Quanah Parker: The Last Chief Of Commanchees

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Quanah Parker is known as the last chief of Commanchees, born about 1845 south of the Wichita Mountains. He is the son of Comanche Chief Peta Nocona and Cynthia Ann Parker, who was a white woman captured by the tribe in 1836. For decades he became an entrepreneur of the white civilization, and became quite the celebrity developing friendships with men in high status. Quanah Parker not only helped change the image Anglo Americans had about Native Americans, but he agreed to accept the challenges and responsibilities that came with leading a whole tribe. He held many roles including cattle rancher, friend of stars, and entrepreneur. He was obviously a man of which two worlds lived inside him. Though the date of his birth is not known to be

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