Truckee (chief)
Truckee was medicine chief of the Northern Paiute and an influential prophet.Family life
Old Winnemucca was born a Shoshoni and became a Paiute by marrying a Kuyuidika woman. He was the father of Tuboitone and father-in-law to her husband Chief Winnemucca. Thus, he was the maternal grandfather of Sarah Winnemucca. The Wuna Mucca clan had no choice by the 1850s but to accept the anglicized spelling of their name, Winnemucca, as journals of the time spelled it.Relationship with United States settlers
He was friendly with white settlers and guided John C. Frémont, securing a letter of introduction from him commending him for his support during the Mexican–American War.In October 1860 he developed a serious infection in his hand which some sources say was caused by a tarantula bite. Sarah Winemmucca and her father were present at his death.
The Native American chieftain lends his name to the community of Truckee, California as well as to the Truckee Range and Truckee River in Nevada.
