Native Americans of the West

Corn Planter Seneca tribe 1732-1836 First fought with the British, but took part in Indian treaties with the American government One of the most valiant warriors of superior sagacity and eloquence

Sitting Bull Hunkpapa Sioux (Dakota Sioux) 1831-1890 Escaped into British Territory, and through the mediation of Dominion officials, surrendered on a promise of pardon in 1880 Most recognizable Indian of the world

Crazy Horse Lakota tribe 1849-1877 Fought to prevent American encroachment Stole horses from the Crow Indians before he was thirteen, and led his first war party before turning twenty

Chief Joseph Nez Perce` tribe 1840-1904 Denounced the United States, destroyed his American flag and his Bible, and refused to move his band from the Wallowa Valley or sign the treaty that would make the new reservation boundaries official First to convert to Christianity and an active supporter of the tribe’s longstanding peace with whites

Chief Seattle Suqwamish & Duwamish tribe 1786-1866 In 1855, the governor of Washington Territory called together the tribes to propose a new treaty, which would be controlled by the government Converted to Christianity

Captain Jack Modoc tribe 1837-1873 U.S. Government relocated the Modoc people to the Klamath Indian Reservation in southwest Oregon Hanged for the murder of General Canby

Cochise Chiricahua Apache tribe 1812-1874 Fought the Mexicans Falsely accused of kidnapping a young white American boy This picture is "Naches" or "Wei-chi-ti", son of Cochise, with wife.

Red Cloud Lakota tribe 1822-1909 Fought in the Fetterman’s Massacre Gained prominence for his leadership

Kicking Bear Oglala tribe 1853-1904 U.S. Army stopped the Ghost Dance with the Wounded Knee Massacre Attracted the most attention for advocacy of the Ghost Dance

Black Kettle Southern Cheyenne tribe ?-1868 Government sought to resolve the situation by demanding that the Southern Cheyenne sign a new treaty ceding all their lands save the small Sand Creek reservation in southeast Colorado Escaped harm at the Sand Creek Massacre