Great Chiefs, Volume I

Summary

A tribute to the courageous chiefs and warriors who fought to protect their people and preserve the Native way of life in the face of European expansion across North America:  Sequoyah, a Cherokee who invented a system of writing for his people  Sitting Bull, the powerful warrior and spiritual leader of the Lakota Sioux who doggedly fought white incursions on Sioux land  Chief Joseph, who led the Nez Perce on a heroic and doomed flight to freedom  Louis Riel, who was hanged as a traitor after fighting to protect Métis rights  Red Cloud, who fought with Sitting Bull to prevent settlers from crossing Sioux lands  Quanah Parker, the last great chief of the Comanche.

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