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These fierce warriors occupied 

areas of Texas and New Mexico. 

The Comanche followed the buffalo 

herds and relied on hunting, 

gathering, and trade for their 

survival. They were able to make 

nearly 200 different tools and 

household items from all parts of 

the buffalo.

Comanche women were in charge of the 

home. Besides cooking and cleaning, a 

Comanche woman built her family's house 

and dragged the heavy posts with her 

whenever the tribe moved. Houses belonged 

to the women in the Comanche tribe. 

Comanche men were hunters and sometimes 

went to war to defend their families. Nearly 

all Comanche chiefs and warriors were men. 

Both genders took part in storytelling, 

artwork and music, and traditional medicine.

    The Comanche’s were the first to use horses for work and during battle. 

    They do the same things all children do--play with each other, go to 

school and help around the house. Many Comanche children like to go 

hunting and fishing with their fathers. In the past, Indian kids had more 

chores and less time to play in their daily lives, just like colonial children. 

But they did have dolls, toys, and games to play. Here is a picture of a 

hoop game played by Plains Indian kids. Once the Comanche’s acquired 

horses, girls and boys as young as five years old learned how to ride. A 

Comanche mother traditionally carried a young child in a cradleboard on 

her back--a custom which many American parents have adopted now.

    Comanche women were in charge of the home. Besides cooking and 

cleaning, a Comanche woman built her family's house and dragged the 

heavy posts with her whenever the tribe moved. Houses belonged to the 

women in the Comanche tribe. Comanche men were hunters and 

sometimes went to war to defend their families. Nearly all Comanche 

chiefs and warriors were men. Both genders took part in storytelling, 

artwork and music, and traditional medicine.

    The Comanche staple food was 

buffalo. Comanche men usually 

hunted the buffalo by driving them 

off cliffs or stalking them with bow 

and arrow. As they acquired 

horses, the Comanche tribe began 

to pursue the buffalo herds for 

communal hunts, moving their 

villages often as the buffalo 

migrated. In addition to buffalo 

meat, the Comanche Indians ate 

small game like rabbits, fished in 

the lakes and rivers, and gathered 

nuts, berries, and wild potatoes.

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