Most Americans are not aware that Herbert Hoover's Vice President, Charles Curtis, was 3/8 Native American and spent time on the Kaw reservation as a youth. He was also a Kansan. NPR has a piece up which looks back at this historical footnote.
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I happened to know that- but as a Kansan born and raised, it's not all that surprising. When I was in high school, Kansas History was required for all students.