He described a meteor shower.
A meteor shower
Momaday's descriptions of nature illuminate the way that Kiowas see their relationship to the natural world. Since the Kiowas' idea of themselves (their culture, in other words) is wrapped up in their relationship to nature, they were different people when they lived in Yellowstone than when they lived on the plains.
Trees and Buffalo
condoms
The appearance of the Big Dipper
Momaday feels a deep connection and a sense of reverence when he looks at the portrait of the Kiowa man. The portrait evokes feelings of nostalgia, pride, and a deep appreciation for his Kiowa heritage.
withered and died like grass
The Kiowas lived in semi-sedentary lodges.
The word Kiowas is the plural form for the proper noun Kiowa, a nation of Native American people. Proper nouns are always capitalized.The possessive form for the plural noun Kiowas is Kiowas'.
Kiowas will hunt buffalo's and big whales
The Mandans lived in lodges.Not the Kiowas.
The Kiowa people lived in and around the Texas Panhandle. The Comanches and the Kiowas were good friends. when the Kiowas came, they made friends with the Comanches and the Comanches let them live on their land.