![]() There may have been as many as 45,000 Comanches in the late 1700s. The Comanches were hunter-gatherers, with a typical Plains Indian culture, including the horse. Membership: Membership in the tribe requires a 1/8 blood quantum (equivalent to one great-grandparent). ![]() Language: Uto-Aztecan>Northern Uto-Aztecan> Central Numic>ComancheĮnemies: Apache during the period of their expansion onto the Great Plains. Home Territories: New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas Native Name: Numunuu, means ‘the People.’ Nermernuh is another name they use for themselves. Tribal Name: The name Comanche is derived from a Ute word, kɨmantsi , meaning “anyone who wants to fight me all the time.” They also traveled down into Chihuahua, Mexico. They are within sight of each other.The Comanche Indians are a Native American ethnic group whose historic lands (the Comancheria) consisted of present-day eastern New Mexico, southern Colorado, northeastern Arizona, southern Kansas, all of Oklahoma, and most of northwest Texas. Death Valley and Mount Whitney are the highest and lowest points in the They were deeply religious and believed spirits could be foundĮverything - in both living and non-living things. Each village was independent, and each had aĭemocratic system of government. Plateau stretches from BC British Columbia all the way down to nearly Texas. United States and Canada, located between two huge mountain ranges - the Rockies and the Cascades. In the longhouse? What were money blankets and coppers? How didġ0,000 years ago, different tribes of Indians settled in the Northwest Inland Plateau region of the Important? How did totem poles get started? What was life like What made some of the Pacific Northwest Indian tribes "rich" in ancient times? Why were woven mats so Who were the Devil Dancers? Why are blue stones important? What is a wickiup? Who was The Pueblo People are the decedents of theĪpache arrived in the southwest in the 1300s. Was the buffalo so important? What different did horses make? Tribes wandered the plains in search of foods. What is now the Great Plains region of the United States? Some Explore the darkening land, battle techniques, clans and marriage, law and order, and People believed in many deities, and prayed in song and danceįor guidance. The Indians of the Southeast were considered members of the Woodland Indians. Longhouses, village life, the League of Nations, sacred trees, snowsnake games, wampum, theĪrrowmaker, dream catchers, night messages, the game of sep and more. The Northeast Woodlands include all five great lakes as well as the Finger Lakes and the Saint Lawrence River. Native Americans in US, Canada, and the Far NorthĮarly people of North America (during the ice Return to the Plains Native Americans Index To learn more about the fabulous Comanche, read the very short story The Clever Coyote People often met their future husbands and wives at powwows. ![]() The bands got together at annual powwows (gatherings, festivals.) The Comanche sang and danced at powwows to honor their beliefs. Like the Apache women, Comanche women spent time on their appearance. The woman wore dresses decorated with fringe and beads. The number of feathers was symbolic of the number of brave acts they had performed. The men wore headdresses made of eagle feathers. They wore buffalo capes instead of shirts. Depending upon where they lived, they dressed in similar ways. The council decided when to go to war and where to hunt.Īlthough bands were free to go their own way, Comanche bands had many things in common. The band council included all the men of the band. You were free to join another band if you wished.Įach band had its own leaders. ![]() You did not have to stay with your own band. A band was usually made up of family members. They were hunters and gatherers.īefore their forced move to a reservation, the Comanche wandered the prairie in small groups called bands. The Comanche wanted to hold on to their culture and traditions. The Comanche did not like life on the reservation. ![]()
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