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 Pushmataha
was a Choctaw chief who saw to it that his people
never fought a war against the United States. |
 Quanah
was the leader of the Quahadi Comanche when that
band became the last of the Plains bands to
accept life on a reservation. Thanks to his
leadership, they took to reservation life rather
well, and Quanah himself became the wealthiest
Indian in all of North America. |
 Opothleyahola
was a leader in the Creek Confederacy who tried
to avoid war with the United States and lead his
people to sanctuary in Kansas. |
 Sitting Bull
(Tatanka-Iyotanka) was a Dakota
warrior who fought many battles against the U.S.
only to be ultimately killed by one of his own. |
 Satanta
(Set'tainte, "White Bear")
was a Kiowa war chief known as the "Orator
of the Plains," and for his campaigns of
terror from Texas to the Canadian border. |
 Little Turtle
(Mishikinakwa) was a Miami orator
and fighter who tried to keep white settlers out
of the Northwest Territory. |
 Chief
Joseph (Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt)
was a Nez Percé who, while neither a warrior nor
a chief, did his best to keep the peace and lead
his people to sanctuary in Canada. |
 Tecumseh
was a Shawnee chief who united 32 eastern tribes
into a confederacy that for a time limited white
migrations into the Northwest Territory. |
