Ned Christie (December 14, 1852 – November 3, 1892), also known as NeDe WaDe (ᏁᏕᏩᏕ), was a Cherokee statesman. Christie was a member of the executive council in the Cherokee Nation senate, and served as one of three advisers to Principal Chief Dennis Bushyhead.

Was Ned Christie, as he has been called, the Indian Territory's greatest outlaw? He was wanted for the slaying of only one man in a time when outlaws killed dozens. And in 1922 a witness to the murder of Deputy Dan Maples came forward to clear Christie of that crime.

After Deputy Marshal Daniel Maples was shot to death in May 1887, Christie was accused of being responsible for the murder, so he fled to a remote area of the Cherokee Nation. For five years Christie eluded the posses that came after him, mostly with the help of friends and family.

It began on May 4, 1887 with the murder of Deputy Daniel Maples in the Cherokee Nation. His companion John Parris, was arrested for the murder, but Parris told the authorities that Ned had fired the gun that killed the Deputy. He was now a wanted man, with a reward for his capture, dead or alive, for a crime he swore he did not commit.

Jun 12, 2006 · Many in Indian Territory felt safer now that Ned Christie was dead. Others considered his death a tragedy, believing he was a peaceable man who had desired nothing more than to be left alone to enjoy his family. Those who knew him best felt there had been a miscarriage of justice.

Mar 22, 2022 · Ned Christie was a famous gunslinger and Cherokee hero. He would die as an outlaw, but would be remembered for his heroism against expansion.

Nov 8, 2022 · This month 130 years ago, Cherokee citizen Ne-de Wa-de, a man better known as Ned Christie, died during a raid on his home conducted by U.S. Marshal Jacob Yoes. Christie was born December 14, 1852, in the community of Wauhillau, in Goingsnake District, Cherokee Nation, to parents Watt Christie

Jun 5, 2020 · A report states when the deputies arrived at Christie's cabin on Nov. 2, 1892, Christie was living there with his wife Nancy and their daughter Charlotte. Also at the cabin were a young boy named Arch Christie and a man named Ned Adair.

Serving on the Cherokee National Council for one term, Ned Christie was a blacksmith and gunsmith. He was charged with the murder of Deputy U.S. Marshal Dan Maples, which occurred on May 5, 1887, in Tahlequah.

Sep 11, 2018 · Tahlequah, I. T., Sept. 27 — News was received at noon to–day that one Ned Christie, a desperate outlaw, and murderer of Deputy United States Marshal Maples over a year ago was killed early this morning by a posse of United Stated marshals one of whom was wounded in the fight.