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This series introduces the general reader to various figures in Native American history from the 17th to the 20th century. The volumes explore the lives and accomplishments of a range of native figures who overcame obstacles to become notable in their chosen fields of endeavour, including the arts and literature, politics, religion and medicine. This volume deals with peacemakers and political leaders from the founders of the Iroquois League to today's activists. Figures covered include: Black Kettle, Cheyenne chief and peacemaker; Spotted Tail, Brule Sioux diplomat and chief; Ouray, Ute-Apache spokesman; Winema, Modoc interpreter; Ada Deer, Menominee leader in the struggle for land rights; and Wilma Mankiller, first woman chief of the Cherokee Nation.

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As a part of their American Indian Lives series, Facts on File has produced a collection of biographies of important Native Americans dedicated to peace for their tribes. Readers will learn of tribal history and some legends, the conditions in which each person lived, something of his or her life, and the outcome of his or her efforts for peace. A solid introduction presents a good overview of Native American history. Twelve people are profiled from the 1400s to the present, including Seathl, for whom Seattle is named and who tried to calm the conflicts in the Northwest; Cherokee leaders from John Ross to Wilma Mankiller, current chief; and Black Kettle, a Cheyenne who tried for peace but was double-crossed and killed by Custer's men. Sometimes the title peacemaker is a little stretched, as with Spotted Tail, considered by many Native Americans to have collaborated with white settlers to move the Sioux onto reservations and give away land, or Annie Dodge Wauneka, who crusaded for health legislations for Navajo people but was not a primary force in her tribe's history. Illustrations, mostly old photographs of the people in question, and an annotated bibliography on each peacemaker. (Kirkus Reviews)

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