Wednesday, 10 March 2010

White Eagle of the Comanche

Isa-tai ("White Eagle;" c.1840 — c.1890) was a Comanche warrior and medicine man of the Quahadi band who gained enormous prominence for a brief period in 1873-74 as a prophet and "messiah" of Native Americans. He succeeded, albeit very temporarily, in uniting the autonomous Comanche bands as no previous Chief or leader had ever done. Indeed, his prestige was such that he was able to organize what was said to be the first Comanche sun dance, an Indian ritual that his tribe had not previously adopted

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isa-tai

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