Comanche Chief Quanah Parker’s Century-Old House Falling Apart

[@williamsamples3427]

I just finished “Empire of the Summer Moon” about the Comanches, this really should be an historic landmark and restored, hopefully it will happen one day

[@dwhite8997]

I'm reading it now. "Empire of the summer moon"

[@Alliejen12345]

Empire of the Summer Moon is excellent. I read it earlier and finished “The Captured” this week. Many of the same facts and stories. I am not a Native American but I have gained such appreciation for their history thanks to these two books. This home deserves to be saved. Mr. Parker’s story deserves to be more widely known. I have to admit that I did not know it until reading these books. If not for Mr. Parker then donut in honor of his mother. I hope this home is saved.

[@madibawayne6314]

Yes this Man should sell the House. Unless His Tongue is Forked. As it it Bad Karma to Refuse 1 Million Dollars. Out of a need for Power and Control. Because His God Alone Knows Just how Many Days He has Left on Earth. This World and One More. The House is Quanah Parkers! It Must be Returned for Him to Attain Peace in this Life.

[@jarmstrong8462]

I just finished “Empire of the Summer Moon” as well. I hadn’t known of Quanah Parker, his story, or much about the Comanche tribe before reading this excellent book. To see Star House, his living physical legacy, in disrepair like this is heartbreaking. I pray the house is saved 🙏🏻

[@JordanAndAirwaves]

Gibson needs to donate the damn house what is he even doing with it, it’s been moved 3 times, jesus....

[@tomsinclair1264]

Really? He can't afford to maintain it, but won't sell it? And to the people who truly value it and would preserve it no less. Unbelievable!

[@petemangrum6015]

Tom Sinclair Commanche aren't house people. It made Quanna sick to wake up in that constant reminder of the enemy who drove him off of the land and into a prison.

[@SKC193]

Pete Mangrum Just how do you know that? He lived there for some time & I’m quite sure he was used to it.

[@nancydemoss608]

It's called greed!

[@michaelhurley2200]

I talked to the dip shit in Cache he’s just another greedy white man!!!

[@garythornbury9793]

remember he owns it and could just burn it

[@davidstalcup1349]

That home is a piece of American history of extreme importance. Money is set aside by our government all of the time to preserve things that aren't nearly as important as the Star House. First this house needs restored; secondly this needs restored to the Comanche nation as a museum and tribute to the resilience of Quanah and the Comanche people.

[@karlateseitore6635]

Yes, Amen!!!!!!!

[@MTknitter22]

No, people there understand the Quanah descendants and Comanche nation want to handle it and they DID. We may not agree but the two parties should decide.

[@christophersmith2871]

Maybe it should go to Anne Parker's white descendents for payment of what the Commanches did to her family.

[@shawnwright5332]

Museum brings jobs and money my God look at Graceland!!!!!!

[@shawnwright5332]

@@christophersmith2871 look at what the White's did to all native Americans the silent genocide nobody talks about!!!!

[@LaurieTrammell]

I wish his home could be restored. It's such a wonderful house and an amazing piece of history.

[@motocross_guy5212]

I'm glad to be part of the Parker family. We have the family reunion here in East Texas area near Fort Parker at the lake. But hopefully next year we will have it next year and I know we gave the bowl to the family in Oklahoma this year

[@JaylaniAngelique]

This is sad yet inspirational. I'm fairly young, so Chief Quanah Parker was my great great great grandfather. His wife Tanarsy, my ggg grandmother, was the mother of my great great grandfather Sherady. My middle name Sheree was inspired by him. I promised my late grandfather to re-connect with this part of my heritage, and this makes my spirit long to do just that. I do think about my history.

[@paulb217]

+Jacqueline Andrews Wow, so you're the ggg granddaughter of the last great Comanche chiefs!! I'd think that you'd still have a name that sounds somehow indian but you don't. I wonder how aware and involved you are in the indian history in this country. and maybe how you feel about the whole Comanche conquest.

[@JaylaniAngelique]

Yes sir, I am.

[@keepitwitmine]

+Paul B I'm a ggg grandson and I have white name. I'm a half breed, but it only takes a white dad lol

[@JaylaniAngelique]

+Paul B Hello Paul B. Yes my name is Scottish ironically. The whole conquest makes me feel sad and heavy hearted. I am growing in involvement with Native history as my understanding grows. I was invited to spend time with the Comanche band that knew of my ancestor years ago but I was conflicted because I did not feel I would be accepted because I'm mixed...then again, so was my ancestor.

