Tuesday, August 10, 2010. Chief Crazy Horse - Sioux. Tȟašúŋke Witkó, Cha-O-Ha and Curly, who became Crazy Horse, was born about 1840 on the South Cheyenne River. How Crazy Horse got his Name. Battle of the Red Buttes and and the subsequent Platte River Bridge Station Battle. And the subsequent Platte River Bridge Station Battle.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010. Chief Keokuk - Sak or Sauk Tribe. A Native American, Black Hawk, of the Sauk tribe, did not approve of the Treaty of 1830. In the spring of 1830, when Black Hawk and his followers returned from their hunt, they found white settlers occupying their village. Black Hawk had not sanctioned the sale of this land and was determined to regain the village. This was the instigation of the 1832 Black Hawk war. To find the family tree for Chief Keokuk. In Roots Web, click here.

Friday, August 6, 2010. Chief Red Cloud - Sioux. Chief Red Cloud - Sioux. Maȟpíya Lúta or Makhpia-sha was born in 1822 in Nebraska. He was one of the most capable Native American opponents the United States Army ever faced. At a young age, he fought against neighboring Pawnee and Crow, gaining much war experience.

Monday, August 9, 2010. Chief Red Fox - Sioux. The following is part of the memoirs. Memoirs - Battle of Little Big Horn. Chief Red Fox appeared in over 100 movies, many of them were Silent Movies. War on the Plains,. When the Heart Calls,. Daughters of the Tribe,. Toll of the Warpath,. Red Fox and Wild Flower,. Perils of the Plains,.

Sunday, August 15, 2010. Chief Sitting Bull - Sioux. Tatanka Iyotaka was born about 1837, near the Grand River in South Dakota. As a child he was known as Slon-He. He became a chief, Chief Sitting Bull, and a medicine man of the Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux Native American tribe. He led his people against the United States in many battles. The Railroad and the Gold Rush. George Armstrong Custer led a military expedition from Fort Abraham Lincoln, near Bismar.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Chief White Cloud - Iowa. Mahaskah, was born near the Des Moines River, in Iowa, in 1784. The tribe was known as the Iowa or Ioway tribe. His father, Mauhawgaw, was invited by the Sioux to a dinner. While at the dinner, the Sioux surprised Mauhawgaw, attacked him and killed him. Mahaskah was very young at the time. Mahaskah was then involved in eighteen battles with other Native American tribes and was victorious in every one. During his life, Mahaskah had 10 wives.

Thursday, July 29, 2010. Chief Joseph Brant - Mohawk. Joseph Brant or Thayendanegea was born around March 1743 in Ohio. From this point on, Brant favored the British during the Revolutionary War and did all he could to help the British. Ultimately, Brant was commissioned as a Captain over Mohawk Native Americans in the War against the Americans.