Indian Tribes and Customs.

Pushmataha Choctaw chief who saw to it that his people never fought a war against the United States

Opothleyahola 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) 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") 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) Miami orator and fighter who tried to keep white settlers out of the Northwest Territory

Chief Joseph (Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt) 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 Shawnee chief who united 32 eastern tribes into a confederacy that for a time limited white migrations into the Northwest Territory