The Kiowa are a Great Plains Native American tribe known for their nomadic equestrian culture, originating in Montana and migrating south to Oklahoma and Texas, becoming renowned horsemen and bison hunters. They formed alliances, engaged in long-distance raids, and developed unique traditions, like their Sun Dance, before being confined to a reservation in southwestern Oklahoma by the late 1800s. Today, the federally recognized Kiowa Tribe thrives in Oklahoma, preserving their language and cultu