[@pololaflare1551]

Hello ms Andrews........im jason Miller from Detroit and all i can say is hey where family lol.........my grandmothers mom is sally parker the daughter of Quanah parker

[@TimothyTimPSP]

The current episode of the Joe Rogan Experience discusses this. I hope the presentation effort gets more attention now. It's episode 1397 of his podcast if your interested. This piece of history needs to be saved before it's too late.

[@Agentxphile]

I mean people like Roosevelt ate there. Save it!

[@vidascupcakes]

Wow, typical European American lol.

[@cal4207]

@@vidascupcakes what's matter you don't like white people

[@vidascupcakes]

@@cal4207 Only if they're down for equity and act on it. It's like starting a board game and right before the game starts they inherit 100 points. Or how about European ideologies killing our entire planet.

[@mollkatless]

@@vidascupcakes Which ideologies are better than European? I hope you are not talking about one of the cultures that when compared to European ideologies in real time was easily swept away

[@vidascupcakes]

@@mollkatless How about the one that was already here in America and was casted aside just 60 years before my dad was born. We wouldn't kill our planet and we've been warning the Europeans but oh well.

[@hateonskillz318]

This also happened to me and on my reservation. I inherited a older house from my elder who it was passed down to her. Loved when I seen them say that spending money on more current and better things for the people was amazing. As I was in the same situation, people want to fix it up and make historical. What is historical is our people actually providing services and better quality of life that us Natives have been longing for. Puts my heart and mind at ease knowing others have been through this like me and also stood their ground as they made an offer and their history can't be bought or negotiated with.

[@doesthisfacemakemelooklike535]

I have been here in Cache Oklahoma now for about 2 weeks I have volunteered my time and energy effort and my heart and soul to getting to the bottom of why this house is falling into ruin. For a long time now there have been negotiations to create a nonprofit organization for the benefit of the preservation of this house and for the eagle Park in Cache Oklahoma but none was ever able to be completed because the owner saw that the people with whom they wanted to incorporate argued among themselves frequently. this caused them a great deal of trepidation... and caused a bit of a stalemate for far too long... so the new news is they are intending to create a small not-for-profit Corporation with a three-person board and one director. .... this will now move us all forward and give us the ability to write to ask for Grants and to try to get contributions for the preservation of this National Historic treasure.... We welcome and invite all interested parties to please contact us at the Trading Post in Cache Oklahoma for further information on how you can help and where to donate... Additionally if you have stories of Comanches or of Quanah or of his family or of his people we absolutely would love to hear from you as we are looking for volunteer tour guides and historians... particularly those with a personal first-hand knowledge of the local history of this area and of Quanah Parker and his family

[@karlateseitore6635]

Thank you for all this wonderful info!!!!

[@doesthisfacemakemelooklike535]

@@karlateseitore6635 you are most welcome

[@strykerme4848]

So what’s happening now? I read on trip advisor the owner is still just giving his own tours from his cafe the trading post…

[@raymitchell5825]

I just finished reading about Quanah Parker, so I was anxious to see the Star House. I was shocked to see it as depicted in this clip. Seems to me if the owners do not have a plan on how they can save and promote the home, they need to contact someone to advise them on its wonderful potential. With a marketing plan they could make a fortune by repairing the Star House, including a museum, fort, teepees, book stores, merchandise, historical insights by the staff, reenactments, including all the available documentaries on Quanah, his parents, siblings, and the amazing story that was his life during the transitional period that almost erased the Native Americans from their lands. I would imagine a hotel and restaurants would be part of the vision of a destination attraction. Short of that sell or give it to the tribe - to do nothing is a waste of a historical site that few can match - good luck and thank you for making an attempt to save it.

[@doesthisfacemakemelooklike535]

Agree 100℅... And we are ON it as of RIGHT NOW! Please feel free to contact us at the Trading Post in Cache Oklahoma for more information how you can help!

[@karlateseitore6635]

I wholeheartedly agree!!!!!

