Dohäsan (Little Bluff) | |
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 Chief Dohäsan, painted by George Catlin 1835. | |
| Born | late 1780s to early 1790s Great Plains (present-day Oklahoma or Texas) |
| Died | 1866 |
| Nationality | Kiowa |
| Other names | Little Mountain Little Bluff Top-Of-The-Mountain |
| Occupation | Chief |
| Known for | Last Undisputed Principal Chief of the Kiowa, warrior, war-chief |
| Predecessor | A'date (Former principal chief of the Kiowa) |
| Relatives | Dohá (father) Dohäsan the Younger (nephew) |
Dohäsan, Dohosan, Tauhawsin, Tohausen, or Touhason[1] (late 1780s to early 1790s – 1866[2]) was a prominent Native American. He was War Chief of the Kata or Arikara band of the Kiowa Indians, and then Principal Chief of the entire Kiowa Tribe, a position he held for an extraordinary 33 years. He is best remembered as the last undisputed Principal Chief of the Kiowa people before the Reservation Era, and the battlefield leader of the Plains Tribes in the largest battle ever fought between the Plains tribes and the United States.[3]
- ^ Tanner, Beccy (2013-02-05). "Betty Nixon dies; helped found Mid-America All-Indian Center". Wichita Eagle. Archived from the original on 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ^ Davis, p.45.
- ^ Mayhall, Mildred The Kiowas