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Title	Opothele-Yoholo
Subjects - TGM	Portrait paintings
Subjects - LCSH	Indians of North America -- Biography; Indians of North America -- Portraits; Indians of North America -- History
Description	Portrait of Creek Chief Opothele-Yoholo in colorful Native-American wear with feathers in his hat.
Date	1836-1844
Creator	McKenney, Thomas Loraine, 1785-1859; Hall, James, 1793-1868
Collection Name	History of the Indian tribes of North America, with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal chiefs.
Historical Note	Opothele-Yoholo was born at Tuckabatchee, Creek Nation (in Alabama), the son of a white father and a Native-American mother. He was an important figure in Creek political affairs; during the winter of 1824-1825, he opposed the sale of Creek land to the; government of Georgia. He resisted removal to the west, but in 1836, was nonetheless obligated to lead 15,000 of his people to the Indian Territory in the west. Opothele-Yoholo was also involved in Civil War battles against the Confederate forces.
Owning Institution	Tennessee Historical Society
ID#	33166
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Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
Publisher	F. W. Greenough
Place of publication	Philadelphia (Pa.)
Image Rights	Digital image © 2008, Tennessee State Library & Archives. All rights reserved.
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