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Kicking Bird

Kiowa chief (1835–1875)

  • Fame41.8
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia498
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Lived 1835–1875, aged 40
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  • Era
    1835–1875
    Aged 40
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Updated 2026-06-25

Kicking Bird, also known as T’è:néáungopd̶e, "The Kicking Bird", "Eagle Who Strikes with his Talons", or "Striking Eagle" was a High Chief of the Kiowa in the 1870s. It is said that he was given his name for the way he fought his enemies. He was a Kiowa, though his grandfather had been a Crow captive who was adopted by the Kiowa. His mysterious death at Fort Sill on May 3, 1875, is the subject of much debate and speculation.

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