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Cheyenne Heart Song - Native American History and Culture in Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado
offered by supplier M15288 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 9
- 12
day(s)
Group Size: 1
- 8
people
Destination(s):
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Specialty Categories:
Native Americans
Season: August
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 3295 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 3795 US Dollar (USD)
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“The Dog Soldiers were the most famous of the Cheyenne bands and the least understood by the whites,” recollected George Bent, the illustrious Southern Cheyenne historian. On this amazing Go Native America Adventure, we search for that understanding and discover the Dog Soldiers as we traverse Kansas, Colorado, and Oklahoma, as we go deep into the Dog Soldiers’ heartland, the inspiring Smoky Hill Country of Kansas, as we follow the Dog Soldiers struggle to preserve and protect the Cheyenne Nation, from the Hancock Campaign to Beecher Island, and to the Washita where the Dog Soldiers weren’t, but were supposed to be.
The origin of the Dog Soldiers is found in the sacred narrative of Sweet Medicine, the holy Tsetsehésestahase (Cheyenne) prophet, and we travel with the Dog Soldiers from that sanctified beginning. Walking within historic Dog Soldier village sites, such as the beautiful Pawnee Fork village that was at the center of the Hancock-Custer campaign, we explore the meanings of the most distinctive emblems of the society, including the Hotam’tsit, or Dog Rope, that a Dog Soldier uses to stake himself to the earth in the face of the enemy.
We discover how the Dog Soldiers achieved recognition as not only a military society, but also a distinct Cheyenne band with seats on the Chiefs Council of 44. The rise of the Dog Soldiers coincided with the establishment of Colorado Territory, Kansas overland trails, transcontinental communications, and railroads which devastated the Cheyenne Nation. The Dog Soldiers were in the vanguard of Cheyenne resistance and we follow them through 1866 to 1868. One man more than any other is associated with the Dog Soldiers, although he himself was not a Dog Soldier. Roman Nose, possibly the greatest and most influential warrior of any Plains Indian nation, was a headsman of the Cheyenne Elk Horn Scrapers military society, but he fought alongside his closest friends who were prominent leaders amongst the Dog Soldiers.
The ascendancy of Roman Nose and the Dog Soldiers was simultaneous, and so we also touch upon the life and journey of Roman Nose. We follow Roman Nose and the Dog Soldiers during General Winfield Scott Hancock’s campaign, visiting the site of the famous village on the Pawnee Fork, and tracking the conflict that raged from Fort Larned to the posts on the Smoky Hill Trail, as men such as Roman Nose, Tall Bull and White Horse battled to preserve their nation, just as Hancock, Custer, and Major Eugene A. Carr sought to push their nation westward. We relive the triumph and tragedy at Beecher Island, walking where Roman Nose rode.
Moving toward the south, where the Comanche, Kiowa and Cheyenne were the “Lords of the Southern Plains,” we enter the notorious frontier town of Dodge City, visiting old Fort Dodge and the town as we begin the trail to what the Cheyenne call the Lodgepole River – the Washita – following the route of Custer’s 7th Cavalry. We explore Camp Supply, where the legendary frontier scout, Amos Chapman, was post interpreter, and where many esteemed Cheyenne leaders camped in the post-Washita, Red River War era. We discuss the establishment of the post directly before the Washita, and the command decisions made there, aside the dynamics within the Cheyenne Nation when Custer left Camp Supply, heading toward the Washita.
At the Washita Battlefield we visit every significant location to gain an insight into how the attack and counter-defense unfolded. Custer was following the orders of General Sheridan, and Sheridan advocated exterminating the buffalo to starve the tribes into submission. The Red River War followed, and we conclude by visiting the areas in Oklahoma that became critical to the survival of the Cheyenne – Darlington Agency and Cantonment on the North Canadian River, the latter founded by Col. Richard I. Dodge under the influence of Amos Chapman, who wanted to provide an outpost for the Dog Soldiers away from Darlington Agency.
Want to Extend Your Experience and Walk in the Footsteps of Quanah Parker, Satanta, White Horse and others? Then join us in Llano Estacado, the Staked Plains, for a 3 day journey to 1874 and the Comanche, Kiowa and Cheyenne struggle to save the buffalo in the “Buffalo” or “Red River War.” Visit the Buffalo Wallow Battle site, the legendary Adobe Walls Battlefield, and the stunning Palo Duro Canyon in the Texas Panhandle. When the hide hunters traveled from Dodge City to the Panhandle and established the Adobe Walls outpost, the stage was set for the Red River War. We discuss the great deeds of Quanah Parker at Adobe Walls, and relive that engagement and the fight at the Buffalo Wallow, before entering Palo Duro Canyon. Departure option: Amarillo, TX or Oklahoma City.
Please note that we don't charge single supplements and we don't ask tour members to share rooms.
Member discount:
10% discount for InfoHub customer. Request a free gift certificate.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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