Truckee (chief)

Truckee
Old Winnemucca, Captain Truckee
Drawing of Truckee.
Died	1860
Occupation	prophet[1]
Organization(s)	Tribe: Kuyuidika band, Northern Paiute people (born a Shoshone)
Successor	Winnemucca
Children	Tuboitonie (daughter)
Relatives	Winnemucca (son-in-law), Sarah Winnemucca (granddaughter)

Truckee (died 1860), also known as Captain Truckee, Wuna Mucca,^[1] The Giver of Spiritual Gifts,^[1] Old Winnemucca, One Moccasin,^[1] Onennamucca,^[1] One-ah-mucca), or Old Chief Winnemucca, was a medicine chief of the Northern Paiute people and an influential prophet.^[1] How he gained the name Truckee is up for debate as different accounts credit different people/groups with giving Winnemucca the nickname.^[2] Chief Truckee led his people through a rapidly changing time in California history while also becoming one of the most respected chiefs both by his people and to an extent by the settlers who he often aided. For simplicity he will be referred to as Truckee or Old Winnemucca for the rest of the Article.