Khutsutuuka

Kuhtsutuuka, “buffalo eaters,” is the name of a Comanche band of the southern plains. Bison supplied food, hides and materials, while horses enabled families to move widely across the grasslands. Comanche bands had their own leaders and came together when wider decisions were needed. In the late eighteenth century the Comanche made an alliance with the Kiowa, sharing hunting country and forming a powerful connection across the plains.