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Chief Pontiac
Pontiac, IL		 Chief Black Hawk
Oregon, IL
This Chief Pontiac statue was restored by the Diaz Sign Art Company and installed inside the Pontiac-Oakland Automobile Museum in 2011. These statues was based on an oil painting by Jerry Farnsworth in 1935 for General Motors' Pontiac division. Copies, prints, and statues duplicating this image were widely distributed. I believe General Motors distributed these to dealerships, city offices, and schools. For more, see this website.

The Chief Black Hawk sculpture is 48 feet tall and made of reinforced concrete. Also known as the Eternal Indian, he was built from 1908-1911 and is located in Lowden State Park. The statue was restored from 2014-2020. [map]

The Chief
Champaign, IL
The Chief, a 17-foot-tall copper sculpture was built in 1949 for Herb Drew's Plumbing & Heating which was located in Danville, IL. When the business closed in 1994, the owner's grandson moved the Indian here to the Curtis Apple Orchard. The statue represents Kesis, a famous Kickapoo Indian from Illinois. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.

Indiana:
Chief Menominee (Plymouth) [map]

Ad Astra
Topeka, KS		 Keeper
of the Plains
Wichita, KS
The 22-foot-tall, bronze Ad Astra sculpture is installed on top of the Kansas State Capitol dome. It depicts a Kansa tribe warrior and was created by Richard Bergen and installed in 2002. For more, see this website. [map]

The 44-foot-tall Keeper of the Plains steel sculpture. It was created by Blackbear Bosin in 1974. The sculpture is located at the Keeper of the Plains Plaza. [map]

More Kansas:
Peace Treaty Memorial (Medicine Lodge)

Indian
Lafayette, LA		 Mohawk Indian
Charlemont, MA
This bronze Indian statue in Lafayette is installed in front of a residence. It is 13 feet tall and was built in New Jersey. The owner bought the statue in 2004 at an auction. It was installed at his house in Lawtell, LA. When he moved to this house in 2016, he brought along the statue. For more, see this website. [map]

This bronze Mohawk Indian sculpture in Charlemont is entitled "Hail to the Sunrise". It is a tribute to the five Indian nations of the Mohawk Trail. The statue is eight feet tall and was produced in 1932. [map]

Indian
Skowhegan, ME
 Old Ish
Ishpeming, MI
The Indian statue in Skowhegan is 62 feet tall, making it the world's tallest Indian statue. It was made from hemlock trees by Bernard Langlais and erected in 1969. The statue had suffered from years of neglect. These photos are from 2007. The statue was restored in 2014. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

This iron statue of Old Ish was built in 1884. It is about six feet tall and was originally painted black. The statue is installed on an eight-foot-tall base that functioned as a drinking fountain. [map]

Hiawatha
Ironwood, MI
This fiberglass statue of Hiawatha is about 50 feet tall. It was built by Gordon Displays in Minneapolis, MN in 1964. The statue was restored in 2004. [map]

Indian
Tawas City, MI
This Indian statue was created by Gordon Clute in 1970. It stands in front of the now closed Tawas Indian Museum & Gift Shop. There were a couple of other Indian statues there that are gone now. For more, see this website. [map]

More Michigan:
Chief Pontiac: 1, 2 (Pontiac)

Chief Kandiyohi
Willmar, MN
 Indian
Spring Valley, MN
Chief Kandiyohi was a fictional character developed by the Kandiyohi County Bank. This 17-foot-tall statue of him was created in 1956. It was originally installed at the Bank of Willmar. In 1983, the statue was moved next to the Kandiyohi County Courthouse. For more, see this website. [map]

The Indian statue in Spring Valley stands in a park next to the visitors information center. The statue was created in the 1940s and was originally installed at the Mystery Cave in Spring Valley which is now a state park. [map]

Indian
Bemidji, MN
This Indian statue in Bemidji represents Shaynowishkung, also known as Chief Bemidji. Shaynowishkung helped early settlers in the area make it through winters. The original statue was a wood carving, created in 1901. After much deterioration, it was replaced with this carved statue in 1952. It was created by Eric Boe. In 2011, fundraising began to create a more accurate and respectable representation of Chief Bemidji. These photos are from 2011. In 2014, this statue was moved to the Beltrami County Historical Society. A realistic, bronze replacement statue has been installed at the site. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.

More Minnesota:
Chief Busticogan (Bigfork)
Chief Wrinkle Meat (Jacobson) [map]

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