Was there any prominent chefs in the central plains region?

Question

Was there any prominent chefs in the central plains region?

Answer 1

Since this is geography based, and the way it is worded, I am going to answer what I THINK you are asking and that is:  Were there any prominent (Native American) CHIEFS in the central plains region.  I have to guess we are not interested in Chefs at La Maison in Kansas CIty.

That said, here are 3 prominent Chiefs:

Quanah Parker

(1845 - 1911)

Quanah was chief of the Comanche Indians, who led his people against white settlers in an attempt to stop the slaughter of buffalo in the tribe's homeland in Texas. Quanah surrender to the United States Army in 1875. In June 1875, Quanah's band moved to a reservation near Fort Sill, in what is now southwestern Oklahoma. Quanah encouraged his people to get an education and to farm the land. He also persuaded the Comanche to increase their income by leasing pastureland to white ranchers. Quanah obtained full U.S. citizenship for every member of his band long before other Indian chiefs did so for their people.

Crazy Horse

(1844? - 1877)

Crazy Horse was an Oglala Sioux Indian chief. In 1875, the United States government ordered Crazy Horse and other Sioux to enter a reservation. They refused. In 1876, Crazy Horse led the Sioux and Cheyenne, who defeated General George Crook in the Battle of the Rosebud in Montana. Eight days later, he led the Indians in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, where Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer and his command were wiped out.

Coshise

(koh CHEES or koh CHEEZ

(1800? - 1874)

He was an American Indian chief who fought white settlers in what are now Arizona and New Mexico. He led the Chiricahua band of the Apache Indians. The name Cochise means firewood in Apache.