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Also Known As Goyathlay
Born June 1829 • Mexico
Died February 17, 1909 (aged 79) • Oklahoma

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Geronimo, 1886
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Nana
Nana
Apache leader
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Cochise
Apache chief
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Mildred Cleghorn
Apache dollmaker, teacher, and tribal leader
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Mangas Coloradas
Apache chief
Tecumseh
Tecumseh
Shawnee chief
Black Hawk or Makataimeshekiakiah, painting by Charles Bird King, c. 1837.
Black Hawk
Sauk and Fox leader
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull
Lakota chief
Quanah Parker
Quanah Parker
Native American leader
Pontiac
Pontiac
Ottawa chief
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse
Oceti Sakowin chief
Joseph Brant
Joseph Brant
Mohawk chief
Red Cloud
Red Cloud
Oceti Sakowin chief
Metacom (King Philip)
Metacom
Wampanoag leader
Gall
Gall
Oceti Sakowin chief
Osceola
Osceola
Seminole leader
Manuelito
Manuelito
Navajo chief
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The Prophet
Shawnee leader
Little Turtle
Little Turtle
Miami chief
Pushmataha.
Pushmataha
American Indian chief
Lori Piestewa
Lori Piestewa
American soldier