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Keywords: Tribe, Chief, Leader, Sagamore, Tammany

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A chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a sagamore.

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term used by native New Englanders for a leader or chief.

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a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)

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a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)

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A traditional tribal leader who is responsible in part for the government and the welfare of the people. The English might have referred to this person as "chief."

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A sachem is the head of a Native American tribe.

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