[@tmcminn3682]

I fully concur, Ray and David, excellent suggestions. The history behind this house is too important to be allowed to be neglected, the house and property allowed to rot. I'm unimpressed with the current owners. Sad, it should have never fallen into their hands. If they didn't have the money to refurbish this historical gem, they'd no right to purchase it. I'm just rereading Empire of the Summer Moon by SC Gwynne. It's a great read, incredibly well-researched and beautifully written. The Comanches were some of the most fierce warriors, the finest horsemen of their time, which gave them the advantage over all other Indians and European settlers. They were in the end outnumbered. They fought ruthlessly to try to maintain their @240,000 square miles of lands within Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Kansas. They captured thousands of not only Indians, but, women and children of all races, white, Mexican, black. Quanah's mother was one of those captured, but she fell deeply in love with her captor. Her mixed-blood son was an amazing warrior, horseman, chief, and diplomat, following in his father, Chief Peta Nocona's footsteps. Quanah Parker was the very last Comanche Chief, widely respected by many including US Presidents. The stories of all their lives, their families, that important time in American history, must be paid a proper tribute.

[@ll2323]

Well the man’s a racist so he doesn’t care to fix the home.

[@darrellw2954]

Current owner...given an offer for Star House. Gibson realizes he’s can’t maintain home the way it should, he prefers house to fall to the ground until he gets the $$$$ he’s asking...a good display of greed at its best. Retired army....All the way!!!

[@christophersmith2871]

I don't blame him. It's a sick piece of history.

[@ritawilliams8686]

@@christophersmith2871 History is history. Any period that we study has it's sick side and do mean any

[@mollkatless]

@@christophersmith2871 what do you mean "a sick piece of history"?

[@yourmom2262]

@@mollkatless He obviously doesn’t know Quanah’s history to try and slander it. From fighting w arrows on horseback to reloading guns while riding horseback to living in a huge house, he evolved and never looked back. All this while still taking care of the hungry and fighting for his people- Amazing story Second Saturday in September is Quanah Parker Day in Texas

[@markgamble7699]

Was in Cache at Christmas, got to see this from a distance... Did enjoy the Native American folks around there and there history... I personally would say sell to the Commanche Nation and let them preserve this wonderful piece of historical value... Please don't let it disappear... The future humanity should know these stories...

[@theApeShow]

What's holding Wayne up? Why is it so "importan"t to him? If it truly was important you wouldn't let it go into ruin. Joe Rogan caught my intrigue with this.

[@dexterramey8787]

Same here.

[@doesthisfacemakemelooklike535]

I don't know why don't you go spend a week or two in a day of the life of Wayne Gibson maybe walk a mile or two in his shoes and you will find out for yourself Wayne is a very good man he works everyday on that place does the best he can but after all he is only one man he'll cook you breakfast lunch and dinner and tell you everything he knows about Quanah Parkers house and how it came into his family's hands ..and if you took the time to get to know him you would then begin to be better informed. Trust me. I spent darn near a month volunteering helping out with Wayne and his sister Ginger. They are fine hard-working people doing the best that they can do with what they have. I dare you to find out what a day in the life of Wayne Gibson really looks like and then you come back and we can talk... People love to talk about other people as though they know them but I do I think it would be better if you got out from behind your keyboard and went to the Cache Oklahoma Trading Post and volunteered your time energy effort and whatever else you might be able to offer to help. As for me I'm currently at the Fallon paiute-shoshone tribal reservation doing what I can to remodel and restore my own family's home here on the reservation but I will be back in the next few months to Cache Oklahoma and to see once again what can be done in the meantime I invite any and all volunteers to help any way that you feel you can offer some assistance to this historic and national landmark

[@zoesmybaby]

@@doesthisfacemakemelooklike535 'sup Wayne?

[@doesthisfacemakemelooklike535]

@@zoesmybaby no my name is Shelly. Wow...that's kinda lame...so do you actually CARE? or u just trolling?

[@nicolek3675]

Wayne being a good person is completely irrelevant to what should be done to preserve or restore this historical home. Wayne might be a very nice man, but he’s still being extremely selfish letting this house be destroyed and kept from future generations. Being nice doesn’t save his historic house. Making a good decision could.

[@zipshed]

If he cant afford the upkeep then its damn well time to let it go...not this "everybody else give me money to fix it up free so I can make more money on it" They offered him a million bucks!! Greedy Bxxxxxd!!!

[@MTknitter22]

Yes, a million dollars is more than fair!

[@jakenbake9878]

I agree. If it was owned by the Comanche I would gladly donate to see it fixed up and designated as a historical site.

[@zipshed]

@@jakenbake9878 Right on!

[@fritigerngothic4352]

Read Empire of the Summer Moon, poignant, heart wrenching, horrific.

