Chief John Big Tree
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Chief John Big Tree was a member of the Seneca Nation and an actor who appeared in 59 films between 1915 and 1950. He was born in Buffalo, New York and died in Onondaga Indian Reservation, New York. His interment was also there.
Big Tree in Fighting Caravans (1931)
U.S. Indian Head nickel, for which Big Tree claimed he was one of three models used – although the sculptor said that another Chief Big Tree, Adoeette, from the Kiowa tribe was one of his models
James Earle Fraser's sculpture, End of the Trail, for which Big Tree claimed he was the model.
Buffalo nickel
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The Buffalo nickel or Indian Head nickel is a copper–nickel five-cent piece that was struck by the United States Mint from 1913 to 1938. It was designed by sculptor James Earle Fraser.
Image: NNC US 1913 5C Buffalo Nickel (Ty I mound)
Image: NNC US 1913 5C Buffalo Nickel (Ty I mound)
Image: NNC US 1913 5C Buffalo Nickel (Ty II line)
Franklin MacVeagh, Secretary of the Treasury under Taft. A letter to him by his son may have been the genesis of the Buffalo nickel.