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The Kiowas and the Legend of Kicking Bird

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This well written and interesting book focuses on both the Kiowas as a unit examining their tribal history while at the same time also fixing focus on Kicking Bird, a chief of the tribe. A Kiowa leader caught in the midst of turbulent times of change for his tribe and many other southern plains tribes as well, a man who saw futility in resisting the white migrations that poured in and through his homeland.

While Kicking Bird had much respect as a warrior and esteem from many other Kiowas, he also experienced opposition, especially from Santanta and his followers, as they saw Kicking Bird as someone spending far too much time with the enemy whites. Going so far to see Kicking Bird as a traitor to his tribe. Due to his assisting in jailing many trouble makers within the Kiowas, Kicking Bird's reputation took a small nosedive, and eventually may have led to his early death. No one knows how he died but poison at the hand of his own people cannot be ruled out.

Should a reader find interest in the Kiowas, this is an excellent book that chronicles their activities throughout known history. Having a few other books concerning these people, I think this book may be the most recent to recount their history.

Semper Fi.