18S6.| -JJ [Hoffman. 



Poor Devil Indians. ) 



T ,. , . ... , De Smet. Voy. n. pp. 4o, 46. 



Lesdignesdepietie. J J ll 



Banak. \ 



Bannock. > By authors generally. 



Snake. * 



But four bands exist at this day, which are known as the 

 Kutsh'undika. Buffalo-Eaters. 



Sho'hopanai'ti. Cottonwood-Banaks. 



Yam'badi'ka. Yampa (root) -Eaters. 



Wara'dika. Rye-Grass- Seed-Eaters. 



It is more than probable that seven bands existed in earlier times ; but 

 owing to the union of the Panai'ti and western Sho'shoni, it may be that 

 the remaining three bands affiliated with similarly named bands of the 

 latter, resembling in this respect frequent occurrences of like character 

 among other tribes, notably so among those of the Dakotan linguistic 

 division. 



Coman'che. 



This tribe is more nearly related to the Sho'shoni, linguistically, than 

 any other of the Shoshonian family. According to several old and intelli- 

 gent members of the tribe, the Comanches came to the country they now 

 occupy, from the Northwest, since the introduction of horses. During 

 their migration the tribe consisted of seven bands. A new band was 

 formed, after leaving the Rocky Mountain divide, which was composed of 

 individuals from all of the seven, and known as the Nau'niem — Ridge Peo- 

 ple, who remained behind to catch wild horses. When a sufficient num- 

 ber of animals had been captured they followed the tribe and the different 

 individuals joined their respective bands. What length of time may have 

 been required for horses (which were brought from Mexico by the early 

 explorers, Coronado and his successors) to escape, and to increase suffi- 

 ciently in number to run in herds along the eastern spurs of the Rocky 

 mountains, is a subject difficult to solve. It may be presumed, however, 

 that, if the story of the Comanches is correct, that their migration must 

 have been made during the latter part of the 16th century. 



Seven bands exist among the Coman'che, as follows : 



I. Yam'pari'ka. Yampa (root) -Eaters. 



= Yampah Indians, of authors. 



= Yam-pa-se-cas. Rep. Ind. Affairs. 1848. p. 574. 



= Samparicka. Maximilian (of Wied). Travels. 1843. p. 510. 



II. Pe'nete'ka. Honey-Eaters. 



III. Ko'stshote'ka. Buffalo-Eaters. 



IV. Tist'shinoie'ka. "Bad-Movers," i.e., Those who move with diffi- 



culty. 



