The Chief Who Wanted Peace And Died For It — The Tragic Story Of Black Kettle
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After everything that can be known about Black Kettle’s life has been gathered, what emerges is the portrait of a man whose life was defined by commitment — commitment to his people, to the peace process he believed in, and to the specific vision of a coexistent future that the American political system ultimately proved unwilling or unable to deliver.
He was born around 1803 to the Southern Cheyenne.
He rose to become one of the principal leaders of his nation through a process that was never entirely clear in the documentary record but that reflected the specific Cheyenne criteria for leadership: judgment, generosity, diplomatic skill, and the confidence of followers.
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