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Greenwood LeFlore or Greenwood Le Fleur (June 3, 1800 – August 31, 1865) was a mixed-race leader of the Choctaws who was also elected state legislator and senator in Mississippi. A wealthy and regional...

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4/27/2008
10/28/2024
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4/27/2008

Greenwood LeFlore or Greenwood Le Fleur (June 3, 1800 – August 31, 1865) was a mixed-race leader of the Choctaws who was also elected state legislator and senator in Mississippi. A wealthy and regional...

10/28/2024

Chief John Smoke Johnson, also known as Sakayengwaraton (1792 - 1886)

"Sakayengwaraton", "Smoke Johnson"

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3/30/2009
10/10/2024

Chief Tāmati Wāka Nene MP (1785 - 1871)

"Nene"

Nene was born probably in the 1780s. He was the second son of Tapua, leader and tohunga of Ngati Hao of Hokianga, and the younger brother of Patuone, the inheritor of their father's mana. By descent an...

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1/2/2010
10/9/2024
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Chief Tāmati Wāka Nene MP (1785 - 1871)

"Nene"

Nene was born probably in the 1780s. He was the second son of Tapua, leader and tohunga of Ngati Hao of Hokianga, and the younger brother of Patuone, the inheritor of their father's mana. By descent an...

10/9/2024

Scenuscius of the Oneida MP (1685 - 1781)

"Oskanondonha"

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5/28/2021
10/7/2024
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10/7/2024

Oneida Chief Son of Chief Hendrick R. Cornelius and Hannah Schuyler Married Electa Ka No Tah Wose, 1792 in Oneida, Madison, NY Their children: Moses, Polly, Betsey, Chief Jacob, Chief John, Jan...

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Oneida Chief Son of Chief Hendrick R. Cornelius and Hannah Schuyler Married Electa Ka No Tah Wose, 1792 in Oneida, Madison, NY Their children: Moses, Polly, Betsey, Chief Jacob, Chief John, Jan...

10/4/2024

Chief Henry Powless (1800 - 1884)

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Stockbridge Indian leader, b. Stockbridge, Mass. He was educated by the Moravians at Bethlehem, Pa., and in 1785 joined his tribe at their new location in New Stockbridge, N.Y. In 1817 or 1818 he led p...

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10/3/2024
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Stockbridge Indian leader, b. Stockbridge, Mass. He was educated by the Moravians at Bethlehem, Pa., and in 1785 joined his tribe at their new location in New Stockbridge, N.Y. In 1817 or 1818 he led p...

10/4/2024

Chief Daniel Paul Geswanot Slohoot George MP (1899 - 1981)

"Chief Dan George"

Chief Dan George was born with the names Geswanouth Slahoot (which was anglicized as Dan Slaholt) to a tribal chief on Burrard Indian Reserve No. 3 in North Vancouver. His last name was changed to Geor...

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6/9/2017
10/2/2024
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6/9/2017

Chief Daniel Paul Geswanot Slohoot George MP (1899 - 1981)

"Chief Dan George"

Chief Dan George was born with the names Geswanouth Slahoot (which was anglicized as Dan Slaholt) to a tribal chief on Burrard Indian Reserve No. 3 in North Vancouver. His last name was changed to Geor...

10/2/2024

Teaghsweangalolis, Paulus/Powless – “Saw Mill” / “Thaghswoangalolis” A Chief of the Oneida people and hereditary sachem of the Bear clan. He joined and fought for the American side during the Revolutio...

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10/2/2024
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Teaghsweangalolis, Paulus/Powless – “Saw Mill” / “Thaghswoangalolis” A Chief of the Oneida people and hereditary sachem of the Bear clan. He joined and fought for the American side during the Revolutio...

10/2/2024

A distinguished chieftain of the Bear Clan of the Huron Nation, Nicolas was an early convert to Christianity. He is presumed to have been killed on March 17-18, 1649, when Christian warriors of Ossossa...

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8/8/2007
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A distinguished chieftain of the Bear Clan of the Huron Nation, Nicolas was an early convert to Christianity. He is presumed to have been killed on March 17-18, 1649, when Christian warriors of Ossossa...

9/26/2024

Chief Paul Anse (1781 - 1855)

"Ens"

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5/9/2011
9/23/2024
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9/23/2024

Arapaho Wyoming 1st Sgt Company A, Indian Scouts Last Chief of the Northern Arapahoe Iron Chief (back row left), Sharp Nose (back row right), Black Coal (front row center), and Little Wolf (front ro...

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Arapaho Wyoming 1st Sgt Company A, Indian Scouts Last Chief of the Northern Arapahoe Iron Chief (back row left), Sharp Nose (back row right), Black Coal (front row center), and Little Wolf (front ro...

9/21/2024

Harry "Ato-tar-hos" Webster (aft.1786 - d.)

