Comanche
1. Nomadic and lived in tepees
2. Horses were a central part of their culture after Europeans arrived in the
New World
3. Believed spirits gave them special powers
4. Would not eat food if a person’s shadow fell on it while it was cooking
5. Scalped their enemies as a symbol of strength and to keep the person’s
soul from going to an afterlife
6. Traded animal hides, beads, and stolen goods between tribes
7. Followed a moral code (a set of rules) defining right and wrong
8. Decorated their body with bright colors of paint and tattoos
9. Had long hair
10. Men wore headdresses of buffalo horns
11. Language was Uto-Aztecan
12. Roamed the Great Plains
13. A war chief, peace chief, and a council were elected to lead each tribe
14. Hunted buffalo and other large animals
2. Horses were a central part of their culture after Europeans arrived in the
New World
3. Believed spirits gave them special powers
4. Would not eat food if a person’s shadow fell on it while it was cooking
5. Scalped their enemies as a symbol of strength and to keep the person’s
soul from going to an afterlife
6. Traded animal hides, beads, and stolen goods between tribes
7. Followed a moral code (a set of rules) defining right and wrong
8. Decorated their body with bright colors of paint and tattoos
9. Had long hair
10. Men wore headdresses of buffalo horns
11. Language was Uto-Aztecan
12. Roamed the Great Plains
13. A war chief, peace chief, and a council were elected to lead each tribe
14. Hunted buffalo and other large animals