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Indian Head can refer to:

Coins

Indian Head cent, U.S. one cent coin (1859–1909)
Indian Head eagle, U.S. $10 gold piece issued between 1907 and 1933
Indian Head gold pieces, U.S. coins issued between 1908 and 1929
Indian Head nickel, U.S. five cent coin (1913–1938)

Communities

Canada

Indian Head, Saskatchewan, a town in Canada
- Indian Head-Milestone, the local provincial electoral district
- Rural Municipality of Indian Head No. 156, Saskatchewan, the surrounding rural municipality

United States

Listed alphabetically by state

Indian Head Park, Illinois, a village in Cook County
Indian Head, Maryland, a town in Charles County
Indian Head, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community in Fayette County

Geographical features

United States

Indian Head Mountain (New York), one of the Catskill Mountains in Greene County, New York
Indian Head Peak, in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the U.S. state of Washington
Indian Head Pond (Massachusetts), in Hanson, Massachusetts
Indian Head River, in Massachusetts
Indian Head Rock, a multi-ton boulder near Portsmouth, Ohio
Mount Pemigewasset, also known as Indian Head, in New Hampshire

Elsewhere

Badlands Guardian, a landscape in Alberta, Canada—when viewed from the air, it resembles a human head wearing a full Native American headdress
Indian Head (Fraser Island), a headland in Australia

Sports usage

"Indian Head" can also colloquially (and controversially) refer to the logos of a number of sports teams that feature(d) a stylized image of a Native American. Prominent examples include:

Teams

Chicago Blackhawks, an American professional ice hockey team
Florida State Seminoles, the sports teams of Florida State University
North Dakota Fighting Sioux, the sports teams of University of North Dakota, now known as the North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Washington Redskins, an American professional gridiron football team, now known as the Washington Commanders

Mascots

Chief Illiniwek, former mascot of the Illinois Fighting Illini, the sports teams of the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
Chief Wahoo, former logo of the Cleveland Indians professional baseball team, now known as the Cleveland Guardians

Other uses

Indian Head, Inc., onetime owner of Wayne Corporation, an American manufacturer of buses and other vehicles
Indian Head Ginger, Costus spicatus, also known as Spiked Spirlaflag Ginger
Indian Head Highway, Route 210 in the U.S. state of Maryland
Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center, in Charles County, Maryland
Indian-head test pattern, an American television test pattern
2nd Infantry Division "Indianhead", a division of the United States Army

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 '''Indian Head''' can refer to:
+{{toc right}}
+==Coins==
-* the town of [[Indian Head, Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]]
-* the town of [[Indian Head, Maryland]], [[United States]]
+*[[Indian Head cent]], U.S. one cent coin (1859–1909)
+*[[Indian Head eagle]], U.S. $10 gold piece issued between 1907 and 1933
+*[[Indian Head gold pieces]], U.S. coins issued between 1908 and 1929
+*[[Indian Head nickel]], U.S. five cent coin (1913–1938)
+==Communities==
-{{disambig}}
+===Canada===
+*[[Indian Head, Saskatchewan]], a town in Canada
+**[[Indian Head-Milestone]], the local provincial electoral district
+**[[Rural Municipality of Indian Head No. 156]], Saskatchewan, the surrounding rural municipality
+===United States===
+''Listed alphabetically by state''
+*[[Indian Head Park, Illinois]], a village in Cook County
+*[[Indian Head, Maryland]], a town in Charles County
+*[[Indian Head, Pennsylvania]], an unincorporated community in Fayette County
+==Geographical features==
+===United States===
+*[[Indian Head Mountain (New York)]], one of the Catskill Mountains in Greene County, New York
+*[[Indian Head Peak]], in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the U.S. state of Washington
+*[[Indian Head Pond (Massachusetts)]], in Hanson, Massachusetts
+*[[Indian Head River]], in Massachusetts
+*[[Indian Head Rock]], a multi-ton boulder near Portsmouth, Ohio
+*[[Mount Pemigewasset]], also known as Indian Head, in New Hampshire
+===Elsewhere===
+*[[Badlands Guardian]], a landscape in Alberta, Canada—when viewed from the air, it resembles a human head wearing a full Native American headdress
+*[[Indian Head (Fraser Island)]], a headland in Australia
+==Sports usage==
+"Indian Head" can also colloquially (and controversially) refer to the logos of a number of sports teams that feature(d) a stylized image of a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]. Prominent examples include:
+===Teams===
+*[[Chicago Blackhawks]], an American professional ice hockey team
+*[[Florida State Seminoles]], the sports teams of Florida State University
+*[[North Dakota Fighting Sioux]], the sports teams of University of North Dakota, now known as the North Dakota Fighting Hawks
+*[[Washington Redskins]], an American professional gridiron football team, now known as the Washington Commanders
+===Mascots===
+*[[Chief Illiniwek]], former mascot of the Illinois Fighting Illini, the sports teams of the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
+*[[Chief Wahoo]], former logo of the Cleveland Indians professional baseball team, now known as the Cleveland Guardians
+==Other uses==
+*Indian Head, Inc., onetime owner of [[Wayne Corporation]], an American manufacturer of buses and other vehicles
+*[[Indian Head Ginger]], ''Costus spicatus'', also known as Spiked Spirlaflag Ginger
+*[[Indian Head Highway]], Route 210 in the U.S. state of Maryland
+*[[Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center]], in Charles County, Maryland
+*[[Indian-head test pattern]], an American television test pattern
+*[[2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]] "Indianhead", a division of the [[United States Army]]
+==See also==
+*{{in title|Indian Head}}
+*[[Indianhead (disambiguation)]]
+{{disambiguation}}