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Comanche The Uto-Aztecan language places the Comanche as part of the Shoshone nation that occupied a large part of the Great Basin area 59 of Wyoming, Utah and Nevada. Sometime in the 17 th century, a small band of Shoshone from the mountainous region of Wyoming migrated south along the Rocky Mountains. 59 The Great Basin area – a region without drainage to the ocean in the western United States Lingua-Video.com – Ubierstraße 94 – 53173 Bonn – Tel: 0228 / 85 46 95-0 – Fax: 0228 / 85 46 95-79 10
Around 1700 they acquired 60 horses and by 1720 they were in present-day Kansas. By this time they had become the finest horse breeders 61 on the plains, owning the largest and richest herds of Indian ponies in the West. For the next 150 years the Comanche would lord over 62 the most expansive native American empire the continent would ever see. Master horse warriors, the Comanche fought and defeated the Apache and the Spanish. It is said that the Comanche killed more Whites than any other Indian tribe. Eventually they formed military alliances with the Kiowa and the Southern Arapahoe and the Southern Cheyenne. Although the Comanche controlled a large empire that stretched across the Southern Plains, they were less organized socially than their Kiowa allies. But organized in small bands of 100 or so warriors the Comanche rivaled 63 the Spanish Conquistadors 64 in wealth and power. Like the Spanish they were also slave traders 65 and profit seekers 66 . Of all the Plains nations the Comanche were the most open to new ideas. It was perhaps their greatest strength according to historians Joseph Cash and Gerald Wolfe in their book “The Comanche People”. The Comanche, by bringing in captives from so many different groups kept their nation vigorous 67 and far-seeing 68 . But while the Comanche were far-seeing they also recognized the value of the old traditions such as using spider webs 69 to tell when a storm was approaching, 70 thus enabling them to use the weather to their advantage during raids or hunting. A second group of Indians moved onto the Plains, not from the Northwest as did the Apache, Navajo, Kiowa and Comanche but from the Northeast. Arapahoe At one time both the Cheyenne and the Arapahoe were part of a large village dwelling group of Indian nations known as the Woodland 71 culture 72 that lived in the upper Great Lakes region of the United States. The Cheyenne and the Arapahoe were Algonquian speaking people. The exact ancestral homeland of the Arapahoe is unknown but many believe they once lived along the banks of the Red River between the border of North Dakota and Minnesota. 60 acquired – to acquire – to obtain, to buy or be given something – angeeignet, erworben 61 horse breeders – to breed horses – to keep horses to produce young ones – die Pferdezüchter 62 lord over – to lord over – to rule over – Herr sein über 63 rivaled – to rival – to compete with somebody – mit jemanden konkurrieren 64 Conquistadors (span.) – die Eroberer 65 slave traders – slave trade – the business of dealing in slaves – die Sklavenhändler 66 profit seekers – seeking an advantage or benefit from something – gewinn- oder profitorientiert 67 vigorous – strong, active or full of energy – kräftig, robuste Gesundheit 68 far-seeing – seeing future problems and possibilities clearly and planning for them – weitsichtig, vorausschauend 69 spider webs – nets (or webs) built by some spiders (Spinnen) to trap insects as food – die Spinnennetze 70 approaching – to approach – to come near or nearer in distance or time – herannahend 71 woodland – an area covered with trees – der Wald, das Waldland 72 woodland culture – the customs, arts, social institutions of the woodland Indians – die Kultur der Waldindianer Lingua-Video.com – Ubierstraße 94 – 53173 Bonn – Tel: 0228 / 85 46 95-0 – Fax: 0228 / 85 46 95-79 11
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