian tribe in what is now the United
Hanging Cloud (Ojibwa name Ah-shah-way-gee-she-go-qua (Aazhawigiizhigokwe in the contemporary spelling), meaning "Goes Across the Sky Woman") was an Ojibwa woman who was a full warrior (ogichidaakwe
The historical novel, Woman War Chief, tells the true story a female Native American warrior who rose through the ranks of her tribe to became a Crow chief. Born in the Atsina tribe in 1800, the girl
Crowfoot (c. 1821-1830 – 25 April 1890) or Isapo-Muxika (Blackfoot Issapóómahksika, "Crow-big-foot") was a chief of the Siksika First Nation. His parents, Istowun-eh'pata (Packs a Knife) and
The art of war was a common part of life for ancient Native Americans. Native American warriors were an integral part of every Indian tribe, and were considered brave
His name comes from Tekooms?, meaning "Shooting Star" and it's believed that he was born on March 9, 1768 outside of the current town of Xenia, Ohio, to the Panther clan of
To other members of the Chiricahua (chair-i-cow-ah) Apache, Geronimo seemed to reflect all things they embraced as a people - courage, diligence and aggressiveness - qualities that for years kept
Isa-tai ("Wolf's Vulva" c.1840 — c.1890) was a Comanche warrior and medicine man of the Quahadi band. Originally named Quenatosavit (White Eagle), after the debacle at Adobe Walls he was known as
Peter McQueen (c. 1780 – 1820) was a Creek Indian trader and warrior. During the Creek War of 1813-1814, McQueen joined the Red Stick faction, leading warriors from his tribal town of Tallahassee,
The legend of Kit Carson began before he died. It has continued to grow through the years through dime novels, poems, music, movies, television, and comic books. Kit Carson has been portrayed as
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