biography
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Satanta
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originally Set-tainte (‘White Bear’)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1830–78)
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| biography:
| Kiowa chief, born on the N Great Plains, USA. Under extreme pressure, he signed the Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867, ceding tribal lands in exchange for a reservation in the Indian Territory. Known for his oratory as well as his bravery, he committed suicide while in prison for a crime he probably did not commit. |
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