FRIENDLY MEETING WITH THE PAWNEE 



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Although Set-iiugya was a bad Indian and deserved punishment, it 

 is impossible not to admire the grim courage of the old man, as, true 

 to his warrior oath to despise death, though laden with chains and 

 surrounded by armed troops, he boldly sang his death song, and then, 

 wrenching the manacles from his bleeding wrists, drove the guards 

 from the wagon, picked up their abandoned guns, and coolly prepared 

 to kill one more enemy of his race before he fell, shot to death. 



WINTER 1871-73 (1872-73) 



A part of the Kiowa camped during this winter on A'-qiani P^a, 

 ''Long-tree creek," a branch of Elk creek of upper Bed river. The 

 name is indicated on the Anko calendar by the figure of a tree below 

 the winter mark. The remainder of the tribe camped on the Washita, 

 near Rainy mountain. Inuring this winter the Kiowa 

 were visited by a large party of Pawnee, who came to 

 make peace. They came on foot and remained a long 

 time, returning with many horses given them by their 

 hosts. On the Set fan calendar the event is indicated 

 by a representation of three characteristic Pawnee heads 

 above the winter mark. 



This was the first friendly meeting within the mem- 

 ory of the two tribes. Tlie Pawnee first came to the 

 Wichita, their near relatives, and then announced their 

 intention to visit the Kiowa to make a treaty of peace. 

 The Kiowa debated the matter for some time, but finally 

 agreed, and after the visit dismissed their guests with 

 many presents of horses. The older men describe the 

 identical horses which were given. In the fall of 1873 

 another large party of the Pawnee visited the Wichita 

 and remained some time. On tlieir return home they 

 gave such an account of their experience that the 

 entire tribe decided to remove to the south from 

 Nebraska, where they were constantly harassed by the Dakota. The 

 matter was brought to the attention of the government and a new 

 reservation was selected for them in Indian Territory (Oklahoma), to 

 which they removed in the spring of 1875 {Report, 90). 



From the concurrent notices by Battey, Grinnell, and the Indian 

 Commissioner, together with the statements of a number of Indians, 

 it is plain that in this instance the author of the calendar has made 

 an error in the date, which should be the winter of 1872-73. As the 

 Indians tell it, the Pawnee came late in the fall, after the Kiowa 

 had left A'gidni P'w. The explanation may be in a confusion 

 between the visit of the Pawnee and that ot the Pueblos (see winter 

 1872-73). 



In regard to this Pawnee visit, which led to the removal of the tribe 

 to Indian Territory, Grinnell says that in the summer of 1870 Loue- 



Fio. 151— Winter 

 1871 -72 (1872-73)- 

 Pawuee visit; 

 camp on Long- 

 tree creek. 



