Statues - Hither & Thither

becoming chief upon his father's death, quanah refused
to sign the 1867 medicine lodge treaty that sent many plains
indians to reservations. instead, he led raids in texas and
mexico for another seven years, likely including the last
foray into tarrant county in june 1871. that winter,
quanah's band eluded col. ranald mackenzie's fourth u.s.
cavalry across the texas panhandle. comanche losses
during the 1874 panhandle battle of adobe walls, in which
quanah was wounded, followed by a harsh winter, finally
brought him and fewer than 100 remaining qua-ha-di to the
reservation at fort sill, indian territory in may 1875.

quanah served as liaison between his people and the
bureau of indian affairs. he proved to be a pragmatic
leader, encouraging the comanches to take up ranching
and farming, and to educate their children in government
schools. quanah prospered through his investments and
built his spacious "star house" near cache, ok. he traveled
widely, giving speeches and interviews and participating in
wild west shows, the texas state fair, texas cattle raisers
association gathering and the fort worth fat stock show.
quanah visited fort worth and the stockyards on many
occasions. he died in 1911 and is buried at fort sill.

brad patterson, doug harman, chris farkas,
eddie sandoval, and ben tahmahkrera, three
anglos, one apache, one comanche-together
for the numunu. ("The People")