Great Indian Leaders
Great Indian Leaders
Wichita Mountains in Oklahoma; 01:00:41:-..........wide LS of grasslands surrounding Wichita Mountains on a late, sunny day 01:01:20:-..........wide LS of blue sky, tilt D to wide LS of grasslands (in FG) and mountains (BG), clouds overhead 01:04:31:-..........wide LS of sunset; land masses are silouetted and clouds block sun 01:05:38:-..........interview w/ Vince Tahmahkera, an older man of direct Comache decent: tight CU of him as he discusses the history of the Comanches, where the tribe's name comes from, the importance and the use of the buffalo, what happened when the Comanches tamed wild horses, what happened when the white man killed off the buffalo and why they did so, Quanah Parker, peyote, Indian religion, Indian spirituality, the surrender of the Comanches at Ft. Sill, the importance of horses within Comanche heritage, culture and history. 01:27:59:-..........interview with Anna Mahtua Tahmahkera, wife of Vince and also full-blooded Comanche: tight CU of her as she discusses the missionairies, the influx of Christianity upon the Comanches, life on the plains before the white man, and the leadership of Quanah Parker.