Former Standing Rock Chairman Henry Iron Shield from National Archives photo collection on Wikimedia Commons
Mike Faith is serving the 46th term of tribal chairman since the first in 1911. There have been 42 tribal chair men and 2 women adding up to a total of 44 since Charlie Murphy and Pat McLaughlin each served repeat terms. The full listing is below.
Standing Rock Tribal Chairman List
Tribal Chairman District
1. Marcellus Red Tomahawk 1911-Cannon Ball District
2. Joseph Otter Robe 1911-1912-Bullhead District
3. John Tiokasin 1912-1913-Fort Yates District
4. Vital Bear Face 1913-1914-Bullhead District
5. John Grass 1914-1915 -Kenel District
6. Dominick Long Bull 1915-1916-Wakpala District
7.Thomas Frosted 1916-1917- Fort Yates District
8.Henry Iron Shield 1917-1918 -Porcupine District
9.Clarence Grey Eagle 1919-1920-Bullhead District
10. Herbert Buffalo Boy 1920-1921-Fort Yates District
11.Thomas Mentz 1921-1922-Cannon Ball District
12. Benedict Blackhoop 1922-1923-Cannon Ball District
13. Martin Medicine 1924-1925-Wakpala District
14. Richard Ramsey 1928-1929-Cannon Ball District
15.Basil Two Bears 1929-1930-Cannon Ball District
16. Jack Iron Boulder 1930-1931-Porcupine District
17. Edward Young Hawk 1931-1932-Bullhead District
18. Francis Bullhead 1932-1933-Bullhead District
19. Eugene Young Hawk 1933-1934- Bullhead District
20. John Gates Sr. 1934-1935- Fort Yates District
21. Antoine Derockbraine 1935-1936-Bullhead District
22. Don Yellow Earrings 1936-1937-Bullhead District
23. Edward Young Hawk 1937-1938-Bullhead District
24. John Gates Sr. 1938-1940- Fort Yates District
25. Josephine Kelly 1948-1951-Fort Yates District
26. Whitney J. Agard 1951-1952-Fort Yates District
27. David F. Blackhoop 1952-1953-Fort Yates District
28. J. Dan Howard 1955-1956-Bullhead District
29. Edward Loon 1956-1957-Fort Yates District
30. Marguerite Fiddler 1957-1958-Wakpala District
31.Theodore Jamerson 1958-1959-Fort Yates District
32. James Mclean 1959-1960-Wakpala District
33.Clayton Brown Otter 1960-1960-Bullhead District (resigned)
34.Aljoe Agard 1960-1969-Fort Yates District
35.Douglas Skye 1969-1970-Porcupine District
36. Melvin White Eagle 1970-1975- Cannon Ball District
37. Pat McLaughlin 1975-1979-Wakpala District
38. Frank Lawrence 1979-1981-Bear Soldier District
39. Pat McLaughlin 1981-1983- Wakpala District
40. Charles W. Murphy 1983-1991-Porcupine District
41. Jesse Taken Alive 1991-1994-Bear Soldier District
42. Charles W. Murphy 1994-2005-Porcupine District
43. Ron His Horse is Thunder 2005-2009-Long Soldier District
44. Charles W. Murphy 2009-2012-Porcupine District
45. Dave Archambault Jr. 2012-2017-Cannon Ball District
46. Mike Faith 2017-Present-Long Soldier District.