Outacité (also Mankiller) was a Cherokee military rank prior to the 20th century. The rank was immediately above that of pathkiller, and below the rank of skiagusta (war chief). This rank was considered the equivalent of the British rank of colonel during the French and Indian War.Corkran, David H., The Cherokee Frontier: Conflict and Survival, 1740-1762, 1992, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma; accessed Sept 23, 2026Evans, Raymond, Notable Persons in Cherokee History: Ostenaco, Journal of Cherokee Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1976, accessed Sept 23, 2026Cox, Brent Alan; Heart of the Eagle–Dragging Canoe and the Emergence of the Chickamauga Confederacy; via Google Books.com; Chenanee Publishers; (1999); 9780966717709 / 0966717708; accessed September 2020
A prominent outacité, Oukou-naka, later known as Atta-culla-culla (the Little Carpenter), was considered by some as one of the greatest Cherokees who ever lived. He became Peace Chief of the Nation, at a time associated with Oconostota as War Chief.Wood, Douglas McClure, Ostenaco, "e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia Online", 29 February 2024, accessed September 25, 2026
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