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The last chief of the Comanches and the fall of an empire - Dustin Tahmahkera

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Late one night in 1871, a group of riders descended on a sleeping army camp, stole about 70 horses, and disappeared. Led by a young chief named Quanah Parker, the raid was the latest in a long series of altercations along the Texas frontier between Indigenous people and United States forces. Who was this brave warrior? Dustin Tahmahkera details the life of the last chief of the Comanches.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Dustin Tahmahker
Director
Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
Narrator
Dustin Tahmahker
Animator
Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
Storyboard Artist
Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
Art Director
Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
Compositor
Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
Music
Cem Misirlioglu
Sound Designer
Cem Misirlioglu
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Editorial Producer
Elizabeth Cox
Script Editor
Soraya Field Fiorio
Fact-Checker
Eden Girma

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