Quanah Parker, last chief of the Comanches.

You did a great job, this is one of the best YouTube biographies under 30 mins. Nice voice too.

They buried him like a king. He even looked like a king, in life, on every photo. It's that spirit they had, in them, that made them look, so victorious

The music needs to be turned down. Too distracting.

His Comanche name was Kwana (Quanah is the white American version and incorrect as usual). Kwana comes from the verb kwanarʉ, meaning to stink or smell very bad - so "Stinker" would be one translation. In more modern times the meaning of the name has been changed to "fragrant", or "smells good". This is likely due to the celebrity status afforded to Kwana Parker and embarrassment about the true original meaning of the name.

Very nice video. I`ve almost finished reading Empire of the Summer Moon but I still learnt some more facts from you

Lots of folks don't know , but Quanah was also a shaman and regularly consumed fifty peyote buttons a day !!!!! Bill Neeley wrote a book Quanah Parker and His People and lived here in the town of Quanah where he taught high school English. Bill loves the Comanche as if they were his own. Check it out !

Thanks for that video! Quana Parker's life was truly remarkable! His leadership, his intelligence, and his imposing looks must have been extraordinary. The tragic story of his mother's life is heartbreaking. But if we consider how cruelly the Comanche usually treated their captives, it's understandable that the Parker clan never stopped looking for Quana's mother Cynthia Ann Parker. The Parkers could not know that Cynthia, who had been abducted when she was only nine years old, had been treated much better than most other female captives, who had been severely mutilated and raped. Rachel Plummer, another member of the Parker clan, who had been abducted as well, had been tortured, mutilated and raped. Her newborn son was killed before her own eyes, because her owners wanted her to work harder. She was treated like a slave before she was ransomed. She wrote a vivid and eloquent account of her harrowing ordeal. But Cynthia was lucky. She had been adopted, and she was happily married to chief Peta Nokona. Today we think it was very cruel that the Parkers did not allow Cynthia to go home to her tribe after she had been found and returned to the Parkers. But the Parkers were not her family anymore. Cynthia Ann had become a Comanche and she just wanted to be with her husband and her family. She and her daughter perished soon after she had been taken away from her tribe. It is astonishing that Cynthia's son Quana was able to make a fairly smooth transition after his life as a war chief was over . He was intelligent and charismatic and he thrived after he had surrendered and led his people to the reservation. The traditional hunter-warrior life style of the plains tribes was not sustainable anymore. I am surprised that this great story hasn't been turned into a movie, yet. Just like Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, Cochise, Geronimo and other well known war chiefs, Quana was one of the greatest Native American leaders. He was a fierce and intelligent warrior. But I am even more impressed by his achievements after his surrender. He managed to live an active and meaningful life. He remained a leader of his people, and he never forgot to help others who had been less successful. But he may have had an advantage because he wasn't just a great Comanche war chief. Texans also reckognized Quana as a member of the very influential Parker clan. Quana had managed to earn their respect. Edit: Cynthia Parker did not die shortly after she had been captured and returned to the Parker clan. She lived for 8 more years. But her baby girl died shortly after Cynthia had been returned, and Cynthia was desperately unhappy.

What a family tree. Grandfather was Iron Jacket and father was Peta Nacona.

What a fascinating story! I had heard about Quanah Parker Parker and his white mother while growing up in Western Canada in the sixties but had largely forgotten about him until I watched your excellent You Tube video !

His Great grandson was a Vietnam Vet. And a 10th degree Black Belt under Karate most famous teacher Ed Parker, no relation. His name is Jim Mitchell, RIP. His Karate video's are on YouTube along with his son a Karate Champ and Weapons Expert as well. The family is still tough as hell!

Annoying background music too loud 🤨

My neighbor growing up was named Quanah, Quanah Denton and his wife Maude. He, and her, were exponential in my growing up. It's funny because I always thought his name was Maude....

So proud to be from his people , Quana even opened up his home to 4 white orphans , children he called his own . This was a legend of a man , giving his early years of upbringing to his mothers teachings , Visiting her grave many years after her passing.

I really enjoyed that! Job well done sir!

Great story, thanks for making it.

Quannah Parker pulled his father's side(who was the Comanche) more than his mother's hands down.

You sir make a wonderful documentary.

700 vs 28... those hunters showed great courage deciding to stay and fight... trusting in their 50 cals and their skill.

It was beautiful how he only died witha few hundreds to his name due to the fact that he help alot of people a true leader. You can tell that the chiefs really loved there people. Leaders this days all they want is money for themselves 😢

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