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    The Comanche / k ə ˈ m æ n tʃ i / or Nʉmʉnʉʉ (Comanche: Nʉmʉnʉʉ, "the people") is a Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States. Comanche people today belong to the federally recognized Comanche Nation, headquartered in Lawton, Oklahoma. The Comanche language is a Numic language of the Uto-Aztecan ...

  2. Comanche Territory is a 1950 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Maureen O'Hara and Macdonald Carey. Jim Bowie is sent into Comanche country on a mission to allow the government to mine silver on the Indian's land.

  3. Comanche Territory: Directed by George Sherman. With Maureen O'Hara, Macdonald Carey, Will Geer, Charles Drake. White settlers plan to defy the agreement between the government and the Comanche in order to mine for silver on Comanche lands, while scout Jim Bowie tries to keep the peace in the territory.

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    • Western
    • George Sherman
    • 1950-05-01
  4. Comanche history for the eighteenth century falls into three broad and distinct categories: (1) the Comanche and their relationship with the Spanish, Puebloans, Ute, and Apache peoples of New Mexico; (2) The Comanche and their relationship with the Spanish, Apache, Wichita, and other peoples of Texas; and, (3) The Comanche and their ...

  5. Jul 15, 2024 · Comanche, North American Indian tribe of equestrian nomads whose 18th- and 19th-century territory comprised the southern Great Plains. The name Comanche is derived from a Ute word meaning “anyone who wants to fight me all the time.” The Comanche had previously been part of the Wyoming Shoshone.

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  6. Feb 21, 2021 · Learn how the Comanche transformed from nomadic hunter-gatherers to a dominant empire of warriors on horseback, and how they fought and resisted the United States for decades. Discover their culture, government, and legacy in this article.

  7. Feb 13, 2020 · Learn about the Comanche Nation, a powerful Native American people who ruled a vast empire in the southern plains from the 18th to the 19th century. Explore their origins, culture, trade, raids, and enslavement of other groups.