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Kicking Bird

Chief
Kicking Bird, also known as Tene-angop'te, "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. Wikipedia
Born: 1835, Oklahoma
Died: May 3, 1875 (age 40 years), Fort Sill, OK
Known for: A Chief of the Kiowa Nation, warrior, peacemaker
Other names: The Kicking Bird; Eagle Who Strikes with his Talons; Striking Eagle