Chief Henry Roman Nose (June 30, 1856 – June 12, 1917) was a highly respected

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Chief. Living during turbulent times, Roman Nose was recognized for facilitating a peaceful transition to a non-nomadic way of life, while retaining elements of his Cheyenne culture. He was a vocal proponent of obtaining education and training. As a young warrior, Henry Roman Nose participated in the

Red River War The Red River War was a military campaign launched by the United States Army in 1874 to displace the Comanche, Kiowa, Southern Cheyenne, and Arapaho Native American tribes from the Southern Plains, and forcibly relocate the tribes to reservatio ...

. After being captured, he was sent in 1878 to

Fort Marion The Castillo de San Marcos (Spanish for "St. Mark's Castle") is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States; it is located on the western shore of Matanzas Bay in the city of St. Augustine, Florida. It was designed by the Spanish ...

in St. Augustine, Florida, where he was listed as a "ringleader". After release, he attended the

Hampton Institute Hampton University is a private, historically black, research university in Hampton, Virginia. Founded in 1868 as Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, it was established by Black and White leaders of the American Missionary Association af ...

in Virginia and the Carlisle Institute in Pennsylvania. In 1892, he received a land allotment in current-day

Blaine County, Oklahoma Blaine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,735. Its county seat is Watonga. Part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho land opening in 1892, the county had gained rail lines by the early 190 ...

. This land later became part of the

Roman Nose State Park Roman Nose State Park is a state park located in Blaine County, north of Watonga, Oklahoma. Roman Nose State Park is one of the original seven Oklahoma state parks. Sitting in a small canyon, recreation activities at this state park include a ...

, which was named in his honor. Henry Roman Nose died in 1917 in the canyon on which Roman Nose State Park was established.Jernigan, Meg "Roman Nose State Park Near Watonga, Oklahoma."
Retrieved March 20, 2014. He is depicted in a mural, "Roman Nose Canyon", at

United States Post Office Watonga The United States Post Office Watonga, in Watonga, Oklahoma, is a Colonial Revival-style building built in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. It is a one-and-a-half-story brick-clad building. Its front facad ...

, painted by

Edith Mahier Edith Mahier (1892 – 1967) was an American artist and art instructor who was instrumental in helping develop the talent of the Kiowa Six during their studies at the University of Oklahoma. In 1941, she won the commission to complete the post o ...

in 1941. With .

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