Chirpa / Legends Chirpa was a male Ewok who served as the head of his tribe ' s Council of Elders in the Bright Tree Village on the forest moon of Endor . The gray - furred Chirpa carried a reptilian staff denoting his rank which carried the teeth and horns of animals he had hunted . He and his wife Ra - Lee had two daughters : Asha and Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka . Chirpa was also the brother of Bozzie and the uncle of Paploo . Biography . As a young warrior , Chirpa earned the trust of his fellow villagers during the Ewok – Dulok wars , and he later ascended to the position of Chief . During his management , Chief Chirpa was known by his sapience and severity . Beyond this , he was one of the strongest Ewok warriors , and he knew at least one magic device : Chirpa used prism pebbles to tell legends and stories for the young Ewoks . His chores included the training of his younger daughter , apprentice , and heiress Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka , who was appointed as the Heir Princess against the initial opposition of the most of the Council of Elders . For some time the Elders did not consent to have a female leader , but after Kneesaa led the Ewoks to victory against the Zorbian space pirates , and after other tests , Chirpa agreed to continue Kneesaa ' s training and saw her becoming an honorary member of the Council . When his daughter Kneesaa was still very young , Ra - Lee was killed by a hanadak in the forest . It was believed that Asha was killed as well until they discovered several years later that she had been raised in the woods by a family of korrinas . Chirpa was later tearfully reunited with his lost daughter . In 1 ABY during the Festival of Love , he traveled to Theed on Naboo on the invitation of Queen Kylantha . As he had no knowledge of the Galactic Civil War , he was welcoming to both Rebels and Imperials alike . A few years later , the Imperials started arriving on Endor ' s moon . Chirpa led a group of warriors to investigate the " strange creatures " ( Imperial shuttles ) which Chirpa said " smelled like fire , only worse . " The Elders debated over what to do about the invaders . Chirpa reminded them about the invaders ' power and decided that the Ewoks would not fight them . But when Wicket Wystri Warrick saw an AT - ST stumble on some rocks and crash in the woods , he told Chirpa and convinced him that the Imperials could be defeated if the Ewoks built traps for them . By that time , Chirpa had been chief of the village for forty - two seasons . When the Rebels arrived on Endor , he went along with Logray ' s idea to offer the newcomers as a sacrifice to the " golden god . " But when he saw the powerful magic they were capable of , he realized that he had erred . He decided that the Ewoks should listen to the newcomers ' story . After hearing C - 3PO tell their tale , Chirpa convinced the village elders to make them honorary members of the tribe . Because the Empire ' s construction on the moon had disrupted the hunting cycle and had killed many trees , Chirpa decided that the Ewoks would join with their new tribe members and fight the Empire . When the time came , his warriors were courageous and skillful in the face of a superior enemy and managed to defeat them , which had fulfilled a prophecy of a successful holy war they would eventually launch to protect their way of life . After the battle , Chirpa convinced Princess Leia Organa to lead a ceremony to promote Wicket to " lead warrior . " As a token of friendship between the Alliance and the Ewoks , Chirpa gave Leia a bracelet made of gold , a handsome gift as any metal was a precious commodity to the Ewoks . Later on , following Chirpa ' s death , his daughter , Princess Kneesaa , became the new chief of Bright Tree Village in a ceremony that doubled as her wedding to Wicket Warrick . Behind the scenes . In , Chief Chirpa was played by Jane Busby . In the animated television series " " , he was voiced by George Buza in the first season and Rick Cimino in the second . An action figure of Chief Chirpa was made in 1983 as part of Kenner ' s " Return of the Jedi " Collection and included a staff and hood . An action figure of Chief Chirpa was made in 2006 as part of Hasbro ' s Saga Collection in the Battle of Endor wave and included a knife , sheath , staff , and hood . One of six bonus holographic figures were also included , as was a personalized display base . LEGO sold a Chirpa in 2009 , along with Wicket Wystri Warrick and Paploo . The figure was a simple re - print of the other Ewoks .