![]() ![]() At their peak, the Comanche language was the lingua franca of the Great Plains region. Thousands of captives from raids on Spanish, Mexican, and American settlers assimilated into Comanche society. They took captives from other tribes during warfare, using them as slaves, selling them to the Spanish and (later) Mexican settlers, or adopting them into their tribe. They traded with neighboring Native American peoples, and Spanish, French, and American colonists and settlers.Īs European Americans encroached on their territory, the Comanche waged war on and raided their settlements, as well as those of neighboring Native American tribes. Spanish colonists and later Mexicans called their historical territory Comanchería.ĭuring the 18th and 19th centuries, Comanche practiced a nomadic horse culture and hunted, particularly bison. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Comanche lived in most of present-day northwestern Texas and adjacent areas in eastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas, and western Oklahoma. The Comanche were once part of the Shoshone people of the Great Basin. ![]() Originally, it was a Shoshoni dialect, but diverged and became a separate language. The Comanche language is a Numic language of the Uto-Aztecan family. Comanche people today belong to the federally recognized Comanche Nation, headquartered in Lawton, Oklahoma. The Comanche / k ə ˈ m æ n tʃ i/ or Nʉmʉnʉʉ ( Comanche: Nʉmʉnʉʉ, "the people" ) are a Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States. Native American Church, Christianity, traditional tribal religion Sunday at the funeral home chapel.United States ( Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico) He was preceded in death by his parents: Horace and Winnie Poolaw a brother, Gerald Poolaw his grandparents: Kiowa George and Tsomah Poolaw, Sa-Quin-Chits and Louis Chisholm and a cousin, Carlotta Naves. of Norman and sister, Linda Poolaw of Anadarko. He is survived by his wife, Elvina Poolaw, of the home children: Audrey Poolaw of Medicine Park, John Poolaw of Lawton, and Damon Poolaw of Medicine Park granddaughters: Taylor Bryce Quoetone and Jessie Monroe Poolaw of Medicine Park brother, Robert and Martha Poolaw Sr. Bryce enjoyed traveling with his family, listening to music, going to bookstores and loved spending time with his grandchildren. Poolaw had a passion for taking care of his patients, and taking the time to get know them personally. He loved working Sudoku puzzles, Anadarko Warriors and Oklahoma Sooner football. Bryce enjoyed cooking and spending time with his family and friends. He was a member of the Kiowa Tribe and was of Delaware descent. His 30-plus year medical career was with the Indian Health Service, Lawton Service Unit, serving the Lawton, Anadarko and Carnegie communities. ![]() Following that, he completed family practice residency in 1976 at the University of Oklahoma. Bryce then attended Dartmouth Medical School starting in 1972 and graduated in 1976. He married Elvina Mithlo on July 30, 1970. Bryce received a degree in pharmacy in 1970 from the University of Oklahoma. ![]() He graduated from Anadarko High School in 1965. Poolaw was born June 6, 1947, in Lawton, to Horace and Winnie (Chisholm) Poolaw. Monday, March 7, 2016, at Hog Creek Methodist Campground with Tina Baker, Pastor Linda Lusina and Pastor Sharon Yeahquo officiating.īurial will follow at Memory Lane in Anadarko under direction of Comanche Nation Funeral Home. Bryce Monroe Poolaw, 68, of Anadarko, went to his heavenly home on Thursday, March 3, 2016, with his loving family by his side.įuneral will be at 11 a.m. ![]()
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