Tribal chief
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A tribal chief, chieftain, or headman is a political leader of a social group commonly described as a tribe, clan, band, or confederation of tribes. Chiefs’ authority varies widely by society and cont
A portrait, published in 1813, of a Koli tribal chief of Dahewan in Gujarat, India
Arminius, a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe who defeated three Roman legions in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
Badge of office of Chief Gambo, Rhodesia c. 1979.
Haudenosaunee
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The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, also known as the Iroquois, are a confederacy of Iroquoian-speaking Native Americans and First Nations peoples in northeast North America. They were known by the French
Photo of an Iroquois woman in 1898
Iroquois dictionary, Jesuit fathers, Quebec, c. 1660
Detail. Ball-headed club. A diplomatic gift to James Bruce (8th Earl Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine), made most probably by Haudenosaunee. From Canada, early-mid 19th century CE. National Museum of Scotland
Mohawk leader John Smoke Johnson (left) with John Tutela and Young Warner, two other Six Nations War of 1812 veterans, in July 1882