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Satanta
(1830-1878)
A Kiowa chief whose name meant "White Bear"
Spoke several languages including four Native American and Spanish
Called "Orator of the Plains"
Signed the 1867 Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty
Led many raids across the Plains
Fought to keep the Kiowa hunting grounds
Sentenced to life in prison in Texas
More on Satanta
In an article from our publication Kansas Historical Quarterly
On a Kansas Historical Marker
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