1821–1881) was a leader of the Hvteyievlke, or Newcomer, Band of the Seminole during the time of their forced relocation to Indian Territory.
Chupco's tribal town followed Opothleyahola, the Muscogee Creek leader loyal to the Union, and they relocated to Kansas for safety.
There Chupco enlisted in the Union Army and ultimately became a first sergeant in Company F, First Regiment, Indian Home Guard.
[1] Because of that group's alliance with the Confederacy, the United States insisted that the Seminole tribe had to sign a new treaty after the war.
He resisted the creation of Oklahoma Territory, as he was concerned that opening up the area to European-American settlement would damage the future of the Seminole.