[@itznunyabizz5548]

Kinda feel like that guy wants the house to go away. The look in his eye is selfish

[@kingvegeta51]

Very perceptive... met him he is a crook.

[@itznunyabizz5548]

kingvegeta51 that’s a sad situation.

[@nathansheldonlance]

What the hell is wrong with this guy he should sell it to them something's wrong with him

[@davekobayashi7742]

Dumbass with a side of greedy dousche

[@MrsDonnaE]

Quanah his my cousin, through his mom, Cynthia Ann, whose father Silas is my Great-Uncle. I wish I could afford to help. This makes me so sad.

[@dailewis673]

What a shame this important piece of history will be allowed to rot away and be lost forever because of greed, and a lack of action by local authorities. Surely America has listed building laws, and surely this building would be one. The house belongs to one man but he history belongs to a Nation, the Comanches! What would be done if it was the home General Custer? Everything would be done! Give this house back to the Comanches!!!!!!

[@apebs5423]

Dai Lewis such a shame! It seems like no repairs have been made in years! I do not get it and the excuse of being poor or lacking funds is no excuse! If you got 2 good hands and some sort of head on your shoulders, these are repairs any simple handy man could do! Even a woman like myself could do!! I weep to see the house in this condition!

[@SKC193]

Dai Lewis It is a shame.

[@monarch1651]

Burn the shit hole down. You people are on the level of jihadis with your worship of a pedophile rapist.

[@shellypeek6515]

The Historical Society Should help restore it.

[@madilowe9348]

This is so sad to see. I remember going there every year when I lived in Oklahoma and I loved going

[@pianorama]

I wonder if the owner wants someone else to repair the house and let him keep it.

[@AR-ws1gr]

It sounds like the owner wants the government to help restore it.

[@keradasilva6852]

no do not let his house fall apart.if anything restore it and keep it and make it a historical landmark.never let him be forgotten.he was the great father of texas.do not let it rot away.

[@stephenmcelroyii7317]

Saying hateful rude words does not address, nor solve the problem presented here. It actually wastes time. Find a mutually acceptable solution. The property was traded in good faith, if you trade a man a rifle for a horse, and you do nothing to keep the animal well, and it becomes sick, its your problem and yours alone. If you ask for help, then you can negotiate a mutually beneficial solution. Why not offer to renovate the home but create a non profit that would manage it so that its neither the tribe or the owners but fr all to see and remember. Sho ShiA Mic

[@petemangrum6015]

Steven McElroy the tribe offered 10 times more than its worth? I hope the owner likes the taste of old lumber.

[@user-xz2se6bj4u]

Wished Hollywood make a movie about Quanah and Cynthia Ann Parker.

[@Jim_OHara]

Or a movie about matilda lockhart.👌

[@KernowekTim]

There's talk of ' The Empire of the Summer Moon' being made into a movie (2021).

[@LanternGoose]

@@KernowekTim also the movie "The Searchers" was based on Cynthia's capture.

[@kenownbey]

Funny how most didn’t know about the place until Joe Rogan said something then everyone is a history buff/landmark conservative. I had the honor of touring this site and having an arrowhead made when I was 6 or so. Beautiful place.

[@strykerme4848]

6 or 60…who cares…it starts somewhere

[@archercano]

That Star house aught to be recognized as a national treasure

[@lbennhtx6072]

Save this house NOW !!!

[@YourUncleScroatie]

My grandfather used to live there with his grandma Weckeah. The Army dumped it on the side of the road after another land grab.

[@doesthisfacemakemelooklike535]

At the end of the report it says that the Comanche Nation continues to work with the owner on how to preserve the starhouse is this a fact or have negotiations broken down?....

[@georgerodart3356]

I'm of Comanche blood through my grandfather Joseph Hernandez Rodart who was born in New Braunfels, Texas. The federal government should declare the house , and most important the property as Eminent Domain. Eminent Domain - The power of the government to take private property and convert it into public use. The Fifth Amendment provides that the government may only exercise this power if they provide just compensation to the property owners. The lyrics of this song really chaps my hide - "This Land". This land is your land, and this land is my land. This land is my land and will never be your land. This man wants to destroy that idea. That he will never do !!!!!!!!!!!

[@noreenwilson1811]

george rodart I just thought he was flakey.

