Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph

male, deceased (1904)
Chief Joseph (1840-September 21, 1904) was the chief of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of Nez Perce Indians during General Oliver O. Howard's...

Colocolo

male
Colocolo was a Mapuche leader ("cacique lonco"). He held the position of "Toqui de la Paz" ("Peace Chief") but took over strategic duties when...
Big Bear

Big Bear

male, deceased (1888)
Big Bear or Mistahimaskwa (c.1825 - 17 January 1888) was born in the Canadian Northwest, and became Chief of the Plains Cree First Nation during...
Ghazi Khan

Ghazi Khan

male
Ghazi Khan was the son of Haji Khan, a powerful Baluchi chieftain living in modern-day Pakistan. He declared independence from the Langhi sultans...
Wilma Mankiller

Wilma Mankiller

female, 64 years old
Wilma Pearl Mankiller (born November 18, 1945 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma) was the first female Chief of the Cherokee Nation. Mankiller grew up with her...

Weroance

male
A weroance is an Algonquian word meaning tribal chief, leader, commander, or king, notably among the Powhatan confederacy of the Virginia coast and...
Cornplanter

Cornplanter

male, deceased (1836)
Gaiänt'wakê or Kaintwakon, generally known as Cornplanter, was a Seneca chief. He was the son of a Seneca mother and a Dutch father. He also ca...
Vercingetorix

Vercingetorix

male
Vercingetorix (in Gaulish) (died 46 BC), chieftain of the Arverni, originating from the Arvernian city of Gergovia, and known as the man who led...
Peter Jones

Peter Jones

male
Peter Jones was born on January 1, 1802 and died in 1856. He was a Mississauga from the Credit River, where he lived with his mother until he was...
Guanikeyu

Guanikeyu

male
Guanikeyu, is the present day Cacique, Principal tribal chief of the Jatibonicu Taino Native American Indian tribe of Boriken Puerto Rico. He was...