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TOP 10 FAMOUS NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN CHIEFS Warriors Leaders of Indigenous Peoples of North American Tribal Nations. STATISTICS for 2008-May 2016 (CALIE.ORG website only): Over 168 MILLION HITS!!!

TOP 10 FAMOUS NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN CHIEFS Warriors Leaders of Indigenous Peoples of North American Tribal Nations

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HELP CONTRIBUTE to this section. TECUMSEH Shawneed Indian Chief Warrior Speech Massacre at Fort Dearborn Famous Native American Quotes. Following speech by The Great Shawnee Warrior and Statesman, Chief Tecumseh, as included in the following magazine article by Simon Pokagon, Pokagon Band of Pottawatomie Nation: Published, 1899, (Tecumseh's speech spoken c.1800) "Harpers New Monthly Magazine" Vol.

TECUMSEH Shawneed Indian Chief Warrior Speech Massacre at Fort Dearborn Famous Native American Quotes

XCVIII, No. DLXXXVI, March 1899, pp. 649-656 By Simon Pokagon Chief of the Pokagon Band of Pottawatomie Nation He (Tecumseh) generally spoke as follows: "Before me stand the rightful owners of kwaw–notchi–we au–kee (this beautiful land). "The Great Spirit in His wisdom gave it to you and your children to defend, and placed you here. "But ä–te–wä (alas!) "And not content with hemming you in on every side, they have built at She–gog–ong (Chicago), in the very center of our country, a military fort, garrisoned with soldiers, ready and equipped for battle. "As sure as waw–kwen–og (the heavens) are above you they are determined to destroy you and your children and occupy this goodly land themselves. CHIEF AMERICAN HORSE Sioux Nation Native American Indian Warrior Wasicu Tasunke. BENITO JUAREZ Zapoteca President of Mexico Famous American Indian Chief Quotes Biography.

President Benito Juarez famous quote 1800s: "Between individuals, as between nations, peace means respect for the rights of others.

BENITO JUAREZ Zapoteca President of Mexico Famous American Indian Chief Quotes Biography

" Aboriginal North American Indians are proud of their indigenous "full-blood" leader who served five terms as the President of Mexico. President Benito Juarez was born in San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, Mexico, 1806. He studied law at the Instituto de Ciencias y Artes and was a strong defender of Mexico's indigenous peoples. CHIEF JOSEPH Nez Perce Native American Indian Famous Quotes. CHIEF JOSEPH, Nez Perce: In his final years, Chief Joseph spoke eloquently against the injustices of U.S.

CHIEF JOSEPH Nez Perce Native American Indian Famous Quotes

Government policies and racial discrimination against Indigenous peoples and he held out hope that America's promise of freedom and equality would one day be fulfilled for Native Americans as well. Equal rights for American Indian peoples was a pretty big dream for our Native ancestors at the turn of the 20th century (late 1800s) when we stop to consider that most Indians were not even allowed to become U.S. citizens until Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 was made into law. Chief Joseph's famous quotation: “...Hear me, my chiefs! Excerpted from Chief Joseph's surrender speech October 5, 1877 - Submitted by Ernie Salgado Jr., Ahmium Education, Inc. GERONIMO FAMOUS INDIAN WARRIOR Quotes Terrorism Poster 1492. Geronimo famous quote: “I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove worthy of the trust.

GERONIMO FAMOUS INDIAN WARRIOR Quotes Terrorism Poster 1492

" "Late one afternoon when returning from town we were met by a few women and children who told us that Mexican troops from some other town had attacked our camp, killed all the warriors of the guard, captured all our ponies, secured our arms, destroyed our supplies, and killed many of our women and children… when all were counted, I found that my aged mother, my young wife, and my three small children were among the slain.” Excerpt from the biography "Geronimo: His own Story". TRIBAL WEBSITE www.chiricahua-apache.com: Chiricahua-Apache.com is under development by the Chiricahua Apache Prisoner of War Committee, which consists of direct descendants of Chiricahua Apache prisoners of war. Original 1886 Geronimo Cabinet card. Geronimo meets with General Crook, March 27, 1886.