Onondaga/Turtle Clan Chief of the Onondaga About Harry's lineage. There may be more half brothers and sisters: "After the close of the Revolutionary war the whites who visited the county of the Onon...

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9/17/2024
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Harry "Ato-tar-hos" Webster (aft.1786 - d.)

Onondaga/Turtle Clan Chief of the Onondaga About Harry's lineage. There may be more half brothers and sisters: "After the close of the Revolutionary war the whites who visited the county of the Onon...

9/17/2024

Blue Jacket MP (c.1735 - c.1809)

Blue Jacket or Weyapiersenwah=(c. 1743 – c. 1810) was a war chief of the Shawnee people, known for his militant defense of Shawnee lands in the Ohio Country. Perhaps the preeminent American Indian lead...

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9/16/2008
9/16/2024
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9/16/2008

Blue Jacket MP (c.1735 - c.1809)

Blue Jacket or Weyapiersenwah=(c. 1743 – c. 1810) was a war chief of the Shawnee people, known for his militant defense of Shawnee lands in the Ohio Country. Perhaps the preeminent American Indian lead...

9/16/2024

Chief John Charles Sayer (c.1782 - 1838)

[ ]JOHN CHARLES SAYER (c1782-1838) MARIE or MARGUERITE (A SAULTEAUX INDIAN) (c1799-)John Charles SAYER was born around1800. His father, John SAYER SR (1750-1818), born in England, was a Nor'Wester, an ...

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9/12/2024
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Chief John Charles Sayer (c.1782 - 1838)

[ ]JOHN CHARLES SAYER (c1782-1838) MARIE or MARGUERITE (A SAULTEAUX INDIAN) (c1799-)John Charles SAYER was born around1800. His father, John SAYER SR (1750-1818), born in England, was a Nor'Wester, an ...

9/12/2024

Running Bear 2nd Chief of the Sioux (Robert Edward Arms) (1787 - 1851)

"Chier Robert Running Bear Armstrong", "Chief Running Bear Arms"

======================================================= 1810: US Federal Census, Wilkesborough, Wilkes, North Carolina household lists 3 children (1 boy, 2 girls); male & female 26-44 and a free w...

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3/17/2009
9/6/2024
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Running Bear 2nd Chief of the Sioux (Robert Edward Arms) (1787 - 1851)

"Chier Robert Running Bear Armstrong", "Chief Running Bear Arms"

======================================================= 1810: US Federal Census, Wilkesborough, Wilkes, North Carolina household lists 3 children (1 boy, 2 girls); male & female 26-44 and a free w...

9/6/2024

William "Bear Heart” Jackson MP (1710 - 1775)

"William Jackson", "Bear Hart", "William "Chief Bear Hart" Jackson"

Not the same as Chief Bear Hart No evidence he was a chief Some stories say William Jackson was a full-blooded Cherokee Indian, Chief Bear Heart, who took a white name and married a white woman. T...

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5/1/2007
9/3/2024
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William "Bear Heart” Jackson MP (1710 - 1775)

"William Jackson", "Bear Hart", "William "Chief Bear Hart" Jackson"

Not the same as Chief Bear Hart No evidence he was a chief Some stories say William Jackson was a full-blooded Cherokee Indian, Chief Bear Heart, who took a white name and married a white woman. T...

9/3/2024

Ke-wi-na-quot (Returning Cloud) son of Ki-non-chau-sie was one of the most powerful chiefs of the Ottawa tribe. Ke-wi-na-quot married Nesxesouexite Neskes aka Mi-jak-wa-ta-wa "Otter" - three children a...

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12/31/2007
9/2/2024
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12/31/2007

Ke-wi-na-quot (Returning Cloud) son of Ki-non-chau-sie was one of the most powerful chiefs of the Ottawa tribe. Ke-wi-na-quot married Nesxesouexite Neskes aka Mi-jak-wa-ta-wa "Otter" - three children a...

9/2/2024

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10/17/2009
9/2/2024

Chief Rev. Jean Baptiste Brouillette - Tahquakeah (c.1794 - 1867)

"Rev. Jean B. Brouillette; Jean B. Brouillet; Rev. Jean Baptiste Brouillet"

The Aborigines of the Wabash Valley JEAN BAPTISTE BROUILLETTE Mr. George Winter, an artist of Lafayette, who was well acquainted with Brouillette, and with the history of the tribes who formerly o...

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5/4/2009
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Chief Rev. Jean Baptiste Brouillette - Tahquakeah (c.1794 - 1867)

"Rev. Jean B. Brouillette; Jean B. Brouillet; Rev. Jean Baptiste Brouillet"

The Aborigines of the Wabash Valley JEAN BAPTISTE BROUILLETTE Mr. George Winter, an artist of Lafayette, who was well acquainted with Brouillette, and with the history of the tribes who formerly o...

9/2/2024