Apache Horses Were Vital Allies in War, Travel, and Survival
Chiricahua Apache, horses meant mobility, freedom, and resistance. But they were also food in times of desperation, and trophies of war when captured in raids.
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Dohasan, last Principal chief of the Kiowa
Dohasan is the hereditary name of a line of chiefs of the Kiowa for nearly a century. It has been borne by at least four members of the family.
The first of whom there is remembrance was originally called Pá-do‛gâ′-i or Padó‛gå, ‘White-faced-buffalo-bull’, and this name was afterward changed to Dohá, or Doháte. He was a prominent chief.
His son was originally called Ä′anoñ′te (a word of doubtful etymology), and afterward took his father’s name of Doháte, which was changed to
Dohasan, Little Doháte, or Little-bluff, for distinction.
He became a great chief, ruling over the whole tribe from 1833 until his death on Cimarron River in 1866.
1853 Treaty With The Comanche, Kiowa, And Apache
Fort Atkinson was the first regular army post on the Santa Fe trail in the heart of the Indian country. It was part of the rapidly expanding American military frontier in the Far West following the Mexican War. As people traveled westward to occupy new lands for farming and ranching, rushed for gold, and exploited other natural resources of the vast continent, the need increased for military protection from the Indians whose homelands were being iinvaded. In 1853 a treaty was struck between the US Government and the Comanche, Kiowa and Apache Indians at Fort Atkinson.
Tosahwi (White Knife or Silver Knife or Silver Brooch), Penateka Comanche chief
Tosahwi (White Knife) was a peaceful Penateka Comanche chief during the last decade of the Indian Wars.
Johnny Depp “guesses” he has Cherokee or maybe Creek ancestry
John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician. In interviews in 2002 and 2011, Depp stated that he "guesses" he has Native American ancestry, and that his "great-grandmother was quite a bit of Native American, she grew up Cherokee or maybe Creek Indian." However, he has cited family stories and Kentucky lore among non-Natives, rather than any evidence, for this belief.
Lone Wolf the Younger, Kiowa Chief
Lone Wolf the Younger (Mamadayte)
Born 1843, Oklahoma, USA - Died Aug. 11, 1923, Hobart, Kiowa Co, Oklahoma
Wife: Akeiquodle (1850 - 1938)
Daughter: Sarah Ahtape Lone Wolf Kauahquo (1886 - 1958)
Lone Wolf was appointed Chief of the Kiowa in 1883 and served 40 years until his death in 1923. Prior to becoming chief, he was a fierce warrior named Mamadayte who survived the Battle of Washita, in which General Custer surprised and overcame Black Kettle, Chief of the Cheyenne.