Chief Thundercloud, Blackfoot Indian

Noted American Indian. He was a member of the Blackfeet tribe and a scout with the US Army. He also worked in show business with P.T. Barnum and he was also in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He posed for artists such as Fredrick Remington and John Singer. It is believed that he was the model for the U.S. nickel coin as well as the last five dollar gold piece that was minted in the U.S. (bio by: [fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=46616260" target="_blank Kymberlys Daddy)]

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 13 2018, 22:51:52 UTC

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His father was French and at least half indigenous and his mother was a Blackfoot Indian.

Dingmans Ferry

• Dominick Plante or Chief Thundercloud identified as being from different Indian tribes/nations; usually, Sioux, Cherokee or Blackfoot.
• There were at least three other "Chief Thundercloud"s who used the moniker.
• https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.89.66
• https://www.delawaretownshippa.gov/parks-and-recreation/chief-thund...

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Caughnawaga Reservation
Caughnawaga Tribe

Caughnawaga Indians (Gă-hnă-wă-‘ge, ‘at the rapids’ ). Caughnawaga is an Iroquois settlement on the Sault St Louis on St Lawrence River, Quebec. The majority of the emigrants came from the Oneida and Mohawk, and the Mohawk tongue, somewhat modified, became the speech of the whole body of this village. The Iroquois made several unsuccessful efforts to induce the converts to return to the confederacy, and finally renounced them in 1684, from which time Caughnawaga became an important auxiliary of the French in their wars with the English and the Iroquois.
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