Medicine Lodge Peace Treaties
December 28, 2006 - 2:22pm — Storytrax
At Medicine Lodge, KS in October 1867, Kiowa, Comanche, Araphoe, Apache and Cheyenne Indians signed peace treaties with the United States government. Fifteen thousand Indians camped nearby during the council, among them the famous chiefs Satanta, Little Raven and Black Kettle. Five hundred soldiers acted as escort for the U.S. commissioners.
Source:  Kansas State Historical Society, http://www.kshs.org/tourists/markers.htm
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