Native Americans never called their chieftains chieftains, that was a European word which had been in use long before the first encounters with the new world during the age of exploration.
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Correct. The word many tribes used was "sachem", which was adopted by White men and used to describe both Indian leaders and leaders in their own communities.
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https://www.wordnik.com/words/sachem
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