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People of Mountains and Plains
Comanche
Comanches
• The Comanches were fierce warriors who lived on the Southern Plains.
• The Comanches controlled the Great Plains and Central Plains of Texas.
Shelter
• Comanches were nomads.
• They lived in tepees.
• Tepees- large tents made of long poles covered with buffalo hides.
Buffalo
• Comanche got nearly everything they needed from the buffalo:
*Clothing
*Food
*Blankets
*Shelter
Horses
• The Spanish brought horses to North America.
• Comanches became experts at them
• The tribe quickly became known as the Lords of the Southern Plains, and they by far were the most powerful of all the Indian Tribes in the state.
Trade
• During times of peace, Comanches traded horses and buffalo goods with the Caddo and the Wichita.
Trade• The Comanche were good traders and often went to trade fairs.
• The Comanche leaders often wore fine European clothes, with many silver conchos and fine leather boots.
• The group always had a leader who was very skilled as a trader and diplomat.
Trading Problems• The problem was most of
what they had to sell or trade was stuff they had stolen.
• They sold the stolen horses and women and children they had kidnapped.
• This kidnapping for ransom would later get the Comanche in big trouble with the American settlers.
Leadership
• Comanche traveled in bands and each band had a leader.
• During wars and raids, bands united and chose a war chief to lead them.
Where are they today?
• By 1875 Comanches no longer controlled the plains.
• Most Comanches were moved to a reservation in Oklahoma.
• Today about 10,000 Comanche live in the United States.