List of Native American leaders

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For other famous Native Americans, see List of Native Americans.

This is a list of Native American leaders who participated in the Indian Wars which occurred throughout the late 17th century until the end of the 19th century. This list includes both chieftains and prominent participants of these wars.

Name	Life	Years Active	Country of origin	Comments
Big Foot	c. 1824-1890	1870s-1890s	Lakota Sioux	Son of Sioux chieftain Lone Horn, he was an ally of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse although he himself saw no action during the Sioux Uprising. A major figure of the Ghost Dance movement of the late-1880s, he was one of several chieftains killed during the Wounded Knee Massacre.
Black Elk	1863-1950	1870-1890s	Lakota Sioux	A prominent Wichasha Wakan of the Oglala Lakota, he was a combatant at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. During the late-1880s, he was involved in the Ghost Dance movement and was injured at the Wounded Knee Massacre.
Black Hawk	1767-1838	1810s-1830s	Sauk	Sauk chieftain who led the Sauk and Fox tribes against the United States off and on during the early 19th century, from the War of 1812 until his eventual defeat following the Black Hawk War.
Black Kettle	c. 1813-1868	1850s-1860s	Cheyenne	Cheyenne chieftain who resisted the American settlement of the Kansas and Colorado territories during the 1860s. After his village was destroyed during the Sand Creek massacre, he participated in the Colorado War with the Comanche and Kiowa negotiating several treaties with the United States before his death at Battle of Washita River.
Blue Jacket	c. 1743-c. 1810	1770s-1800s	Shawnee
Billy Bowlegs	c. 1810-c. 1864	1830s-1860s	Seminole
Joseph Brant	c. 1743-1807	1750s-1800s	Mohawk
Buckongahelas	c. 1720-1805	1770s-1800s	Lenni-Lenape
Captain Jack	c. 1837-1873	1860s-1870s	Modoc
Cochise	c. 1815-1874	1860s-1870s	Apache
Cornplanter	1798-1831	1816-1831	Seneca
Cornstalk	c. 1720-1777	1760s-1770s	Shawnee
Crazy Horse	c. 1842-1877	1850s-1870s	Lakota Sioux
Deganawida	fl. 1450	1450s	Iroquois
Geronimo	1829-1909	1850s-1880s	Apache
Hayowentha	Early 15th or 16th century		Onondaga-Mohawk
Chief Joseph	1840-1904	1870s	Nez Perce
Chief Logan	c. 1725-1780	1770s	Mingo	Mingo chieftain who took part in Lord Dunmore's War.
Neolin	fl. 1761-1763	1760s	Lenni-Lanape	Known as the "Delaware Prophet", he founded a movement during the mid-18th century to reject European goods and a return to traditional way of life. His teachings would later be adopted by a number of tribal chieftains, most notably Chief Pontiac.
Osceola	1804-1838	1830s	Seminole	The principal leader of the Second Seminole War, he led a small band successfully resisting the U.S. Army for over two years before his capture in 1837.
King Philip	c. 1639-1676	1660s-1670s	Wampanoag	The second son of Massasoit, Metacomet (or King Philip) led an open rebellion against the English Massachusetts Bay Colony known as King Philip's War.
Chief Pontiac	c. 1720-1769	1760s	Ottawa	Ottawa chieftain who resisted British settlement of the Great Lakes region during the Pontiac's Rebellion.
Tenskwatawa	1775-1834	1800s-1830s	Shawnee	Shawnee chieftain known as "The Prophet" who was an ally of his brother Tecumseh, together founding Prophetstown.
Rain-in-the-Face	c. 1835-1905	1860s-1870s	Lakota Sioux	A warchief of the Lakota Sioux, he took part in Red Cloud's War and Black Hills War.
Lozen	c. 1840-1887?	1840s-1880s	Apache	Sister of Chihenne-Chiricahua Apache chieftain Vittorio, Lozen was a prominent prophet and warrior against Mexican incursions into the southwest United States.
Red Cloud	1822-1909	1860s-1890s	Lakota Sioux	A chieftain of the Oglala Lakota, he was one of several Sioux leaders who opposed the American settlement of the Great Plains successfully winning a short-lived victory against the U.S. Army during Red Cloud's War.
Red Jacket	c. 1750-1830	1770s-1790s	Seneca
Major Ridge	c. 1771-1839	1790s-1830s	Cherokee
Sakayengwaraton	1792-1886	1810s	Mohawk
Shingas	c. 1740-1673		Lenape
Chief Seattle	c. 1786-1866		Suquamish-Duwamish
Sitting Bull	c. 1831-1890	1870s-1890s	Lakota Sioux
Tamanend	c. 1628-1698	1680s-1690s	Lenni-Lenape
Tecumseh	c. 1768-1813	1800s-1810	Shawnee	Shawnee chieftain who attempted to organize a vast alliance of Native American tribes in the eastern United States during the early 19th century. Siding with Great Britain during the War of 1812, he led the Shawnee against the United States until his death at the Battle of the Thames.
Chief Tuskaloosa	d. 1540	1540s	Choctaw	Leader of the Choctaw who opposed the expedition of Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and was killed in battle against him near present-day Mobile, Alabama.
Stand Watie	1806-1871	1860s	Cherokee	Cherokee chieftain who led a cavalry regiment made up of Cherokee, Creek and Seminoles who fought on behalf of the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
Wovoka	c. 1856-1932	1880s	Northern Paiute	Paiute shaman who founded the Ghost Dance movement whose religious teachings became popular among the tribes of the Great Plains and western United States until the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890.