Satanta was a Kiowa war chief. He was a member of the Kiowa tribe, born around 1815, during the height of the power of the Plains Tribes, probably along the Canadian River in the traditional winter ca
Satanta (White Bear), Kiowa chief, full-length, seated, holding bow and arrows and showing his presidential medal but not wearing his famous military jacket
Huntsville Unit, where Satanta was incarcerated
Satanta was buried in the prison cemetery, now known as the Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery in Huntsville, until 1963
The Koitsenko was a group of the ten greatest warriors of the Kiowa tribe as a whole, from all bands. One was Satank who died while being taken to trial for the Warren Wagon Train Raid. The Koitsenko
Satank, wearing the badge of the Koitsenko order, a leather strap, over his shoulder. Portrait by William S. Soule, 1870.