![]() ![]() ![]() Leaders from both sides of the blue-eyed Comanche's parentage were notable in their respective societies: the Parkers in Texas politics and religion and the Comanches in war, the hunt, and in their personal spiritual and military journeys, and, in Quanah's case, a lot of diplomacy. Some Comanches, on the other hand, saw Quanah's prominence as preferential treatment from his white "tribe," and "quanah" to them meant "you stink." The truth was that the half-blood Comanche was ALL Comanche in language, religion, custom, fighting prowess, and his strong sense of responsibility for the young and elderly. To the white settlers and politicians, he would be a Comanche with a twist: his greatness, they thought, came from his mother's side. After delivering Quanah in a meadow of wildflowers in the triangle formed where Elk Creek empties into the North Fork of Red River, Nadua, Someone Found (no longer Cynthia Ann), named the blue-eyed boy Quanah, meaning fragrant. ![]() Quanah grew stronger and developed under his father Peta Nocona, as well as his formidable grandfather Pohebits Quasho, or Iron Jacket as he was known from the Spanish armor he wore in battle. Being of two bloods, Quanah often suffered taunts from the full bloods his age, but their attempts to reduce the son of a white captive had the opposite effect from the one intended. Conflict would be his constant companion from the time he was pitted against other boys in tests of strength to prepare them for battle, until he surrendered his lance to Brevet General Ranald Mackenzie at Fort Sill in 1875. The newborn was not destined to enjoy for any length of time, however, the sweet repose of a Comanche village secure from all enemies, native and white. Quanah's Greatest Challenge By Bill NeeleyĬoming into the world from the womb of a white mother, sired by a prominent Comanche chief, a blue-eyed baby boy drew his first breath of pure mountain air perfumed by the scent of wildflowers. ![]()
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