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Chief John Big Tree
Chief John Big Tree was born on June 2, 1877 in Buffalo, New York, as Isaac Johnny John. He was an actor, known for She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) and Devil's Doorway (1950). He died on July 6, 1967 in Onondaga Indian Reservation, New York.
One of three men who posed for artist James Fraser for the profile which became the famous "Indian head nickel" or "buffalo nickel" minted 1913-1938. The other two were Chief Two Moons (of the Cheyenne) and Chief Iron Tail (of the Lakota Sioux). The image was reused for a special commemorative $50 gold piece in 2006--the USA's first 24k (pure gold) coin.
Big Tree was a member of the Seneca Nation.
As actor
Devil's Doorway
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Western Union
Las Vegas Nights
Hudson's Bay
Brigham Young
North West Mounted Police
Too Many Girls
Maintain the Right
Stagecoach
Susannah of the Mounties
The Oregon Trail
Destry Rides Again
Drums Along the Mohawk
The Girl of the Golden West
Lost Horizon
Hills of Old Wyoming
Prairie Thunder
Maid of Salem
Custer's Last Stand
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
The Bold Caballero
The Singing Vagabond
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Wheels of Destiny
The Telegraph Trail
King of the Arena
The Last of the Mohicans
The Golden West
Red Fork Range