Differences Between Kioowa Indians And American Settlers

Kiowa Indian Transition Upon European Contact Despite their efforts to fight against the white settlers, The Kiowa Indians were not entirely successful in maintaining autonomy. Although they were able to exist as a tribe, the Kiowa ended up living on a reservation and shifting from their free life on the Southwestern Plains to limited reservation life, altered by the European settlers. In the year 1790, the Kiowa Indians made peace with the Comanche Indian Tribe. They shared land for hunting, they travelled together, and shared warfare. This union also allied with the Apache Indians, which formed a strong alliance in the Southern Plains. This kept the Spanish invaders from gaining control over this area, and the Indians ended up pushing the Spanish out of the area altogether and towards the Rio Grande and into Mexico. In the late 18th and early 19th century, the Kiowa Indians did not fear the Europeans. They had control of a large amount of land that spread from the Arkansas River to the Brazos River.

Some of the English settlers' horses and objects had gone missing, which created some suspicion and tension. In 1837, the Kiowa Indians signed the first treaty, which allowed European settlers to pass on Kiowa and Comanche territory. However, things started to shift in the years 1873 to 1878. In the year 1874, The Kiowa Indians fought the Battle of Adobe Walls against the white settlers in Texas along with the Comanche and Cheyenne Indians. This battle was included in many led by Christopher Carson, who fought aggressive Indians many times. The Indians were not successful. The Kiowa agreed to live on a reservation in Southwest