| A | B |
| Joseph Brant | Mohawk chief who supported the British in the American Revolution |
| Curly | Crow Indian scout for the US Army, survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn |
| Geronimo | This chief's surrender in 1886 ended the last Apache war |
| Chief Joseph | This Nez Perce chief surrendered near Canadian border in 1877 |
| King Philip | This Wampanoag chief led the first major Indian war in 1675 |
| John Ross | Principle chief of the Cherokees after their removal to Oklahoma |
| Quanah Parker | Son of a white captive and a Comanche chief, he was never defeated in battle with the whites |
| Pocahontas | Nickname of Powhatan woman Matoaka, who died in England in 1617 |
| Sequoyah | Inventor of the Cherokee alphabet |
| Sitting Bull | Best remembered Sioux chief at the Battle of the Little Bighorn |
| Squanto | This Wampanoag man taught English colonists how to fish and plant corn |
| Tecumseh | This Shawnee chief attempted to create an Indian Confederacy in 1808 |
| Sacejewea | Guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition |
| Cochise | This Apache leader kept peace with whites until wrongly accused of kidnapping in 1861 |
| Seattle | A city was named in honor of this Suquamish chief's peace and wisdom |