Chief Caupolican: "World's Greatest Indian Orator and Entertainer"
By happy coincidence, the natal day of Chief Caupolican (Emile Barrangon, 1876-1968) falls on Indigenous Peoples Day this year. Chief Caupolican was believed to have been a member of the Mapuche tribe of Chile. His stage name was in homage to a war leader of his tribe who had led resistance to Spanish Conquistadors centuries […]