Complex sentence: In modern Dutch Opperhoofd remains in use for a native Tribal chief (such as a Sachem of American Indians), and despite the superlative etymology can be applied to several Chiefs in a single native community.
Split into simpler sentences: In modern Dutch Opperhoofd remains in use for a native Tribal chief, such as a Sachem of American Indians. Despite the superlative etymology, it can be applied to several Chiefs in a single native community.