Joseph Pawnee-no-pashe

Joseph
Pawnee-no-pashe
Governor and Principal Chief Pawnee-no-pashe of the Osage
Osage Nation leader
Personal details
Bornc. 1835
DiedJanuary 18, 1883
PartyFull Bloods
RelationsBrother, Ne-kah-wah-she-tun-kah
Parent(s)Father, Paw-ne-no-pash-she
EducationGraduate of Osage Mission with English, French fluency
Known forGovernor of the Great and Little Osages. Signing the Drum Creek Treaty.
Nickname(s)Governor Joe, Big Hill Joe
Name at birth: Watchie-cha-hiche
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Joseph Pawnee-no-pashe
1st Principal Chief of the Osage Nation
In office
February 1882 – 1883
Preceded byPosition established
Governor of the Osage Nation
In office
1876–1882
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition disestablished

Joseph Pawnee-no-pashe (c. 1835 to January 18, 1883) won the first election of Principal Chief of the Osage Nation in 1882. In official documents he was also known as Joseph Paw-ne-no-Pa-she and Joseph Pre-ne-pro-pah-she. His name translates to "Not Afraid of Longhairs" or "Not Afraid of Pawnee," and he was a member of the Big Hills band.