Shacknasty Jim (c. 1851 – 1881) was a

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and the leader of the Hot Creek band. His

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is a corruption of a Modoc name meaning Left-handed Man. His brothers, Jake and Shacknasty Frank, fought under him during the Modoc War. After the plot to assassinate the peace commissioners was carried out, Shacknasty surrendered, and his band went onto the Quapaw Agency Lands. Shacknasty then served as a

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who helped the

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hunt down the remaining Modoc warriors. Shacknasty Jim died of

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at the

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. His great-granddaughter is the author Cheewa James.

Sources

The Modoc Indians: A Native American Saga
1851 births 1881 deaths Native American leaders Modoc people People of the Modoc War 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in Oklahoma 19th-century Native Americans {{NorthAm-native-stub