Ahpeahtone

Ábì:tauñ or Ahpeahtone, also known as Que-Tah-Tsay ( August 8, 1931), was a chief of the Kiowa tribe in Oklahoma, who is regarded as the last traditional chief of the tribe.

Background Ahpeahtone was born in about 1856 near Medicine Lodge, Kansas, a favorite campsite of the Kiowa and site of the Medicine Lodge Treaty in 1867, where he was present as an 11 year old boy. Ahpeahtone was raised as his ancestors were, living free on the Great Plains of North America in tipi camps, hunting buffalo and other game and learning horsemanship and warrior skills. His Kiowa name, also spelled Apeahtone, Apiatan or Ah-pe-a-ton, means "Wooden Lance" or "Kills With a Lance". His lineage includes several noted Kiowa leaders and warriors. He was the son of the Kiowa leader Red Otter/Red Buffalo (Au Pau Goodle), an elite member of the Kiowa's 10 greatest warriors, the Koit-senk-gaw, and related by blood to Red Cloud, the Oglala Lakota war chief. Lone Wolf (Guipahgah), a prominent Kiowa chief was Ahpeahtone's paternal uncle.

The town of Ahpeatone, located in Cotton County, Oklahoma was named for the chief.