M2---Quanah Parker

                                           Quanah Parker
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I am originally from Memphis, Tennessee. I currently live in Amarillo, Texas. For almost my entire time in residence in Amarillo I have heard of Quanah Parker. I never really took the time to research Quanah Parker’s history or background. This class has offered me an opportunity to take the time to pursue an icon of this area.
Quanah Parker was the son of Peta Nocona and Cynthia Ann Parker. Peta Nocona was Chief of the Quahadi (Antelope), which was part of the Nokoni band. Quanah Parker was born either 1845 or 1852 and died February 1911. Cynthia Parker was from a family of white settlers who lived in the Texas Panhandle. She was kidnapped and made to adapt to Indian life. (pg. 152---Treuer) 
Cynthia Parker had two children of which, Quanah Parker was one. As Quanah Parker grew, he was part of the nomadic band that traveled the plains following the buffalo. A major change I ran across, is a new way to process buffalo hide was found and this change helped in there being an increase in the killing of the Indian’s main staple of life, the buffalo. A treaty had been signed granting the several tribes of the region the right to the lands they roamed. The treaty was broken as whites came to these lands and settled.
All the conflicts came to a head in the battle of Palo Duro Canyon. The United States Army, since it did not have to contend with the war of the States, could concentrate on the Indian problem. Quanah Parker and the tribes that followed him could not contend with the continued loss of horses, food and supplies. Finally, Quanah Parker and all the groups that followed him surrounded. They were later moved to Ft. Sill Oklahoma.
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A new statue was commissioned and installed in Snyder, Texas on the Western Texas University campus of Quanah Parker.
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  1. Colleen ChioffeDecember 23, 2017 at 8:07 PM

    This blog has peaked my interest to learn more about Quanah Parker. It seems he led an interesting life, as well as his mother. It must have been very scary to be kidnapped and forced to adapt to another cultures life. Although, that is exactly what the settlers did to the Natives, and then some.

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    1. UnknownJanuary 20, 2018 at 11:51 PM

      A good example of the hardships endured can be found in the video, "We Shall Remain, Trail of Tears". If you can check it out.

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