1. Native Americans of the West

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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.

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

10. 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

11. 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