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White Eyes
White Eyes, named ''Koquethagechton'' (c. 1730 – 5 November 1778), was a leader of the ''Lenape'' (Delaware) people in the Ohio Country during the era of the American Revolution. Sometimes known as George White Eyes, or Captain Grey Eyes al. Sir William, his given name in Lenape was rendered in many spelling variations in colonial records.〔(Wellenreuther, Hermann. "The Succession of Head Chiefs and the Delaware Culture of Consent: The Delaware Nation, David Zeisberger, and Modern Ethnography" ), In A. G. Roeber, ed., ''Ethnographies and Exchanges: Native Americans, Moravians, and Catholics in Early America.'' University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008. 31–48.〕
By 1773 he was Speaker of the Delaware Head Council and known as one of the most important councilors.〔 White Eyes was a war chief and a tireless mediator in turbulent times, negotiating the first Indian treaties with the fledgling United States, and always working toward his ultimate of goal of establishing a secure Indian territory. His murder by an American militia officer is believed to have been covered up by United States officials.〔
==Early life and education==
Nothing is known about the early life of ''Koquethagechton''. Likely born in present-day Pennsylvania, he was first noted in the English colonial record near the end of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War), as a messenger during treaty negotiations. He appeared to be considered well suited for interaction between Indians and whites, although he could not read or write, and probably did not speak English—at least not well.
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