Imprisoned but Empowered: Cheyenne Warrior Artists at Fort Marion
In 1875, following the Red River War, the United States government ordered the arrest of 72 Cheyenne, Kiowa, Comanche, Caddo, and Arapaho warriors. Of these, 15 were Cheyenne. Taken from their families, most warriors thought they were being sent away to die. Shackled, they were loaded onto trains and sent east. Nearly four weeks later, …