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Ollokot (Ollikut álok'at) (born 1840s – died 30 September 1877), was a war leader of the Wallowa band of Nez Perce Indians and a leader of the young warriors in the Nez Perce War in 1877.
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- Kicking Bird
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- Alchesay
The Hunkpapa Lakota holy man and patriot never wavered in his fight for the traditions and rights of his tribe. The charismatic Hunkpapa Lakota Sitting Bull (1831-1890) is rightly remembered as the Indian most responsible for wiping out Custer. That was, after all, his village at the Little Bighorn, and in the minds of most Americans, that great In...
The Lakota chief valiantly defended his land and his people in war and peace. Like many great 19th-century Lakotas, Red Cloud (Oglala, 1821-1909) led a complex life partlyin the free and unconstrained days of the buffalo prairie, warring on tribal enemies and leading in the defense against an emigrant tide swallowing his homeland. But Red Cloud’s l...
The Nez Perce war chief led his people with honor and pride. Looking Glass, born in 1832, was a war chief and spokesman for some 40 families. They lived on the newly established reservation in 1877. But without provocation Army Gen. Oliver O. Howard ordered Capt. Stephen G. Whipple to “surprise and capture this chief and all that belonged to him.” ...
The Nez Perce leader was a peacemaker, a diplomat and tireless activist for Indian rights. With the words “I will fight no more forever” Chief Joseph put an end to a 1,500-mile flight of the Nez Perce tribal bands who had refused to abide by an 1877 treaty and move onto a reservation in Idaho. For years he was revered as the great chief of the Nez ...
In war and peace, the Comanche leader valiantly fought for his people’s rights. Quanah Parker was a giant among American Indians, a man with ties to both the white and Indian worlds. He strode through different eras, from the American pioneer period to the modernization of the 20th century. He was a successful rancher and businessman with a showcas...
The Kiowa leader fought against all odds for his tribe before his tragic death. His name may not be as well-known as those of some Indian figures, but over a decade or so, Kicking Bird was one of the most important leaders in the Texas Panhandle, western Oklahoma and southwestern Kansas. And his efforts in war were eclipsed by his work for peace. K...
The Chiricahua chief valiantly fought for his people in war and peace. In his memoir, The Names, N. Scott Momaday wrote about his father who moved out of the old world of the Kiowas to make a life for himself: “I know now that this was an act, not of renunciation, but of profound affirmation, and that it required considerable courage and strength.”...
The Apache chief stood alone in his indomitable dedication to peace for his people. The courage of Alchesay, nephew of the White Mountain Apache chief, Pedro, showed many facets reflecting his roles as warrior, chief or diplomat. At 18, Alchesay, the warrior, became a member of Gen. George Crook’s scouts and fought in the 1872-73 Tonto War. He was ...
Ollokot was a Nez Percé war chief of the Wallowa band, living in the Wallowa valley of Oregon. He was the son of Tuekakas, also known as Old Joseph, and a Nez Percé woman named Arenoth. The exact year of Ollokot's birth is unknown, but he was probably born in the 1840s.
Cultural Narrative: Scene of the rock where ’álok’at (Alokat) was killed at the c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Bear Paw Mountain battle). Taken from direction of trees looking southeast. Firing from behind this rock, ’álok’at (Chief Alokat) was killed in the last battle of the War.
Ollokot, war chief for the Nez Perce, Washington State, May 1877: Creator: Phillips, Charles: Description: War chief for the Nez Perce Indians, Ollokot was brother to Chief Joseph. While Chief Joseph was being groomed in peace and diplomacy, Ollokot was being trained in hunting and war.
- Phillips, Charles
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- Chief Ollokot, 1840?-1877
Alarmed by the message from the Fort Walla Walla meeting, about fifty Nez Perces appeared on May 3 with Joseph and Ollokot, who requested that the proceedings be delayed until White Bird and his people arrived.
– Ollokot (Frog) The Nez Perce National Historic Trail follows the route taken by a large band of the Nez Perce Indian tribe in 1877 when they attempted to flee from the U.S. Cavalry and get to Canada to avoid being forced onto a reservation.
