The Comanche Tribe

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The Comanches are one of the most famous tribes and they were people who lived in the Southern Plains of the United States, also called Comancheria, and it was located from Nebraska to the north of Texas and New Mexico but it is said that they were nomadic all over the Great Planes, hunting bison and buffalo.
They were warlike and, usually, they fought wars with other tribes but Comanches were also good traders or, at least, that is what the Spaniards said when they arrived there. 
They also had their own language called Central Numic but, nowadays, they speak English.

In this tribe horses were very important and dogs as well. They were used for pulling travois. Comanche tribe also supplied Americans with mules for the southern cotton plantations and horses used to reach California during the 1849 gold rush so they were very important for the rest of states.

They had their own government and laws but they also had to obey American laws.

Comanche's clothes were similar between men and women but they were of different materials. For example, women used to wear long dresses made of deerskin and men used to wear war shirts and leggins made of buckskin. On their feet, it was very tycipal the moccasins. During winter, they wore long buffalo-hide tunica. As headresses, they sometimes wore a cap with eagle feathers and ermine tails trailing behind it.

Regarding religion, it was very basic. The important thing was the individual acquisition of "puha" or power, which could be obtained from the spirit world and could be shared with others. The two kind of powers were: protection in war and curing through a vision quest, but there was no formal ritual for this. There was a general belief in a Supreme Creator, spirits, and a life after death. Religion was an important part of their lives. 

If you are interested, you can find out much information in this web like, for example, their rituals, games, jewelry or some historical events such as trading with colonists or buffalo hunting. Have a look! 

Nahnu teasu u punitui (I'll see you again!)

http://www.bigorrin.org/comanche_kids.htm
http://www.tolatsga.org/ComancheOne.html
http://www.texasindians.com/comanche.htm
http://www.everyculture.com/North-America/Comanche.html