Comanche

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Comanche leader Indigenous people of the Great Plains Native American people federally recognized tribe

The Comanche are a Native American people renowned for their skilled horsemanship, warrior culture, and dominance across the southern Great Plains in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Comanche leader → Indigenous people of the Great Plains → Native American people → federally recognized tribe →
acquiredHorsesFrom	Spanish colonies →
alsoKnownAs	Lords of the Plains →
culturalPractice	nomadic buffalo hunting → tipi dwelling →
culturalRegion	Southern Plains →
currentFederallyRecognizedTribe	Comanche Nation →
economy	bison hunting → horse trade → raiding →
enteredHorseCulture	late 17th century →
ethnicGroupOf	United States →
forcedOntoReservation	late 19th century →
headquartersLocation	Lawton, Oklahoma →
historicalEnemy	Apache → Mexican settlers → Pueblo peoples → Spanish colonists → Texans → United States Army →
knownFor	mounted warfare → raiding on the Southern Plains → skilled horsemanship → warrior culture →
languageFamily	Uto-Aztecan languages →
migratedTo	Southern Great Plains →
nativeLanguage	Comanche language →
notableLeader	Quanah Parker →
originalHomeland	Great Basin →
politicalStructure	loosely organized bands →
population	several thousand enrolled members →
recognizedBy	United States government →
region	Colorado → Kansas → New Mexico → Oklahoma → Texas →
religion	traditional Native American spirituality →
reservationLocation	Oklahoma →
role	last principal Comanche chief →
socialOrganization	bands →
subgroupOf	Numic peoples → Uto-Aztecan peoples →
timePeriodOfDominance	18th century → 19th century →
treaty	Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867) →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Central Numic → Uto-Aztecan →	includesLanguage
Numic branch of Uto-Aztecan ("Comanche people") →	associatedWithPeople
Colorado War →	belligerent
Comanche ("Comanche Nation") →	currentFederallyRecognizedTribe
Indian Territory ("Comanche people") →	ethnicGroup
Proto-Uto-Aztecan →	hasDescendant
Numic →	hasLanguage
Native Americans →	hasSubgroup
Great Plains →	historicallyInhabitedBy
Arkansas River region →	historicallyUsedBy