Comanche

North Americahunter-gatherers
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The Comanche were a loosely organized Native American group who, before their confinement to reservations, occupied the southern Great Plains grasslands across southeastern Colorado, eastern New Mexico, western Oklahoma, and western Texas. Their subsistence centered around bison hunting and the seasonal movements of the bison herds determined camp sizes and locations. The Comanche had large herds of horses and they used them for hunting, raiding, trade, and occasionally for food in difficult times. The headquarters of the Comanche Nation is in southwest Oklahoma, centered around Lawton. It is a center of community life for many Comanche who live both in the vicinity and in several U.S. cities.

Identifier
Region
  • North America
Subregion
  • Plains and Plateau
Subsistence Type
  • hunter-gatherers
Samples
Countries
  • United States
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