Comanche Influence On Indian Culture

I do agree with the author that the Comanche people operated a massive empire in the American Southwest. “…Comanche’s built in the early nineteenth century a loose bit imposing empire on the southern plains and in the southwest...” (141). Although when the Comanche arrived on the South Plains, they were not a unified body. They arrived in numerous family groups. There were a lot of different Comanche bands, but there were five major bands that played the important roles in Comanche history. The Comanche were able to sustain for 100 years due to them being great horsemen and traders. When the Comanche started and they arrived on the Great Plains, they began a southern migration that was encouraged by a combination of factors. Since they were