"By 1880, owing to warfare and deculturation as well as illness, Native numbers had...a decline of 98 percent" -James W. Loewen
The summer of 1874 brought long hot days, drought, and unrest on reservations. Many escaped and joined the Kwahadi band who still roamed free.
Along with the remaining Comanche bands, the Kwahadi made camp for the summer in the hidden Palo Duro Canyon.
On September 26th they were attacked by Texas Rangers.
Three months of relentless hunting later, Quanah Parker brought the last 400 Kwahadi Comanche to Fort Sill and surrendered.
This marked the official end of the Red River War, the end of 300 years of Comanche domination, and the end of freely roaming Native Americans in the United States.