- Sequoya, 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 the Metis- Red Cloud, who fought with Sitting Bull to prevent settlers from crossing Sioux lands- Quanah Parker, the last great chief of the Comanche.