Kiowa Chief Satanta – known as the great orator – was an influential leader of his people and participant in both battles of Adobe Walls. Arrested by Custer. Very close to killing General Sherman. Eventually tried for murder - found guilty - and sentenced to prison, Satanta allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the 2nd floor of a Huntsville Penitentiary Hospital. Or at least that’s how the story goes.

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TSHA – Satanta  https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/satanta

Satanta’s Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3143/satanta

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The Kiowa Language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t2KTaJvkQU

Johnny Cash – The Wall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbrztQ6IFzM