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The Comanche () are a Native American tribe from the Great Plains whose historic territory, known as Comancheria, consisted of present day eastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas, western Oklahoma, and most of northwest Texas. The Comanche people are federally recognized as the Comanche Nation, headquartered in Lawton, Oklahoma.〔 Post-contact, the Comanches were hunter-gatherers with a horse culture. There may have been as many as 45,000 Comanches in the late 18th century. They were the dominant tribe on the Southern Plains and often took captives from weaker tribes during warfare, selling them as slaves to the Spanish and later Mexican settlers. They also took thousands of captives from the Spanish, Mexican, and American settlers. Today, the Comanche Nation has 15,191 members, approximately 7,763 of whom reside in tribal jurisdictional area around the Lawton, Fort Sill, and surrounding areas of southwest Oklahoma.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Official Site of the Comanche Nation ~ Lawton, Oklahoma )〕 The Comanche Nation Homecoming Powwow is held annually in Walters, Oklahoma in mid-July. The Comanche language is a Numic language of the Uto-Aztecan family, sometimes classified as a Shoshoni dialect.〔 Only about 1% of Comanches speak their language today.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Comanche – American Indians )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Comanche Indians )〕 The name "Comanche" is from the Ute name for them, ''kɨmantsi'' (enemy). ==Government== The Comanche Nation is headquartered in Lawton, Oklahoma. Their tribal jurisdictional area is located in Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson, Kiowa, Stephens, and Tillman Counties. Membership of the tribe requires a 1/8 blood quantum (equivalent to one great-grandparent).〔 As of June 1, 2012, Wallace Coffey is the Tribal Chairman, and Robert Komahcheet, Tribal Administrator. CBC members recalled in April 2012 have been reinstated per an emergency interim order by Judge Phil Lujan, CFR Court of Indian Offenses. Ed Eschiti, Vice Chairman; Robert Tippeconnie, Secretary/Treasurer; Ron Red Elk, Seat No. 1; Yonevea Terry, Seat No. 2; and Darrell Kosechequetah. Seats No. 3 and No. 4 were vacant pending outcome of the Primary Election and Run Off slated for June 30, 2012.〔() Lawton Constitution|CFR Court issues order recognizing Comanches| Scott Rains|Retrieved 10 June 2012.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Comanche」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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