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Also Known As Wahunsenacah • Wahunsenacawh
Died April 1618 • Virginia
Notable Family Members daughter Pocahontas • brother Opechancanough

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Powhatan bust
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Pocahontas
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Powhatan princess
Opechancanough
American Indian chief
The founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Tecumseh
Shawnee chief
Black Hawk or Makataimeshekiakiah, painting by Charles Bird King, c. 1837.
Black Hawk
Sauk and Fox leader
Joy Harjo, 2019
Joy Harjo
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Paula Gunn Allen
American author and scholar
Sacagawea
Sacagawea
Native American explorer
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull
Sioux chief
N. Scott Momaday
N. Scott Momaday
American author
Alexander McGillivray
Creek chief
Ovide Mercredi
Canadian First Nations leader
Quanah Parker
Quanah Parker
Native American leader
Sarah Winnemucca
Sarah Winnemucca
Native American educator, author and lecturer
Zitkala-Sa
Zitkala-Sa
American writer
Dull Knife
Cheyenne chief
Geronimo
Geronimo
Apache leader
Eagle Woman
American peace activist
Chief Joseph
Chief Joseph
Nez Percé chief
Wovoka
American Indian prophet
Smohalla
American Indian leader