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Kiowa
~12,000Kiowa, EnglishSince 1700 CE
About the Kiowa People
The Kiowa are renowned Plains horse people and allies of the Comanche, keepers of the Ten Grandmother Sun Dance poles and ledger art traditions.
Cultural Traditions
Gourd Dance
Sun Dance
Ledger Art
Beadwork
Historical Timeline
1867
Medicine Lodge Treaty assigns Kiowa-Comanche-Apache reservation
1874
Red River War forces confinement to reservation
1936
Kiowa business committee formed under the IRA era