Comanche Nation

Oklahoma indigenous nation

The Comanche Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe headquartered in Lawton, Oklahoma.

The Comanche were historically a powerful nomadic people of the Southern Plains, renowned as skilled horsemen and warriors who dominated a vast territory called the Comancheria across present-day Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and beyond.

Today the Comanche Nation governs tribal affairs and preserves cultural traditions for its members.

She is an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation.

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