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Marker detail: A Peacemaker
Photographer: Courtesy Nevada Historical Society
Caption: Marker detail: A Peacemaker
Additional Description: Dressed in native attire in this photo, Numaga, Pyramid Lake Paiute chief, was a peacemaker. The first Native American chief to visit Fort Churchill (see remnants on Carson River east of Dayton), he negotiated peace agreements between his people and settlers in the Pine Nut Mountains south of Dayton. His father, Chief Winnemucca, and grandfather, Captain Truckee, also supported a peaceful relationship with newcomers.
Submitted: November 27, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p552493
File Size: 0.640 Megabytes

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