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TOP 10 GREATEST INDIAN CHIEFS

This CALIE resource is being compiled to introduce young Native American Indian students to a few of their nations' most famous Indian chiefs of North America, the brave tribal leaders and warriors who have left their mark on the history of our great lands — please do your own research to learn more in-depth facts, biographies and their most noteworthy quotes about these famous Native American Indians.

The California Indian Education website's top ten Indian chiefs is not so much about listing the top 10 chiefs of all time (which would be impossible), but this guide is about beginning a study resource to familiarize students with some of the most important Native American leaders of the known past.

FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEFS LEADERS WARRIORS QUOTATIONS SPEECHES

INDIAN CHIEFS, WARRIORS, LEADERS
GERONIMO
Geronimo
Apache
1829-1909
JOESPH
Chief Joseph
Nez Percé
1840-1904
BENITO
Benito Juarez
Zapoteca
1806-1872
AMERICAN
American Horse
Sioux
c. 1800-1876
TECUMSEH
Tecumseh
Shawnee
1768-1813
BLACKHOOF
Black Hoof
Shawnee
c. 1740-1831
COCHISE
Cochise
Apache
1812-1874
SITTING BULL
Sitting Bull
Lakota
c. 1831-1890
JACK
Captain Jack
Modoc
1837-1873
CRAZY HORSE
Crazy Horse
Lakota
c. 1845-1877
FAMOUS INDIANS
Ishi
Ishi
Yahi
1860-1916
COSTO
Rupert Costo
Cahuilla
1906-1989
THORPE
Jim Thorpe
Sac & Fox
1887-1953
THORPE
Ira Hayes
Pima
1923-1955
FAMOUS NON-INDIANS
CURTIS
Edward Curtis
Photographer
1868-1952

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