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= Sharitarish = Sharitarish (1790-1822), known as Long Hair, was Principal Chief of the Grand Pawnee and succeeded his brother to become head chief upon his death. Sharitarish was best known for being part of the delegation sent to Washington D.C. to meet with President James Monroe in 1822. It was there he made his speech to the president himself regarding the encroachment of Americans on Pawnee land.

Life
Sharitarish was born in approximately 1789-90 to his father Characterish, the head chief of the Grand Pawnee in what is now modern day Nebraska. His older brother Tarecawawaho became the head chief after their fathers death, making him leader of their people. While he was not the head chief, Sharitarish became well respected among his people as a great warrior and an example many young men looked up to. Upon his return to his people, Sharitarish replaced his brother as head chief upon his death however he would die less than a year upon his return. His younger brother Ishcatape, the Wicked Chief, assumed his position after Sharitarish's death in approximately 1822.

Visit to Washington
In 1822 Sharitarish was sent by the head chief of the Pawnee to be part of a delegation made up of various tribes of the Great Plains to speak with the United States government in his brother Tarecawawaho stead. This visit was one of great importance for the Pawnee people, as it gave them some perspective to the might of the United States. However he came to make his speech to try and make the Americans understand their view, "I am like you, my Great Father, I love my country; I love my people; I love the manner in which we live, and thin myself and warriors brave; spare me then, my Father, let me enjoy my country, and peruse the buffaloe, and the beaver, and the other wild animals of our wilderness. We have plenty of land, if you will keep your people off it". Sharitarish spoke of the Americans who had begun to migrate and settle on what was traditionally Pawnee land and how they were hunting the American Bison and the other sources of food. For a people who value combat and war, the Sharitarish did come to Monroe with peace in mind, he offered the president a pipe as a traditional symbol of peace for their peoples.