Head chief Kicking Bird



fort marion hostile kiowa sent incarceration.


as chief , principal intermediary between federal authorities , tribe, kicking bird put in charge of kiowa captured in 1874-1875 uprising. when decided of hostile kiowa sent florida incarceration @ fort marion, kicking bird required choose of tribesmen go. disturbed kicking bird, considered no easy chore in best interest peace. reluctantly chose guipago, maman-ti (walking-above), tsen-tainte (white horse), , 23 other kiowas, while satanta sent huntsville, comanches, cheyennes, arapahoes, , mexican captives sent fort marion. in all, 70 prisoners. acquiescence demands of army interpreted treason many members of tribe, others grudgingly accepted kicking bird s action peace measure.








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