chief (tribal leader)
Found in 883 Collections and/or Records:
Mescalero Chiefs, 1850 - 1900
Black and white photograph of Mescalero chiefs. Two rows of men outdoors, almost all holding rifles. One row standing, the row below crouched in same position as if firing rifle. Almost all in mixture of traditional wear and Anglo attire. Folder 7
Inscription(s)
Inscribed, "Mescalero Chiefs" under the image on recto
Message from Chief John Ross, July 21, 1838
Message by Chief John Ross to Cherokees upon return from Washington calling for General Council at which Delegation and people would exchange sentiments (Moulton) Folded sheet with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 375
Mi-u-kon-dsi, or Solitary Sun, 1906
Folder 21
Inscription(s)
Inscibed, "Mi-u-kon-dsi, or Solitary Sun. Born 1861. Home Fairfax, Okla" on verso
Minutes of Executive Council , June 27 to July 2, 1861
Minutes of Executive Council (Chief John Ross, James Brown, William Potter Ross, Daniel Colston, and Joseph Vann). Reviewed and approved Proclamation and correspondence with Lieutenant Colonel J. R. Kannady, Brigadier General (No Suggestions), Confederate Commissioner of Indian Affairs David Hubbard, and Albert Pike. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1109
Minutes of Executive Council , August 1, 1861
Minutes of Executive Council (Chief John Ross, Assistant Chief Joseph Vann, James Brown, Captain John Drew, and William Potter Ross) calling general meeting of Cherokee people at Tahlequah on August 20, 1861. (Moulton) One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 1114
Minutes of Meetings of Chief John Ross and Edward Gunter with Colonel John Mason, Jr., 1797 - 1897
Minutes of meetings of Chief John Ross and Edward Gunter with Colonel John Mason, October 30 to November 6, 1831. (Moulton). Sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on seven pages. Folder 260A
National Council Resolution, October 22, 1853
Two copies of National Council Resolution instructing Chief John Ross to notify agent regarding cattle illegally driven across Cherokee Nation en route to California. Also white men and free negroes wrongfully residing in Nation (including Fort Gibson). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1022
Newspaper clipping concerning 1859 oil strike in Mayes County, May 1906
Article cites Muriel H. Wright writing in December issue of 'The Chronicles of Oklahoma'. Folder 46
Newspaper Clipping Regarding Field Glass, April 25, 1898
Newspaper clipping regarding field glass given to Col. W. F. Cloud by Ross in 1862. Folder 1345.
Newspaper Clipping Titled "John Ross the Cherokee Chief, and His People", 1797 - 1897
Story from the Congregationalist about John Ross. Folder 1345