COMANCHE, North American Indian tribe, a southern branch of the Shoshoni Indians, of the Uto-Aztecan language family, and of the Plains culture area. The Comanche left their original arid territory west of the Rocky Mountains to move to the southern Great Plains around the 15th century. Here they ...

"A very great vision is needed and the man who has it must follow it as the eagle seeks the deepest blue of the sky. I was hostile to the white man...we preferred hunting to a life of idleness on our reservations. At times we did not get enough to eat and we were not allowed to hunt. ...

I have chosen to write on the life and times of George Armstrong Custer; perhaps one of the most controversial and misunderstood figures in United States military history. In this paper I will talk about the life of Custer, his background, career, schooling, marriage, military service, and ultimatel...

The Sioux were a tribe of Native Americans who lived in the Great Plains. They flourished for hundreds if not thousands of years, before they were decimated and re-settled by White Men in after a long series of wars in the 1800's. The Sioux were a very religious people. Like almost (if ...

The story of the Lakota and the Great Plains is one of resilience and strength. Their story includes great moments of coming to together as a tribe and resilience against the westerners when the railroads were commissioned. The plains were home to the Lakota long before the settlers arrived, being s...