<P> The Comanche / kəˈmæntʃiː / ( Comanche : Nʉmʉnʉʉ ) are a Native American nation 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 and northern Chihuahua . The Comanche people are federally recognized as the Comanche Nation , headquartered in Lawton , Oklahoma . </P>
what is the meaning of the name comanche
a Native American nation from the Great Plains