Famous American Indians

Black Hawk: Illinois Sauk Indian warrior who fought to have American Indians retain lands and traditions.

Sacagawea: Member of the Shoshone tribe and only women known to be a part of the Lewis and Clark expedition .

Chief Joseph: Leader of the Nez Perce tribe whose lands were in what is now Oregon and Washington.

Sequoyah: American Indian scholar who created an alphabet for the Cherokee tribe, which advanced and helped thousands of Cherokee to become literate

Osceola: American Indian leader during the Second Seminole War of 1835 in Florida

Sitting Bull: Chief of the Lakota nation, best known for fighting against General George A. Custer in the battle at Little Big Horn in 1876, namely Custer's Last Stand.

Squanto: Helped settlers of Plymouth Colony survive by teaching them fishing and the planting of corn

Pontiac: Ottawa war leader who organized tribes in the Great Lakes area to fight the British, in what is known as Pontiac's War (1763-1764).

Tecumseh: Shawnee chief of what is now Ohio region, who worked to unite Indian tribes to oppose white expansion into the West in the early 1800s. 

Jim Thorpe: Famous athlete who played football and baseball.

Wilma Mankiller: First woman principal chief of the Cherokee Nation.

Benjamin Nighthorse Campbell: Former U.S. Senator from Colorado

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