The Kiowa Tribe
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The Kiowa reservation is in Oklahoma. There are more than 12,000 members of the tribe, many of whom live in Oklahoma and other areas of the Southwestern United States.  The official logo of the Kiowa Tribe shows a Kiowa Warrior of the Plains. The symbolism includes ten eagle feathers which represent the ten Kiowa Medicine Bundles deriving power from the Half Boy, "Tahlee." The lightning bolt on the front left leg of the horse suggests the voice of thunder heard each Spring and is represented on the Great Drum of the Ohoma Society as being held in the eagle talons. The bone breast plate and red cape (Spanish Officer coat), the circular blue sky of the Great Plains and the blood red band paint are part of the Koitsenko Warrior tradition. The shield depicts the sacred Rainy Mountain in Oklahoma, The sacred Kiowa burial ground at the end of the Great Tribal Journey. The recurring circular patterns represent either the Sun or the Moon, both important in the Kiowa Ceremonial dance rituals of the Skaw-Tow (Sundance), the Feather (Ghost) Dance and the Peyote (Native American Church) Service.

 
 
 

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