The Comanche Tribe

Religion

• The Comanche tribe had a connection with animals.
• The Comanche tribe were loyal to the earth.

Housing

• the first house in the Comanche tribe was built in 1857
• houses were mostly ti-pi's

Tribal Roles & Government

• Each Comanche clan had a civil chief and a war chief.
• War chiefs were in charge of war and civil chiefs were in charge of peace and trade.
• You were chief till others thought you unfit of rule.

Art

• Women and girls wore beaded headbands.
• Men and boys wore feathered headdresses.

Economics

• The Comanches traded their horses for...
• Firearms (guns, muskets) and other newer tools that they couldn't make.

Communication


The Comanches language was deprived of the Uto-Aztecan linguistic family

Traditions

• Making ti-pi's with their families was one of the Comanches traditions.
• Women and children would enjoy stargazing.

Acquisition of Food

• Rode mustangs.
• Threw spears at buffalo.
• Shot buffalo with arrows.

Region of Texas

• Roamed southern plains and great plains.
• The land where the Comanches roamed was called Comancheria.

Tools and Weapons

• Used bow and arrow,
• clubs, axes,
• spears, lances,
• and the knife

Interactions

• Traded with the Wichita and Caddo.
• Also traded with the Anglo Americans.

Conflicts

• Were enemies with the Apaches.
• They believed that the Spanish and the Apaches were allies.
• The Spanish were later allies with the Comanche.

Medicine and Health

• Greenbriar (pain and muscle cramps).
• Eastern red ceder (colds and coughs)
• American beautyberry (fevers and malaria)
• Elderberry (eczema and old ulcers)

Clothing

• The Comanches wore clothing made of bison hide or buckskin.
• Men typically wore breechclout, leggings, and moccasins.
• Women typically wore a fringed skirt, a poncho style blouse, leggings, and moccasins.
• Buffalo robes provided protection from cold weather.

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