book on Kiowas show the power and might of this plaines tribe on the old frontier

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  The Kiowa brothers were the most feared horse tribes of the great Plaines. They rode like the wind and crept on settlers like a Lion and Us authorities had a long and onerous task of corralling these Natives into reservations of the American army choosing which considered the Kiowa their most toughest foe. The Kiowa along with the Cheyenne were the most hated tribe of the countless settlers that trekked West knowing full well the Kiowa were authorities and masters of the Great Plaines and the freedom of expanse that offered the mobile tribes of the day. You see my friends the Kiowa were often the authorities in the Plaines free of government influence and when commerce and movement was being threatened the military took full a action into the hinterlands of America. The horse and frequency availability of technology was a boon to the evolution of the horse warrior and nomadic tribes who mastered their craft as Europeans were still fighting pitched battle. The book called "Kiowas" by Mildred Mayhill is still possibly the best informative resource for learning on the evolution and growth of power by tis distinguished tribe whose very name and nearby presence put fear into the hearts of White and red in the Western Plaines. The author looks at the entire history of this tribe following contact and how relationships between other tribes became worse as all the tribes felt increasing land pressures fro eastern Native  immigrants pushed West and the White invader farmers. and  The Kiowa were a tribe that learned to empower and trade with Americans and the terrorism they learned was ultimately through the growing trade and exchange of ideas with American settlers who encouraged this tribe at first to wage wars with Mexicans and other troublesome tribes. To this day America and its foreign policy continue to use nomadic tribesmen to do their dirty work and then eventually turn on the group when their objectives have been made. Kiowa's were in constant warfare with Arapaho,Apaches and other nomadic tribes often being played by one or another by European Spanish and English meddlers in the region who supplied these Indians arm to fight one another and move groups out of areas.  of particular interest is the golden age of Kiowa culture that Mr Mayhall lists as being between 1740 and 1835 where Kiowa were the masters of mass land and paid tribute with Sun dances and traded and hunted like there was no tomorrow or worry.