Kicking Bird Also known as Tene-angop'te, "The Kicking Bird," or "Eagle Striking," and as Watohkonk, "Black Eagle," was a chief of the
Kiowa Native American
tribe. He was born around 1835, not a lot is known of his early life
except his grandfather was a Crow captive that was adopted by the
Kiowa. It was said he signed the first Kiowa Treaty in 1865 in Wichita,
Kansas. This ultimately set up the boundaries of the reservation
established in the Treaty of Medicine Lodge in 1867. Kicking Bird was a
strong supporter of peace and tried to encourage his people to
acknowledge what he believed to be unavoidable. With the Kiowa, Kicking
Bird participated in many battles and raids during the 1860's and
1870's. Kicking bird was an advocate of education for his tribe. Along
with the help of Thomas C. Battey, an Indian Agent, began the actions
to open a school for the Kiowa tribe. However Kicking Bird suddenly
died at Cache Creek under mysterious circumstances on May 3, 1875, he
was buried at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in the post cemetery. It is rumored
he had been poisoned by another member of the Kiowa tribe.
Kicking bird in "Dances with Wolves "