James White Cloud (May 15, 1840 – July 16, 1940) was Chief of the Iowa people from 1865 until his death in 1940.
He was born May 15, 1840, son of Francis White Cloud and Mary Many Days Robidoux.
[2] His parents founded one of the main families of Métis people who played a major role in the 19th century fur trade in Missouri and Kansas.
On February 28, 1867, James married a full-blooded Ioway named Pumpkin Vine (Wy-to-hum-gra-mee), later known as Grandma Louise White Cloud.
[4] James and his granddaughter Louise White Cloud both died in 1940 and were buried in Tesson Cemetery in Brown County.