Sharitahrish was a Pawnee chief.[1][2] He was descended from a line of chiefs and, according to the law of descents, which selects the next of kin who is worthy of succession, succeeded his elder brother, Tarecawawaho (Long Hair or Big Hair). They were sons of Sharitahrish, the first, a chief, who is mentioned in Pike's Expedition under the name of Characterish.[1]
^ abThomas McKenney (1872) History of the Indian Tribes of North America, D. Rice and Company, Philadelphia
^Elijah Middlebrook Haines. The American Indian (Uh-nish-in-na-ba): The Whole Subject Complete in One Volume: Illustrated with Numerous Appropriate Engravings, Chicago: The Mas-Sin-Na'-Gan Company, 1888. p. 592. Google Books
Sharitahrish was a Pawnee chief. He was descended from a line of chiefs and, according to the law of descents, which selects the next of kin who is worthy...