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Wovoka (c.1856 - 1932)
Wovoka (c. 1856 - September 20, 1932), also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute religious leader who founded a second episode of the Ghost Dance movement. Wovoka means "cutter" or "wood cutter" in t...
Quanah Parker, Comanche Chief (1845 - 1911)
There is a great deal to read in here. WONDERFUL WORK HERE. Quanah Parker (Comanche kwana, "smell, odor" or "fragrant") The Comanche Nation I'm adding this at the top because it shouldn't be missed! I ...
Awashonks (b. - 1684)
Awashonks (also spelled Awashunckes, Awashunkes or Awasoncks) was a saunkskwa, a female sachem (chief) of the Sakonnet (also spelled Saconet) tribe in Rhode Island. She lived near the southern edge o...
Neolin (b. - 1763)
Neolin (meaning the enlightened in Algonquian) was a prophet of the Lenni Lenape (also known as Delaware) from the village of Muskingum in Ohio. His dates of birth and death are unknown. Inspired by...
Sainte Kateri Tekakwitha (1656 - 1680)
Kaia'tanó:ronKateri Tekakwitha1656-1680Saint Kateri Tekakwitha was baptized as Catherine Tekakwitha and was informally known as Lily of the Mohawks. She is the fourth Native American to be venerated by...

Squanto (1581-1622)
Pocahontas (1595-1617)
Sequoyah (1767-1843)
Black Hawk (1767-1838)
Sacagawea (1788-1812)
Geronimo (1829-1909)
Sitting Bull (1831-1890)
Jim Thorpe (1888-1953)
Jackson Barnett (1856-1934)
Crazy Horse (1840-1877)
Chief Joseph (1840-1904)
Will Rogers (1879-1935)
Pontiac (1714-1769)
Tecumseh (1768-1813)
Maria Tallchief (1925-2013)
Cochise (1805-1874)
Red Cloud (1822-1909)
Hiawatha (1525-1595)
Chief Seattle (1786-1866)
Wilma Mankiller (1945-2010)
Black Elk (1863-1950)
Osceola (1804-1838)
Washakie (1798-1900)
Red Jacket (1758-1830)
Spotted Elk (1826-1890)
Plenty Coups (1848-1932)
John Ross (1790-1866)
Cornplanter (1752-1836)
Tenskwatawa (1775-1836)
Handsome Lake (1735-1815)
Logan (1723-1780)
Powhatan (1545-1618)
Alexander McGillivray (1750-1793)
Joseph Brant (1743-1807)
Nancy Ward (1738-1822)
Cornstalk (1752-1777)
Metacomet (1638-1676)
Massasoit (1600-1661)
Attakullakulla (1715-1777)
Little Turtle (1752-1812)
Ostenaco (1703-1780)
Oconostota (1707-1783)
White Eyes (1730-1778)
Opechancanough (1554-1646)
Tamanend (1625-1701)
Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680)
Neolin (1720-1763)
Awashonks (1634-1684)
Quanah Parker (1845-1911)
Wovoka (1856-1932)