The Comanche

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The Comanche

• By
• Kelsey B.

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Plains Region

• The Plains Region has tall, rocky mountains, dry,
  brown forest, and long, flimsy grasses.

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Animals

• The Plains have a lot of animals.
• They have big, tall cattle, tall, brown antelopes
  and white, fluffy sheep.

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Plants

• The Plains do not have a lot of plants.
• There are tall, green elm, round, tan oak, small,
  round oranges, and green, spicky Yucca cactus.

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Animals

• Here are even more animals cute, white rabbits,
  long, green alligators, huge, brown bison, and
  big, mean mountain lions.

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Climate

• In winter, Comanche Indians got many feet of
  snow.
• It covers the Plains during winter storms.

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Food

• The Plains hunt deer, fox, buffalo, and small
  animals.
• Some animal they ate raw and roasted or boiled.
• The Comanches cut the rest into thin strips and
  dried them in the sun.

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Shelter

• They made a tipi out of twelve to fourteen
  buffalo hides.
• The women sewed the hides and stretched them
  over long straight poles made from pine or cedar
  trees.

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Clothing

• Men and older boys wore breechcloth which was a
  piece of soft buckskin that went between the legs
  and was held with a belt at the waist.
• Women and girls wore buckskin dresses with beads
  and other decorations too.

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Family life

• Comanche men and women believed children should
  be treated with kindness.
• Adults never hit or spanked children.

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Tools

• The Comanche Indians used bows and arrows in
  wars.
• Comanche men also used long spears and
  buffalo-hide shields.

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European Influence

• Texas Rangers fought for the Comanches land.
• Comanches fought back, and many of the Texas
  Rangers died.

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Native Americans today

• Today there are about 10,000 Comanche people
  most live in Oklahoma.

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Other

• The Comanche kids played the hoop game and dolls.
• The Comanches loved contests, races, kick ball,
  arrow-shooting, wrestling matches, and guessing
  games.