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Who were Native Indian Chiefs and why were they famous? Summary: The Native Indian Chiefs were all famous for their different stands against the encroachment of their tribal lands, the destruction of their culture and way of life and their opposition to the forced relocation of their tribes to Indian territory and reservations.
Fast Facts about Native Indian Chiefs The following list contains interesting facts, names and pictures the most famous Native Indian Chiefs and details of their tribes. Click the appropriate link for comprehensive facts about each Native Indian Chief.
Tribe: Lakota Sioux Lifespan of Sitting Bull: 1731 – 1890 Date of Birth: 1831 Date of Death: December 15, 1890 Famous for: Battle of Little Bighorn on June 25 1876
Tribe: Oglalla Sioux Lifespan of Red Cloud: 1822 - 1909 Date of Birth: 1822 at Powder River country of Wyoming and Montana Death: December 10, 1909, Sioux agency at Pine Ridge Wars: The Sioux Wars (1854 - 1891), Red Cloud's War (1865–1868)
Tribe: Apache Lifespan of Geronimo: 1829 - 1909 Date of Birth: June 16, 1829 at Turkey Creek, Gila River in Arizona Death: February 17, 1909 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma Wars: Apache Wars (1851 - 1900), 1861 Battle of Apache Pass
Tribe: Onondaga Date of Birth: c1525 near Lake Champlain Death: Unknown Famous as Co-founder of the Iroquois Confederacy Featured in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow epic poem published in 1855
Tribe: Nez Perce Lifespan of Chief Joseph: 1840 - 1904 Date of Birth: 03 March 1840, Wallowa Valley, Oregon Death: 21 September 1904, Place of Death: Wars: Nez Perce War (June - October 1877)
Tribe: Sauk and Fox Lifespan of Black Hawk: 1767 - 1838 Date of Birth: 1767, Saukenuk, Illinois Death: October 3, 1838, Davis County, Iowa Famous Battles: The 1832 Black Hawk War
Tribe: Powhatan Lifespan of Powhatan: 1547 – 1618 Date of Birth: June 17, 1547 Death: April 1618 Famous for: The Powhatan Wars and his daughter Pocahontas
Tribe: Apache Lifespan of Cochise: c. 1804 - 1874 Date of Birth: c. 1804 in Chiricahua Apache country Date of Death: June 8, 1874 at Arizona's Dragoon Mountains Famous Battles: Apache Wars, Battle of Apache Pass
Tribe: Seminole - raised in the Creek tribe Lifespan of Osceola: 1804 - 1838 Date of Birth: 1804, Tallassee, Alabama Death: January 1838, Fort Moultrie, South Carolina Wars: First and Second Seminole Wars
Tribe: Narragansett, meaning "(People) of the Small Point" Homeland: Rhode Island Lifespan of Canonicus: c.1565–1647 Famous for: Selling land in Rhode Island to Roger Williams and siding with the British during the Pequot War
Tribe: Tuscarora meaning "Hemp Gatherers" Date of Birth: Unknown Date of Death: 1712 - King Hancock was executed by the British Famous Battles: Tuscarora War (1711 - 1715). The Tuscarora War was fought in North Carolina
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Tribe: Shawnee Lifespan of Blue Jacket: c1743 - c1810 Date of Birth: c1743 at Deer Creek (present Ross County, Ohio) Death: c1810 Famous Battles: 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers
Tribe: Suquamish Lifespan of Chief Seattle: c1786 - 1866 Date of Birth: c1786 at Bainbridge Island, across Puget Sound Death: June 7, 1866 at Port Madison, Washington Witnessed the arrival of Captain George Vancouver
Tribe: Cheyenne Lifespan of Dull Knife, aka Morning Star: 1810 - 1879 Date of Birth: 1810 in Montana Death: January 8, 1879 at Northern Cheyenne reservation Famous Battles: Red Cloud's War and the 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn
Tribe: Apache Lifespan of Victorio: c. 1825 - 1880 Date of Birth: c. 1825 at Warm Springs, New Mexico Death: October 14, 1880 (aged 55) at Tres Castillos, Mexico Wars: Apache Wars (1851 - 1900), Victorio's War (1879–1880)
Tribe: Nez Perce Lifespan of Looking Glass: (1832 - 1877) Place of Birth: Wallowa Valley of Oregon Death: October 5, 1877 at Bear's Paw Mountains battlefield Wars: Nez Perce War (June - October 1877)
Tribe: Hunkpapa Sioux Lifespan of Rain in the Face: 1835-1905 Birth: 1835 near the Cheyenne River in North Dakota Death: September 15, 1905, Bullhead Station, Standing Rock Reservation Wars: The Sioux Wars (1854 - 1891), Battle of Little Bighorn
Tribe: Kiowa Lifespan of Santana: (1830-1878) Date of Birth: c1830 in Kiowa territory Death: October 11, 1878 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma Enemies: General Philip Sheridan and Lt. Colonel George A. Custer
Tribe: Sioux Lifespan of Gall: c. 1840 - 1894 Birth: c. 1840 Near the Moreau River in South Dakota Date of Death: December 5, 1894 Wakpala, South Dakota Famous Battles: Battle of the Little Bighorn
Tribe: Oglala Lakota Sioux Lifespan of Crazy Horse: c1840 - 1877 Date of Birth: c1840 near the Republican River Death: September 5, 1877, Fort Robinson, Nebraska Famous Battles: Red Cloud's War, Battle of the Rosebud and Little Bighorn
Tribe: Navajo Lifespan of Manuelito: (c.1818 - 1893) Date of Birth: c1818, Southeastern Utah Death: 1893, Navajo Reservation, New Mexico Territory Famous for his leadership and the "Long Walk"
Tribe: Yakama Lifespan of Kamiakin: 1800 - 1877 Date of Birth: 1800, Near Starbuck, Washington Date of Death: April 1877, Rock Lake (Washington) Famous Battles: The Yakima War (1855-1858), Battle at Union Gap
Tribe: Oglala Lakota Sioux Lifespan of Kicking Bear: 1846 - 1904 Birth: March 18, 1846, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota Death: May 28, 1904, Manderson-White Horse Creek Wars: The Sioux Wars, Battle of the Little Bighorn, Ghost Dance War
Tribe: Ottawa Lifespan of Chief Pontiac: c. 1720 – April 20, 1769 Date of Birth: c. 1720 near Maumee River, Ohio (then New France) Death: April 20, 1769, Near Cahokia, Illinois Country Famous Wars: Pontiac's War, also known as Pontiac's Rebellion
Tribe: Cherokee Lifespan of Sequoyah: c. 1770 - 1843 Birth: c. 1770, Near Fort Loudon on the Tennessee River Date of Death: August 1843, Matamoras Famous for creating the Cherokee alphabet
Tribe: Miami of the Great Lakes region Lifespan of Little Turtle: c.1747 – July 14, 1812 Date of Birth: c. 1747, Pickawillany village, Ohio Death: July 14, 1812, near present-day Columbia City, Indiana Famous Battles: 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers
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