Native American leader Graves & Memorials

Kicking Bird

1835–1875 (age 40)

Fort Sill Post Cemetery

Kicking Bird was a Kiowa leader and diplomat who advocated for peace during the Indian Wars of the 1870s.

Ten Bears

1790–1872 (age 82)

Fort Sill Post Cemetery

Ten Bears was a Comanche war chief and orator known for his resistance to westward expansion in the mid-19th century.

Kintpuash

1837–1873 (age 36)

Fort Klamath Military Cemetery

Kintpuash (1837-1873), also known as Wa'Chamshwash, was a Native American leader buried at Fort Klamath Military Cemeter...

Schonchin John

1805–1873 (age 68)

Fort Klamath Military Cemetery

Schonchin John (1805-1873) was a Native American figure buried at Fort Klamath Military Cemetery.

Electa Quinney

1798–1885 (age 87)

Stockbridge Indian Cemetery

Electa Quinney was a Clinton native and member of the Stockbridge Indian Nation who lived from 1798 to 1885 and was buri...

Sitting Bull

1831–1890 (age 59)

Sitting Bull Monument

Sitting Bull was a Lakota Sioux leader and warrior who lived from 1831 to 1890.

Little Wolf

1820–1904 (age 84)

Lame Deer Cemetery

Little Wolf (1820-1904) was a Cheyenne Native American leader from the Black Hills.

Wilma Mankiller

1945–2010 (age 65)

Stilwell

Wilma Mankiller (1945–2010) served as the first female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation and was buried in Stilwe...