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Biographies of Notable Native Americans
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Notable Native American Indians Biographies of Notable Native Americans Big Foot (??-1890) --leader of the Miniconjou band massacred at Wounded Knee Creek in 1890. Black Hawk (1767–1838) --Chief of Sauk tribe: leader of Sauk & Fox Indians in Black Hawk War. Chief Joseph (1840-1904) --Nez Percé chief Cochise (1812?-1874) Chief of band of Chiricahua Apache Crazy Horse (1849-1877) ---Oglala Sioux chief Gall (1840-1894) --Sioux chief Geronimo ( 1829-1909 ) Apache war leader King Philip (1638-1676) Metacom - Leader of Pokanokets of the Wampanoag Confederation (Algonquian) Massasoit (1580?-1662?) --Sachem of Wampanoag Confederation Osceola Pocahontas (circa 1595-1617) --Powhatan peacemaker Pontiac Popé (??-1692) --Pueblo medicine man Powhatan (1547-1618) --Powhatan chief Red Cloud (1822-1909) --Oglala Sioux chief Ross, John ( ) Cherokee Sacajawea (1790?-1812 or 1884) --Shoshone interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark Expedition Sequoyah ( ) Cherokee Indian who invented Cherokee alphabet Squanto (15??- 1622) Tisquantum -- Patuxet Wampanoag Sitting Bull (1831-1890) --Sioux chief Tecumseh Quanah Parker |
Chief Black Hawk (1767-1838) Photo credit: Portrait of " Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiah" [Black Hawk] painted by Charles Bird King in McKenney, Thomas and Hall, James. History of the Indian Tribes of North America. 3 vol. 1836-1844. Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project, 2002. Black Hawk told his life story to his captures when he was taken prisoner by the United States government. His is one the few accounts of the Indian Wars told from a native American's perspective.
Squanto's name was Tisquantum in his native language. Through English pronunciation, he became Squanto. He was a Patuxet tribesman of the Wampanoag Confederation. Squanto. [Photograph]. Retrieved July 2, 2007, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/eb/art-86950 |
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