Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))Mooney, James
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Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))
Mooney, James
Kiowa Indians; Kiowa language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
As had been done in the case of the Cheyenne and Arapaho, a number of
the Kiowa and Comanche were selected from among the late hostiles and
sent about the first of May, 1875, to join their predecessors in
military confinement at Fort Marion, Florida. It is somewhat of a
coincidence that the exiled Apache of Geronimo's band who were removed
from Arizona as prisoners of war in 1886 to the same Fort Marion are now
located at Fort Sill, upon the Kiowa reservation, to which, point they
were brought, in September, 1894, after a temporary sojourn at Mount
Vernon Barracks, Alabama. Nine Comanche and twenty-six Kiowa were
selected, making, with the Cheyenne and Arapaho, a total of seventy
prisoners sent to Florida. Of the Kiowa the most prominent were
Lone-wolf, Swan, Woman-heart, and White-horse, the last named being
selected on account of his previous record as a notorious raider,
although he had been enrolled with the friendlies during the outbreak
(_Report, 55_). It was of course the intention to select for punishment
those who had been most conspicuous or guilty in the outbreak, but the
selection being left principally to Kickingbird, that chief, with a
natural desire to shield his friends, picked out only a few of the
prominent leaders, making up the quota with Mexican captives and young
men of no great reputation. Following is the list of Florida prisoners
from the Kiowa tribe, as furnished by the Indians:
1. _Gui-pägo_, "Lone-wolf," head chief and adopted father of the present
head chief of the same name.
2. _Mäñyí-ten_, "Woman-heart," a chief and signer of the Medicine Lodge
treaty.
3. _Tseñ-t'áñte_, "White-horse," a chief.
4. _T'ené'taide_, "Bird-chief," a chief.
5. _Tsädal-t'aiñ_, "White-goose," i. e. "Swan," a chief.
6. _Paä´ti_, "Buffalo-bull's-entrails," a chief.
7. _Mamä´nte_, "Walking-above," alias _Dahä´ti_, "Medicine-man," a chief
and noted medicine man--died in Florida.
8. _Gui-bótte_, "Wolf-stomach"--died in Florida.
9. _É'pea_, "We-(they)-are-afraid-of-him"--died in Florida.
10. _Gobe_, "Wild-horse."
11. _Zon-k'ía_, "Tooth-man," alias _Kíñasáhe-k'ia_,
"Green-shield-man"--died in Florida.(?)
12. _Etälyidónmo_, "He-(they?)-hunts-for-boys."
13. _Máñ-kopédal_, "Flat-nose"--dead.
14. _Set-mänte_, "Bear-above," or "Sky-bear"--dead.
15. _T'enépíabi_, "Humming-bird"--still living; now a policeman.
16. _Woháte_, "Cow" (_jargon_)--still living.
17. _Pä´da-i_, "Twin"--still living.
18. ---- ("Double-vision"--Report, 56).
19. _P´ódal-â´dalte_, "Snake-head," alias _Zoñtam_, "Hole-bite" (Paul
Zotom)--still living.
20. _Set-k´opte_, "Mountain-bear" (Paul Saitkopeta)--still living.
21. _Belo_ (i. e., _Pedro_)--a Carrizo Indian captive from Mexico, still
living.
22. _Bíako_ (Viejo?)--a Mexican captive, still living.
23. _Päli_ (Valdez?)--a Mexican captive, still living.
24. _Añgáite_, "Ankle"--a Mexican captive, still living.
25. _Bóloi_--a Mexican captive, still living.
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