The Kochena tribe had had that chief funeral tradition for generations, but in the era of the Chief Alisena, the tribe people had been in a difficult situation. Their territory was repeatedly invaded.
It had taken place a century and a half ago. At that time, the United States was still a barbaric place. Many white people took guns and rode on horses to chase the Indiana native people away from their ancestral lands.
In addition, the natives had lived in North America for thousands of years, during which time they had amassed a large amount of wealth that the white people coveted.
Many of the violent white people gathered into armed teams to invade the native people's territory. They robbed the natives of their treasures, of which gold and silver were the most popular.
There were gold mines in the mountains where the Kochena tribe was located. However, as the tribe was hidden deep in the mountains, white robbers did not loot them in earlier years.
