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settlements of Arizona and New ]\Iexico 

 andof northern ChihuahuaandSonora be- 

 tween ] 881 and 1886, for which Geronimo, 

 a medicine-man and malcontent rather 

 than a Avarrior, received the chief credit. 

 In the latter year Geronimo's band, so 

 called, of which Nahche was actually the 

 chief, was captured by General Mifes and 

 taken as prisoners ut war successively to 

 Florida, Alabama, and tinaily to Ft Sill, 

 Okla., where Nahche still resides, re- 

 spected by his own people as well as by 

 the whites. He is now (1907) about 49 

 years of age. In his prime as a warrior 

 he was described as supple and graceful, 

 with long, flexible hands, and a rather 

 handsome face. His present height is 

 5 ft. lOi- in. Col. H. L. Scott (inf'n, 1907), 



for four years in charj^eof theChiricahua 

 prisoners in Oklahoma, speaks of Nahche 

 as a most forceful and relial)leman, faith- 

 futty performing the duties assigned to 

 him as a prisoner, whether watched or 

 not. He was proud and self-respecting, 

 and was regarded by the Chiricahua at 

 Ft Sill as their leader. In recent years, 

 however, he has lost his old-time iuHu- 

 enceas well as some of his trustworthi- 

 ness (inf'n from Geo. Wrattan, official 

 interpreter, 1907). 



Nahelta (Nd-hd-ta). A subdivision of 

 the Chasta (q. v. ) tribe of Oregon. — Sen. 

 Ex. Doc. 48, ;^4th Cong., 3d sess., 10, 187o. 



Nahltushkan ('town on outside of 

 point'). A former Tlingit town on 

 Whitewater bay, w. coast of Admiralty 

 id., .Alaska, belonging to the Hutsnuwii 



people. Toji. 246 in 1880, butsubsequently 



aliandoned for Killisnoo. 



Nattu'ck-an.— Swan t( III, field notes, B. A. E., 1904. 



Neltu'schk'-an. — Krause, Tlinkit Ind., 118, 1885. 



Scutskon,— Futroff in Tenth Census, Alaska, 32, 



1884. 



Nahpooitle. The chief village of the 

 Cathlapotle tribe of the Chinookan fam- 

 ily at the mouth of Lewis r., Clarke co., 

 Wash. — Lyman in Oreg. Hist. Soc. Quar., 

 I, 322, 1900. 



Nahpope ( Nepop", 'soup' ) . A prominent 

 warrior of Black Hawk's band <if Sauk 

 andFoxes in the Black Hawk war of 1832. 

 AccordingtoWhittfesey (Wis. Hist. Coll., 

 I, 71-2, 84, repr. 1903) Black Hawk was 

 opposed to the war, but was overrhled by 

 the young men, who were sustained by 

 Nahpope, who manifested intense hatred 

 of the Americans. He was, however, 

 largely influenced by Waupeshek, tlie so- 

 called Prophet. Little has been recorded 

 regarding his life. It is known that he 

 took an active part in the Black Hawk 

 war, and special mention is made of his 

 command in the battle of Wisconsin 

 heights, on AVisconsin r., near the pres- 

 ent Sauk City, Wis. Here Nahpope's 

 band, reenforced by a score of Black 

 Hawk's warriors, made a valiant stand 

 to cover the flight of the main body of 

 hisjieople down the bluffs and across the 

 river, which was jiccomplishe<l with slight 

 loss. During the night following the bat- 

 tle the Americans were for a time in a 

 panic, caused by the noise in the Indian 

 camp, which proved to have been only 

 the applause of a speech by Nahpope in 

 which he endeavored to arouse the Win- 

 nebago to remain with them in the con- 

 test. Nahpope continued in the war to 

 its close, Avas caiitured and imprisoned 

 with Black Hawk and his son, and finally 

 released with them. While Nahpojie was 

 confined at Jefferson Barracks, Catlin 

 painted his portrait. As his name is not 

 ajipended to any treaty made h\ the Sauk 

 and Foxes with the United States, the 

 omission may be attributed to his con- 

 tempt for the Americans. In the summer 

 preceding the Black Hawk war he visited 

 the English authorities at Ft Maiden, t)n- 

 tario, to consult them in regard to the 

 rights of the Indians to their lands. After 

 his release from jirison nothing Uiore is 

 heard of him. His name is also written 

 Naapope and Neai)0]ie. (c. t. ) 



Nahu ( X(i^-]ti'i ). The Medicine clan of 

 the llonani (Badger) phratry of the 

 Hopi.— Stephen in 8th Rep. B. A. E., 39, 

 1891. 



Nahuey. A former Chumashan village 

 near Pun'sima mission, Santa Barbara 

 co.,Cal. 



Nahajuey.— Taylor in Cal. Farmer, Oft. 18, 1861. 

 Nahuey. — Ibid. 



Naich, Naichi. See Nahche. 



Naideni. A former Opata pueblo in 

 tlie vicinity of Fronteras, N. E. Sonora, 