[@AR-ws1gr]

By your blood you should hate the use of eminent domain

[@SuperWesley16]

How's much would this guy honestly sell it for. I'd try buying it and actually take care of it. Get it restored. This is history!!

[@timmarshall2062]

a true legend it should be preserved

[@dwaynetempest3433]

This place should be restored and and used to create jobs and awareness !

[@doesthisfacemakemelooklike535]

Please feel free to contact us at the Trading post in Cache, oklahoma for more information on tours of Quanah's house and how you can help by volunteering and or donating!

[@MMACHMP]

that house should be restored

[@ajparr5585]

What a shame..... you’d think that Oklahoma could do a better job preserving it’s fascinating history. I’m here because of The Rogan podcast and the subsequent reading of Empire of the Summer Moon.

[@alonzocalvillo6702]

How about using some of that money from the casinos.Or is it that saving the house isnt important enough?

[@nubiankhaleesi2945]

@Freddy fretboard Exactly. Its not like the Comanche nation didnt offer.

[@christophersmith2871]

@@nubiankhaleesi2945 1000000. Lmao.

[@doesthisfacemakemelooklike535]

VOA news! We need an updated report. :) Please)....

[@jesseramos6124]

A bad ass double decker, WRAP-AROUND PORCH.THATS KILLER

[@LoneEagle]

This is what money does. Destroys. Peace.

[@treesarae]

That was interesting..thx.for sharing.

[@maureenbernhardt1934]

I do hope they will saves this house. It is history and should not be left to die.

[@cringyalienguy9787]

As someone who is a distant cousin of Quana Parker, I feel that he should’ve sold the land to them. Not only would it have taken the weight off of up keeping it, but it would also go into the hands of people who truly value it because of its historic sentiment, who would take care of the property and upkeep it. But he doesn’t want to and complains about insufficient funds smh

[@rhondap121]

Comanche nation needs to own this. Quanah Parker is very important.

[@abaachi13]

Come on Dude... Let them fix up the house. You have a great piece of American History rotting away, yet you say you can't find funding? Let his heirs pay you for the house. This is madness.

[@audreylentz-qx2bo]

I wish that someone would move that house off of the property too somewhere it will be taken care of,and restore it,my grandma use too visit with Cynthia Ann Parker in that house before it was moved there,my daddy use too be the skating rink there,that's how he met my momma,I recently moved too Lawton and I was shocked at how they had let it fall down too the ground. Miss Audrey❤

[@cinderbender4087]

Im related to him hes my granpa aunts son .granpa/Donald parker /aunt .Cynthia Ann parker /son. Quanah Parker

[@Guinness1836]

donate it to the Oklahoma Hisorical Society

[@keradasilva6852]

yes it does you can take his home but his soul will remain free.its so sad though.

[@cameron9643]

There has been offers for funding from many sources. the owner refused it from all places including private funding.

[@jesseramos6124]

Start a Go Fund Me pagefor preservation of the Star House

[@J528hz]

I agree with the Go Fund Me idea. I am a direct descendant of Cynthia Ann Parker and her son Quanah Parker. I hope it is saved for their namesake, and returned to his people, the Comanche Nation.

[@CarolinaLowrider]

WHY IS THIS PLACE NOT MADE AN HISTORICAL LANDMARK??? Most Taxpayers would gladly agree for Tax Dollars to be spent restoring and maintaining this piece of American and Native American Heritage!!!

[@AR-ws1gr]

I would not agree. Hopefully the ownership eventually goes to the camanchee tribe.

[@Momusinterra]

Anyone have any progress to report?

[@LauraMurchison-ru1cs]

Cynthia Ann parker was my 4th great grandmother and Quan was my great uncle and I'm very interested in the history of my family could I get more information about the house

[@harleymariamariesaenz6364]

Quanah Parker is very interesting to learn about

[@darrencardwell217]

I hope it can be repaired back to long days ago condition, that would be awesome.

[@modernskyn]

The guy was right. Why throw good money after bad money. The property isn’t worth a million dollars, it’s a historic landmark (so you’d be limited when restoring it), and it would cost over a million on repairs. It’s sad that this house has gotten to this point, but it is at a point of no return. I live in West Los Angeles and the VA hospital has an old chapel (Wadsworth Chapel) facing Wilshire Blvd. It was built in 1900 and served as a catholic and Protestant place of worship. They’re asking for donations (and hopefully angelinos will come through), but unfortunately budgets increase and these buildings become money pits. I adore historical buildings, I just wish people maintained these buildings throughout the years to prevent the decay in the first place.

