Buffalo Hump
Tribal chief, Deceased Person
– 1870
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Who was Buffalo Hump?
Buffalo Hump was a Native American War Chief of the Penateka band of the Comanche Indians. His Nʉmʉ tekwapu name, properly transliterated, was Po-cha-na-quar-hip which meant "erection that won't go down". He came to prominence after the Council House Fight when he led the Comanches on the Great Raid of 1840.
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- Ethnicity
- Comanche
- Profession
- Died
- 1870
Fort Sill
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on July 23, 2013
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