Reservation Era Begins 1850-1878

1876

Satanta, Kiowa war chief, is taken prisoner and murdered

Satanta, celebrated Chief of the Kiowas. Image: William S. Soule
Satanta, celebrated Chief of the Kiowas. Image: William S. Soule

Satanta, a Kiowa leader who led raids due to food scarcity on the reservation, is captured and sent to prison. He dies, supposedly from a fall out of a window in a prison hospital, but there has been speculation that he was murdered (Nies, 1996).

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