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For instance, there is a lot of competition at the village or district level over who can be chief of village or chief of territory according to traditional law, and who can control the distribution of land and the exploitation of local mining sites.

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In response, three tribes led by the Lakota chief Red Cloud attacked and defeated the US army, many times over.

1877: The great Lakota warrior and chief named Crazy Horse surrendered at Fort Robinson.

He asked Octavio to be his chief of staff.

And I look back to those early days when I had the lofty title, I still have, of chief exec, but in the early days, I was chief exec of myself.

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