Chiefs Knoll, Fort Sill Post Cemetery

Chiefs Knoll Road, Fort Sill, Lawton, Oklahoma 73503
GPS Coordinates: 34.669517, -98.395417

The cemetery is open daily from 8 am to 5 pm.
Proper photo ID is required to access the cemetery on this military base.

The post cemetery was established in 1869, at the same time as the post. Its significance to the National Register is the burials of the many Indian Chiefs.

Within this portion of the post cemetery is known as "Chiefs Knoll." To the Indians of the southern plains, it is considered as the "Indian Arlington."

The earliest burial was Chief Satank or Sitting Bear, who was killed in 1871 by 4th Cavalry Troopers. Many other war and peace chief graves can be found in this small section of ground. Many of those buried were signers of the 1867 Medicine Lodge Treaty.

Today, reburials of Chiefs from the past occur, bringing the former leaders in from isolated grounds to this more centralized area.

Historic Kiowas buried here include:

* Chief Stumbling Bear / Sa-tim-gear (Setimkia), 1832-1903, died March 14, 1903, Signer of the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty 10/21/1867.
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* Hunting Horse, Indian Scout, 1 July 1873.

* Chief Big Bow / Zepko-eette (Zepko-ette, Za-ko-yea), 1830-1900, Signer of the Little Arkansas Treaty and Sgt of Scouts, October 4 1901.
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* Chief Kicking Bird (Tene-angopte), 1835 – 1875, died 4 May 1875,
Signer of the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty 10/21/1867.
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* Tonausen, The Younger Little Bluff.

* Chief Sitting Bear / Set-angya, ca. 1800 – 1871. Signer of the Medicine Lodge Treaty and Leader of the Kaitsenko, died 8 June 1871.
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* Chief Satanta / Set'tinte (White Bear), Great War Chief of the Kiowas, 1815-1878. Signer of the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty 10/21/1867.
Click here for more details about Chief Santanta’s life and achievements.

Sources:
* Latham, K. (n.d.). Exploring Oklahoma History / Chiefs Knoll. [online] Exploring Oklahoma History. Available at: blogoklahoma.us [Accessed 31 Jan. 2019].
* qparkes (2009). Chiefs Knoll - Fort Sill, Oklahoma - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com. [online] Waymarking.com. Available at: www.waymarking.com [Accessed 31 Jan. 2019].