Leader of the Chihuicahui and Principal Chief of the Chokonen band of Chiricahua, born 1805.
Cochise's father was killed by Mexican raiders which fuelled his determination to defend his people. In 1848 he was captured by the Mexicans but released i
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So named because in a skirmish during heavy rain his face became streaked with paint (or perhaps his enemy's blood) he was born in 1835, a member of the Hunkpapa Lakota.
He participated in raids at Fort Totten and Fort Phil Kearny and the Battle of
Son of Comanche Peta Nocona and Cynthia Parker, an English-American who had been kidnapped aged nine and assimilated into the tribe, his name means "fragrance".
When still a boy Quanah's mother and young sister were captured by Texas Rangers and she
Born in 1828, this Seneca studied law but was unable to gain admission to the Bar because at that time Native Americans were not US citizens. He was befriended by writer Lewis Henry Morgan whom he met in a bookshop; they collaborated on Morgan's boo
"One does not sell the land the people walk upon."
Unlike Little Wolf, Geronimo and others Crazy Horse did not live to be an old man, dying as a result of treachery at around 35.
He was notable among the Oglala for his appearance, being light skinn
The name signifies one who was so capable in battle that even the sight of his horse inspired fear. This Oglala Sioux Chief fought in Red Cloud's War and went on to become the first President of the Pine Ridge Indian Council in 1883.
His main conc
"They made us many promises, more than I can remember. But they kept but one – they promised to take our land… and they took it."
Red Cloud made a name for himself in territorial wars with the Crow, Ute, Pawnee and Shoshone. Concerned about the es
Born in 1810, he was known for his courage and resourcefulness from a young age. As a 9 year old he became separated from his family when a herd of buffalo stampeded towards the river bank where he and his sister were playing; he led her to the safe
Wolf Robe was a Southern Cheyenne chief whose name first appears in connection with an attack on General Blunt's soldiers in 1864. His people were forced onto the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation in Indian Territory in the late 1870s.
He was gener
This organization helps animals (and their humans) on Pine Ridge Reservation with food, neutering and rehoming.
You can help a Navajo Elder who has chosen to live in a traditional way, by donating for food, firewood and yarn. You can also adopt a specific Elder.
"I was born on the prairies where the wind blew free and there was nothing to break the light of the sun. I was born where there were no enclosures."
He was born Goyaa
Joseph’s father had converted to Christianity but tore up his bible when the gold rush led to the U.S. taking back millions of acres of Indian lands which were the subject of an 1855 treaty. This was followed by attempted forced removal of the tribe
Born Degataga (“Stands Firm”) in 1806, after the Treaty of New Echota in 1835 he led a migration of Cherokee people to Indian Territory in Eastern Oklahoma in defiance of Chief John Ross, believing that the U.S. foothold in the west was not so strong
So said George Bird Grinnell in his book 'The Fighting Cheyennes'. Little Wolf was born around 1820 and had a reputation for generosity from a young age. The story is told that one day when food was scarce and he was really hungry his mother gav
