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Also Known As Sealth
Born c.1790 • Oregon Country • Washington
Died June 7, 1866
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Horatio Hale
American anthropologist
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John Reed Swanton
American anthropologist
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Francisco Garcés
Spanish missionary
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Satanta
Native American leader
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Big Bear
Cree chief
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Opechancanough
American Indian chief
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Sitanka
Miniconjou Lakota chief
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Sassacus
Pequot chief
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Samoset
Native American interpreter
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Little Crow
Oceti Sakowin leader
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Little Wolf
Cheyenne chief
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Uncas
Mohegan chief
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Oscar Howe
American artist
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Ely S. Parker
United States government official
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Black Kettle
Cheyenne chief
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Suzan Shown Harjo
Native American activist
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Dragging-Canoe
Cherokee chieftain
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Captain Jack
Modoc subchief
Black and white portrait of Norval Morrisseau, the Indigenous Canadian artist, shown in a composed pose with a neutral expression.
Norval Morrisseau
Indigenous Canadian artist
Tituba
Tituba
Indigenous American woman