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  • 41Chief Blackfish — Blackfish (c. 1729–1779), known in his native tongue as Cot ta wa ma go or Mkah day way may qua, was a Native American leader, war chief of the Chillicothe division of the Shawnee tribe. Biography Little is known about him, since he only appears… …

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  • 42chief —    In A Dictionary of Sailor’s Slang, by Wilfred Granville, we are told that ‘Chief is used as a less formal mode of address by an officer to a Chief Petty Officer. Chiefy is most used on the lower deck.’ ‘Chief’ might also be used by a British… …

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  • 43Chief Crow — Crow was a Sioux chief who gave the opening battle cry at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. References Lafarge, Oliver. (MCMLVI). A Pictorial History of the American Indian. Crown Publishers Inc. Page 177. Persondata Name Crow, Chief Alternative …

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  • 44Chief Gall — Gall (c. 1840 ndash; 1895) (Lakota Pizí , [Pronounced as / phi zí /. See Lakota language.] gall bladder ) [cite book| last = Buechel| first = Eugene| coauthors = Paul Manhart| title = Lakota Dictionary: Lakota English/English Lakota| origyear =… …

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  • 45American River — For other uses, see American River (disambiguation). Coordinates: 38°35′51″N 121°30′29″W / 38.5975°N 121.50806°W / 38.59 …

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  • 46chief — chiefless, adj. chiefship, n. /cheef/, n. 1. the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority: the chief of police. 2. the head or ruler of a tribe or clan: an Indian chief. 3. (cap.) U.S. Army. a title of some… …

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  • 47chief — 1 /tSi:f/ adjective 1 most important; main: One of the chief causes of crime today is drugs. | the prosecution s chief witness see also: chiefly 2 highest in rank: the chief accountant | the chief political correspondent of the Washington Post 3… …

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  • 48American Indians —     American Indians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► American Indians     GENERAL     When Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492 he was welcomed by a brown skinned people whose physical appearance confirmed him in his opinion that… …

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  • 49Chief John Big Tree — James Earle Fraser s sculpture, End of the Trail , for which Big Tree claims he was the model. Born July 2, 1877(1877 07 02) Michigan, USA …

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  • 50Chief Oshkosh — Menominee Chief Oshkosh Born 1795 near Nekoosa, Wisconsin Died August 29 …

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