Chief NE-KAH-WAH-SHE-TUN-KAH
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Chief
NE-KAH-WAH-SHE-TUN-KAH
Born in Osage CO. 1839
Died Aug. 3, 1923
He was Governor of the Osages four times
and a member of the Council seven times
His sole aim in life was the welfare of his people
Note:
Chief Ne-KAH-Wah-She-TUN-KAH's burial was the last tradition Osage burial ceremony performed in which a human scalp was place in the grave.
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