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  2. List of Native American leaders of the Indian Wars - Wikipedia

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    A chief of the Oglala Lakota, he was one of several Lakota leaders who opposed the American settlement of the Great Plains winning a short-lived victory against the U.S. Army during Red Cloud's War. Red Jacket: c. 1750–1830 1770s–1790s Seneca: Major Ridge: c. 1771–1839 1790s–1830s Cherokee: Sakayengwaraton: 1792–1886 1810s Mohawk: Shingas

  3. List of Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee - Wikipedia

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    The towns appointed their own leaders to represent the tribe to British, French, and (later) American authorities. They typically had both peace ("white") and war ("red") chiefs. The range of aboriginal titles were usually translated by the English as "chief," but the Cherokee called their headmen of towns and villages "Beloved Man."

  4. Tribal chief - Wikipedia

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    The band is the fundamental unit of governance among the First Nations in Canada (formerly called "Indians"). Most bands have elected chiefs, either directly elected by all members of the band, or indirectly by the band council, these chiefs are recognized by the Canadian state under the terms of the Indian Act. As well, there may be ...

  5. Category:Indigenous leaders in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Tribal chiefs of the Caribbean (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Indigenous leaders in the Americas" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.

  6. List of chiefs of the Seminoles - Wikipedia

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    There were four leading chiefs of the Seminole, a Native American tribe that formed in what was then Spanish Florida in the present-day United States.They were leaders between the time the tribe organized in the mid-18th century until Micanopy and many Seminole were removed to Indian Territory in the 1830s following the Second Seminole War.

  7. Category:Native American leaders - Wikipedia

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    Native American religious leaders are in Category:Religious figures of the indigenous peoples of North America; For Native American politicians, see Category:Native American politicians; For indigenous Canadian leaders, see Category:Aboriginal leaders in Canada

  8. Pontiac (Odawa leader) - Wikipedia

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    Pontiac or Obwaandi'eyaag (c. 1714/20 – April 20, 1769) was an Odawa war chief known for his role in the war named for him, from 1763 to 1766 leading Native Americans in an armed struggle against the British in the Great Lakes region due to, among other reasons, dissatisfaction with British policies.

  9. List of Taínos - Wikipedia

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    Both were governed by chiefs known as caciques, who were the maximum authority in a Yucayeque (village). The chiefs were advised by priest-healers known as a Bohique and the Nitayno, which is how the elders and warriors were known. [4] This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.