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Famous Native Americans

Learn about the lives and accomplishments of some famous Native Americans.

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Joseph BrantMohawk chief who supported the British in the American Revolution
CurlyCrow Indian scout for the US Army, survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn
GeronimoThis chief's surrender in 1886 ended the last Apache war
Chief JosephThis Nez Perce chief surrendered near Canadian border in 1877
King PhilipThis Wampanoag chief led the first major Indian war in 1675
John RossPrinciple chief of the Cherokees after their removal to Oklahoma
Quanah ParkerSon of a white captive and a Comanche chief, he was never defeated in battle with the whites
PocahontasNickname of Powhatan woman Matoaka, who died in England in 1617
SequoyahInventor of the Cherokee alphabet
Sitting BullBest remembered Sioux chief at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
SquantoThis Wampanoag man taught English colonists how to fish and plant corn
TecumsehThis Shawnee chief attempted to create an Indian Confederacy in 1808
SacejeweaGuide for the Lewis and Clark expedition
CochiseThis Apache leader kept peace with whites until wrongly accused of kidnapping in 1861
SeattleA city was named in honor of this Suquamish chief's peace and wisdom


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