tribal leader
C6804
concept
A tribal leader is the recognized head of a tribe who guides decision-making, represents the group in external relations, and upholds cultural traditions and social cohesion.
All labels observed (122)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| chieftain | 25 |
| tribal chief | 21 |
| tribal leader canonical | 21 |
| traditional leader | 17 |
| paramount chief | 16 |
| war chief | 15 |
| Apache leader | 12 |
| clan chief | 11 |
| Indigenous leader | 8 |
| Seminole leader | 8 |
| Lakota leader | 7 |
| chieftaincy institution | 7 |
| Native American chief | 6 |
| Nez Perce leader | 6 |
| Oglala Lakota leader | 6 |
| Arab tribal leader | 5 |
| Dakota chief | 5 |
| Māori chief | 5 |
| Creek leader | 4 |
| Dakota leader | 4 |
| Indigenous Australian leader | 4 |
| Muscogee leader | 4 |
| Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation | 4 |
| Voortrekker leader | 4 |
| Cheyenne chief | 3 |
| Chickasaw leader | 3 |
| Ho-Chunk leader | 3 |
| Lakota chief | 3 |
| Mapuche leader | 3 |
| Mohawk leader | 3 |
| Northern Cheyenne chief | 3 |
| Potawatomi chief | 3 |
| Seminole war leader | 3 |
| Seneca leader | 3 |
| chieftaincy | 3 |
| chieftainship | 3 |
| Cayuga chief | 2 |
| Choctaw chief | 2 |
| Clan chief | 2 |
| Comanche chief | 2 |
| Filipino chieftain | 2 |
| Kiowa chief | 2 |
| Kiowa leader | 2 |
| Mdewakanton Dakota leader | 2 |
| Mescalero Apache leader | 2 |
| Mingo leader | 2 |
| Native American military leader | 2 |
| Northern Paiute leader | 2 |
| Oglala Lakota chief | 2 |
| Osage leader | 2 |
| Samoan chief | 2 |
| Seneca chief | 2 |
| Turkic tribal leader | 2 |
| Yaqui leader | 2 |
| cacique | 2 |
| village head | 2 |
| Adivasi leader | 1 |
| Bedonkohe Apache leader | 1 |
| Cherokee Nation leader | 1 |
| Chickasaw chief | 1 |
| Choctaw leader | 1 |
| Comanche leader | 1 |
| Dena'ina leader | 1 |
| Dene leader | 1 |
| Fijian chief | 1 |
| First Nations chief | 1 |
| Fulani leader | 1 |
| Haudenosaunee leader | 1 |
| Haudenosaunee political leader | 1 |
| Hmong leader | 1 |
| Huron chief | 1 |
| Inuit cultural leader | 1 |
| Inuit leader | 1 |
| Iroquois leader | 1 |
| Kanak leader | 1 |
| Khoi leader | 1 |
| Kikuyu leader | 1 |
| Kololo leader | 1 |
| Meskwaki chief | 1 |
| Miniconjou Lakota chief | 1 |
| Mohawk war chief | 1 |
| Mohegan tribal elder | 1 |
| Myaamia chief | 1 |
| Nama leader | 1 |
| Natchez leader | 1 |
| Navajo leader | 1 |
| Ngāti Toa leader | 1 |
| Northern Cheyenne leader | 1 |
| Nuu-chah-nulth chief | 1 |
| Odawa leader | 1 |
| Odawa war chief | 1 |
| Ogoni leader | 1 |
| Ottawa war chief | 1 |
| Pashtun tribal leader | 1 |
| Penobscot chief | 1 |
| Plains Cree chief | 1 |
| Plains Cree leader | 1 |
| Ponca chief | 1 |
| Ponca leader | 1 |
| Potawatomi leader | 1 |
| Pueblo leader | 1 |
| Rohilla chieftain | 1 |
| Sauk chief | 1 |
| Seminole chief | 1 |
| Southern Cheyenne chief | 1 |
| Tewa leader | 1 |
| Tuscarora leader | 1 |
| Ute chief | 1 |
| Wyandot chief | 1 |
| Xhosa chief | 1 |
| adat leader | 1 |
| chieftain title | 1 |
| chieftainship role | 1 |
| clan chieftain | 1 |
| clan head | 1 |
| customary leader | 1 |
| indigenous aristocrat | 1 |
| indigenous military leader | 1 |
| tribal chairperson | 1 |
| tribal chieftain | 1 |
| tribal leaders | 1 |
| tribal sheikh | 1 |
Instances (334)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Ngāuruhoe | Māori chief |
| El Saca | Pueblo leader |
| Tupatú | Tewa leader |
| Ertuğrul | — |
|
Zwelivelile
surface form:
Zwelivelile "Mandla" Mandela
|
traditional leader |
| Tiv Traditional Council | chieftaincy institution |
| elders of Gilead | tribal leaders |
| Amr ibn Kulthum | — |
|
Richardville
surface form:
Jean Baptiste Richardville
|
tribal chief |
| Peshewa | tribal chief |
| Hujr ibn al-Harith | Arab tribal leader |
| Hashim ibn Abd Manaf | Arab tribal leader |
| Peter Maivia | Samoan chief |
| Batian wa Mũkũrũ | Kikuyu leader |
| Crazy Horse | Oglala Lakota leader |
| Kálfr Árnason | chieftain |
| Ado-Odo chieftaincy council | chieftaincy institution |
| Red Cloud | Oglala Lakota leader |
| Spotted Tail | Lakota chief |
| Chief Tom Blount | Tuscarora leader |
| Abdul Bahram Khan | Pashtun tribal leader |
| Chief Truckee | Northern Paiute leader |
| Auda abu Tayi | — |
|
Cochise (Apache leader)
surface form:
Cochise
|
Apache leader |
| Jean-Marie Tjibaou | Kanak leader |
| Mecosta (Potawatomi chief) | Potawatomi chief |
| Chief Winnemucca | Northern Paiute leader |
| Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll | clan chief |
|
Fihr (Quraysh)
surface form:
Fihr
|
Arab tribal leader |
| Geronimo | Apache leader |
| Vang Pao | Hmong leader |
|
Potgieter
surface form:
Andries Hendrik Potgieter
|
Voortrekker leader |
| John Ross | Native American chief |
|
Principal Chief John Ross
surface form:
John Ross
|
Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation |
| Joseph Brant | Mohawk leader |
| Chief Tenaya | tribal chief |
| Micanopy | Seminole leader |
| Jumper | Seminole war leader |
| Osceola | Seminole leader |
| Alligator | Seminole war leader |
| Misuzulu Zulu kaZwelithini | traditional leader |
| Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu | traditional leader |
| al-Harith ibn Abi Dirar | tribal chief |
| Deskaheh | Cayuga chief |
| M’Baku | — |
|
Meskwaki leader Poweshiek
surface form:
Poweshiek
|
Meskwaki chief |
| Mahmud Barzanji | tribal sheikh |
| Mangas Coloradas | Apache leader |
| William McIntosh | Creek leader |
| King Payne | Seminole leader |