DCHP-1 Online
hereditary chief 
a chief of an Indian band through hereditary right, as opposed to an elected chief.
- 1959 . . . a small vote is expected because the hereditary chiefs and their supporters never vote--believing to do so would mean the loss of their Indian treaty rights.
- 1959 . . . a small vote is expected because the hereditary chiefs and their supporters never vote--believing to do so would mean the loss of their Indian treaty rights.