Quanah Parker

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Quanah Parker was the last chief of the Comanche, a prominent war leader who later became a key figure in his people's transition to life on the reservation and in relations with the U.S. government.

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Quanah Parker canonical 2
Quanah 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Comanche chief
Native American leader
human
activity business dealings with non-Native settlers
ranching
associatedWithEvent transition of Comanche people to reservation life
associatedWithPlace Comanche Reservation, Oklahoma
Fort Sill, Oklahoma
birthDate 1845
birthPlace near Wichita Mountains, present-day Texas
burialPlace Chief’s Knoll, Fort Sill Post Cemetery, Oklahoma
citizenship United States
clanOrBand Quahadi (Kwahadi) band of the Comanche
linked to: Comanche
culturalDepiction figure in American Old West history
subject of numerous books and historical studies
deathDate 1911-02-23
deathPlace Star House, near Cache, Oklahoma
linked to: Cache, Oklahoma
ethnicGroup Comanche
familyName Parker
father Peta Nocona
fatherEthnicity Comanche
givenName Quanah
linked to: Quanah Parker
knownFor maintaining elements of Comanche tradition while adapting to Anglo-American society
languageSpoken Comanche
English
memberOf Comanche Nation
linked to: Comanche
metWith Theodore Roosevelt
mother Cynthia Ann Parker
motherEthnicity European American
White American
notableAs last chief of the Comanche
notableFor leadership during transition to reservation life
promoting the use of peyote in Native American religious practice
numberOfChildren many children
numberOfWives multiple wives
participatedIn Red River War
positionHeld principal chief of the Comanche
war leader of the Quahadi Comanche
religion Native American Church
Peyote religion
residence Star House, near Cache, Oklahoma
linked to: Cache, Oklahoma
roleAfterSurrender advocate for Comanche rights
intermediary between Comanche and U.S. government
spouse Mah-chee Parker
To-nice Parker
linked to: Parker

Weckeah Parker
surrenderedAt Fort Sill
linked to: Fort Sill, Oklahoma
yearOfSurrender 1875

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Comanche notableLeader Quanah Parker
Quanah Parker givenName Quanah
linked to: Quanah Parker