Wichita+Battle

The Wichitas were a mostly peaceful tribe but they did fight some wars. Their main weapons in war were bows and arrows, war clubs, and hide shields. A common war strategy was to fight in wars parties. A war party consisted of a well known warrior who acted as the leader and those who wanted to join him. The Wichitas did not fight in wars to get land but to prove courage. This ment that they rarley fought to the death nor destroyed villages. Instead they used a technique called //counting coup//, which was where you did not hurt the enemy but just touch them. They also stole their opponents weapons and horeses forcing them to retreat. Their main enemies were the Osage and Apache tribes. At the end of a successful war party, there was great celebration. Singing, dancing, face-painting, and tattooing were just some of the events that went on.


 * Works Cited**
 * 1) The Wichita Indians. 1 February 2005. R E Moore and Texarch Associates. 4 October 2009 [[]].
 * 2) Wichita Indian Fact Sheet. Native Languages of the Americas website. 4 October 2009 [[]]
 * 3) Walter Ross Photo. First People Website. 6 October 2009 []

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