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Moving onto Reservations

Question 9 • LHS Oklahoma History

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. “I love the land and the buffalo, and will not part with any . . . . I love to roam over the wide prairie, and when I do it I feel free and happy; but, when we settle down we grow pale and die.” Which chief made these remarks during the Medicine Lodge Council?

Answer
A
Satanta
B
Satank
C
Big Tree
D
Standing Bear

Explanation

The remarks about loving the prairie and resisting settlement are attributed to Satanta, a Kiowa chief who spoke at the Medicine Lodge Council. He argued that settling down would destroy the Kiowa way of life. The correct choice is Satanta.

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