Tomo-chi-chi was a Creek Indian leader who did much to insure peaceful relations between the first English colonists in Georgia and the native Americans. His wisdom and dedication to peace were known and respected by the Creek people and the English colonists. He developed a lifelong friendship with General James Oglethorpe, the English founder of the city of Savannah and the colony of Georgia. Tomo-chi-chi traveled to England as a representative of the Creek people to make sure that the treaty between the Creeks and the English was observed. As one of the first native Americans to recognize the importance of a written language, he founded a school for Indian children. Born around the year 1650, he was nearly 90 years old at his death in 1739. Tomo-chi-chi was buried in Savannah, and a monument in his honor was built later in Wright Square. This biography discusses the Creek Indian Nation during Tomo-chi-chi's life, his life in the towns of Coweta and Yamacraw, the arrival of the English in Georgia, his journey to England, his role in defending Fort Frederica and in establishing a school for Indian children, and his death. The book can be used with children in grades 5 and up. (Author/NQ)