Spotted Tail

Spotted Tail

male, deceased (1881)
Native American, lakota, Lakota tribe, MurderedNativeAmerican, ulysses grant, leader
Sinte Gleska was a Brulé Lakota tribal chief. Although a great warrior in his youth, he declined to participate in Red Cloud's War, having become c...
Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse

male, deceased (1877)
Oglala Lakota, Lakota tribe, lakota, leader, Federal Government, Native American…MurderedNativeAmerican
Crazy Horse (ca. 1840 - September 5, 1877) was a respected war leader of the Oglala Lakota, who fought against the U.S. federal government in an...
Major Ridge

Major Ridge

male, deceased (1839)
Indian, Native American, slaveholder, MurderedNativeAmerican, cherokee, American…Assassinated American
Major Ridge was a Cherokee Indian leader and protoge, along with Charles R. Hicks, of the noted figure James Vann.
James Vann

James Vann

male, deceased (1809)
Doublehead, John Watts, leader, slaveholder, north georgia, the ridge…MurderedNativeAmerican, American, Native American
James Vann, part Cherokee, part Scottish, was the son of a fur trader surnamed Vann (James, Clement, or John Joseph; various sources name a...
Sitting Bull

Sitting Bull

male, deceased (1890)
7th Cavalry, American, U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment, Native American, Sioux Wars, American army…MurderedNativeAmerican
Sitting Bull was a Hunkpapa Lakota chief and holy man. He is notable in American and Native American history in large part for his major victory at...
Anna Mae Aquash

Anna Mae Aquash

female, deceased (1975)
Red power, death by firearm in the United States, indigenous peoples, resistance movement, assassinated, from the Halifax Regional Municipality…MurderedNativeAmerican, murdered, american indian, Native American, American Indian in the United States
Anna Mae Aquash (also Anna Mae Pictou Aquash or Anna Mae Pictou; first name also spelled Annie Mae; Mi'kmaq name Naguset Eask) (b. in a small...
Big Foot

Big Foot

male, deceased (1890)
Si Thanka, Sioux, Lakota Sioux, Lakota tribe, leader, U.S. Army…MurderedNativeAmerican, Native American
Big Foot (Si Thanka) (1824? - December 29, 1890), also known as Spotted Elk, was the name of a chief of a sub-group of the Lakota Sioux. He was son...
Chief Pontiac

Chief Pontiac

male, deceased (1769)
Odawa, Pontiac's Rebellion, Native American, american indian, Canadian historical figure, MurderedNativeAmerican…north american indian
Pontiac or Obwandiyag, was an Ottawa leader who became famous for his role in Pontiac's Rebellion (1763–1766), an American Indian struggle ag...
Ingrid Washinawatok

Ingrid Washinawatok

female, deceased (1999)
assassinated, FARC, Native American, activist, MurderedNativeAmerican, murdered
Ingrid Washinawatok El-Issa (also known as "O'Peqtaw-Metamoh" and "Flying Eagle Woman") was born in 1957. She was an internationally-known member...