[@HAZARDOUZDEMCEE]

Powerful Joe Rogan should make him an offer he can't refuse

[@samanthacrow7021]

i would love to buy this and love it back to life

[@bangun172]

apparently a lot of people offer him money and he refuses

[@christophersmith2871]

Probably he wants the sick Parker story to go away.

[@gregorygentry7034]

I visited Cache, Okla this past weekend. Went to the Trading Post and Mr Gipson was kind enough to take us back on the property and allowed us to see and photograph the Star House. It was very sad to see the condition of the home. I'm from TX but what a TRUE piece of America Indian History. Shame on the State of OK/the Comanche Tribe for not truly pursuing this with a large effort put into restoring it and coming up with a solution so that this home could be viewed for many years to come. I hope that something is done quickly to do this. The storms from the spring of 2015 created even more deterioration to the home.

[@FeetpicsPls2]

Shame on the Comanche tribe? For what? They offered a million dollars to buy the house but Gipson didn't want to sell it. Shame on him for not selling the house knowing well that he can't restore in his current financial situation. I know the Comanches would take good care of that house if he would've sold it. Why didn't he sell it anyway? If he truly cared about the home, he would've sold it and let the Comanches, who have money, restore the home back to the way it was. Goes to show you that all he cares about is the attention.

[@gregorygentry7034]

I think it would be safe to say "GREED". Mr. Gipson could be set for life if he took their offer. The home was in sad shape when I was there last year and I'm sure it will only continue to get worse with time. If he cared about it 1/2 has much as he says he would sell it just to be able to see it put in the shape his Uncle would have wanted it to be in. I'm sure they Comanche could offer more, but he would still probably still turn them down. He's just being greedy. If people would "STOP" paying him to see it on his terms maybe he'd change his mind. The state should step in and do something. But I highly doubt they will. Just SAD!

[@stephanieyee9784]

Perhaps Mr Caesar and his casino could buy Quanah's Star House and restore it. They could turn it into a school or community college for the Comanche people. That would be a Win/Win.

[@samanthaparker2702]

Peace and love to you all.

[@romainreuter9604]

The Comanche were a fierce and warlike tribe, very much feared by the whites, the Mexicans and other tribes.. I wish i would have been alive and known them 150-200 years ago.

[@CB-ei6ez]

Give or sell the house to the camanche people, a million dollar is a large sum of money.... Also the book on quanah Parker is a great read I strongly recommend it

[@doesthisfacemakemelooklike535]

The family resemblance is so strong ...the larger left eye...that came from Cynthia Ann... She had it Quanah had it and she does too :) So cool! Let's save the Star house WITHOUT REGARD TO OWNERSHIP.... PRESERVATION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS NEEDS TO BE. We can't let this devolve into a situation where a hundred years from now when the house is virtually unsavable due to neglect that people will look back and shake their heads at the fact that very wealthy people could not care enough to figure it out for the object preservation itself and rather chose to fight and let it fall to run that seems to me absurd which is why I am trying everything I can think of today and I will try tomorrow to think of everything I can to get that house preserved without regard to who owns it.. Amen

[@cindywagner4623]

Historic landmark. It’s truly too bad the Comanche tribe doesn’t own the house.

[@fletchblock7179]

My step daugther is his great granddaughter from her father Alan parker

[@rkba4923]

This is tragic. Should be made a National Historic Treasure and rehabbed and maintained for future generations.

[@pmajudge]

WHERE ARE THOSE BILLIONARIES OR TRILLIONARIES WHO CAN AFFORD TO PRESERVE THIS VERY IMPORTANT HISTORICAL BUILDING???????? FROM U.K. (2022).

[@annramsey7907]

I saw this & thought I wonder if it is in Oklahoma. I am Okie. My Mom was born in Snyder in 1920, My Dad in OKC on a dirt road in 1917. My Dad's Father was born in Chandler and my Mom's Mother was born in Missouri. I think my Mom's Father was born in Oklahoma and I believe he was native because of a letter to his wife on coming home from war that said he had to stop in Seminole to see his native doctor on his way home. He fought in the war of the Philippines and transportation was slow and snail mail was the only form of communication.

[@3catmom]

Sad to hear this. Should be taken care of by the state.

