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unusual facts about Indian Chief



Alberto Giolitti

After three years of stay in that country, he was able to move to his originary destination, the United States: here he became a mainstay of Western/Dell Publishing, for which he pencilled numerous characters, including Indian Chief, Tonto, Cisco Kid, Turok, Gunsmoke.


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Annawan

Annawan (man), an Indian chief and historical figure in southeastern Massachusetts (also spelled Anawan)

Chief Caddo

The two schools settled on a wooden statue (both schools are located in heavily forested areas) of a legendary Indian chief whose tribe (the Caddo) was responsible for settling the locations that became the cities in which university was located (both of which are named for branches of the tribe).

Corn Stalk

Cornstalk, a Shawnee Indian chief during the American Revolution (1720–1777)

Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief

The lyrics of Johnny Otis's 1958 hit "Willie and the Hand Jive" mention "the doctor, the lawyer, and the Indian chief".

Early glassmaking in America

The Dutchmen went to Werowocomoco (an Indian village on the York River fifteen miles from Jamestown) in order to build a house for the Indian chief, and plotted to kill Captain John Smith and steal powders and arms from the settlers.

General Johnson Saving a Wounded French Officer from the Tomahawk of a North American Indian

At the beginning of the French and Indian War, young George Washington is said to have let Indian chief Tanaghrisson seal their fresh alliance by smashing the skull of Joseph Coulon de Jumonville, a wounded French officer they just took as prisoner, then washing his hands in the man's brain.

I Yam What I Yam

The final gag shows Popeye punching out the Indian chief, causing him to lose his outfit and become another type of Indian, Mahatma Gandhi.

Maiden Rock, Wisconsin

In the Princess Winona legend, the daughter of Dakota Indian Chief Red Wing (for whom the nearby town of Red Wing, Minnesota is named) jumped from this cliff after her lover, a member of the rival Chippewa tribe, was killed by Dakota warriors under orders from Red Wing.

María Lionza

According to the legends, María Lionza was born in 1502 to an Indian chief from the region of Yaracuy.

Opothleyahola

Opothleyahola, also spelled Opothle Yohola, Opothleyoholo, Hu-pui-hilth Yahola, and Hopoeitheyohola, (about 1798 – March 22, 1863) was a Muscogee Creek Indian chief, noted as a brilliant orator.

Pontiac, Rhode Island

After Senator John Hopkins Clarke purchased the water rights, the region assumed the name of "Clarksville." After purchasing the area, the Pontiac Manufacturing Company named the area "Pontiac" after Chief Pontiac a Northwestern Indian chief.

Scott Leavitt

On March 5, 1932, Leavitt took to the floor of the House to deliver a eulogy to Indian Chief Plenty Coups.

Tamanend

In 1794, Ann Julia Hatton's tremendously popular "Tammany: The Indian Chief" premiered on Broadway.

Timeline of Blackford County, Indiana history

1818 October 6 – Treaty of St. Mary's gives land along Salamonie River (in future Jay and Blackford Counties) to Miami Indian Chief Francis Godfroy, and Indians on this reservation are considered first settlers in future Blackford County.

William Washington Gordon

To do so they destroyed the grave of Indian Chief Tomochichi who had given General Oglethorpe the land on which to found the city of Savannah.