[@SpAzZzZz_]

Joe Rogan has the money and is genuinely interested in buying this to keep the history. Somebody who has some pull needs to line that up before it’s gone forever

[@reuterromain1054]

Cannot the State of Oklahoma jump in and do something for the restoration of important historic site in the state?

[@58landman]

That idea, I think I recall, was tried with some kind of Native American museum in OKC and it fell flat. The owner, and who knows who that is now, is smoking pipe dreams if he thinks that home will bring him or anyone else any benefit while it is in his hands and falling into further disrepair. He should sell it to the tribe for half of what they are offering and permit them to restore it, the way they see fit, to honor Parker and his people.

[@reuterromain1054]

@@58landman Why doesn`t he sell it to the Comanche tribe?

[@58landman]

​@@reuterromain1054 Well, keep in mind that this vid is kind of old but I just searched the WWW and the house is still in varying states of decline. I suppose the guy who owned it thought he could make money by letting people tour the place. In any event, Comanche history is a huge part of Americana and that place should be a focal point for people who love that aspect of America. Not just the Comanche but the other tribes that resisted the US Army. Not saying they were 'great guys' but when you're fighting for your life, all bets are off.

[@madibawayne6314]

He Must Relinquish The Quannah Parker House. To Attain Peace in this World. 🌎 I Believe that the Current Owner Knows that in ❤ His Heart of Hearts.

[@carlosrocha5205]

The condition is horrible..soon I don't think it'll be salvageable...The roof is failing and there has to be dryrot ...a real shame on both parties..that Is where history was made and once it is gone it'll be lost forever...save our history!

[@Tubeyouloadup]

Ever heard the saying walk a mile in my shoes?

[@HorizontalLifestyle]

I don’t know if you guys have listed buildings but no way in the U.K. would this happen this is serious history it’s disgusting government should step in.

[@dogmandan79]

The house has been moved a few times. Should turn it over to the NPS, they’ll take better care of it.

[@KoriH-rj6ch]

First it should be deemed historical

[@jamesstewart2560]

He refuses to sell it or accept money to restore it. This has been discussed on the Joe Rogan podcast.

[@kls2020]

Our first President George Washington wrote he thought the best future for the native peoples would be found by assimilating into into the American culture and becoming educated . Sounds like Quanah Parker had the foresight to realize this was also the best option for his people .

[@nisurasamfitness115]

Any yet the american government tried to do the same to the comanche that they did to the sioux, luckily Quanah saw their BS from a mile away and found out multiple streams of income which he then gave to his tribe.

[@bilie65]

Sell the house!

[@johnbrian118]

This is a historical treasure! The Comanche tribe should buy it. At a million bucks its worth it!

[@jusimmons73]

Wayne Gipson has REFUSED any help or money from anyone to save that house. Shame on him!!😠😡🤬

[@mackenziehannah4597]

I think these videos are cool because Quanah Parkers mom Cythina Anne is my great grandmas cousin so he's my cousin💯💯👌👌

[@ashleymarie194]

Save the house!!!!!

[@maryjerrell3302]

They should make it a nation land mark

[@josephanderson47]

The tribe had enough money to restore it

[@dottiesmith2439]

It should be save.

[@loromas63]

I would have sold it in a heartbeat back to where it belongs. So sad!

[@l2kickflip65]

Are these people still unwilling to sell the property even though they obviously can't take care of something that's historic? Greed gets at people I see.

[@JohnCook-bx4gv]

This asshole has been offered help and funds for this houses and refuses to accept it.

[@johnwayneeverett6263]

GIVE IT ALL TO THE NATION ....PLEASE

[@njc7224]

Amazing I love to visit there. 1 day

[@millerMarcie-q5k]

❤️❤️❤️

[@redbird6310]

I got a better idea. Build an exact replica with new [cyprus?] wood using Comanche labor., restore the furniture. Make it into a restaurant and serve buffalo steaks and maybe a Comanche horse whisperer teaching children about horses like only a Comache could. Best horsemen in the world !!! Why? because they had/have a unique ability to understand a horse by body language. Never saw a Comanche with spurs they didn't need them. All they had do was whisper and the horses ears perked up and he responded.

[@58landman]

So, how did you come upon this great knowledge of Comanche horse training secrets. BTW, it's cypress.

[@jmsiii4751]

No excuse for letting this house rot away. Wayne Gipson is being an ass for not helping to preserve a national treasure. Why would he turn down 1 million? Makes no sense. He has some strange ego thing going on.