People / group

Yamparika

Also known as Yamparika Comanche

The Yamparika, or Yap Eaters, named after a root they gathered, were the northernmost division of the Comanche. They ranged along the Arkansas River in present-day Colorado and Kansas and traded and fought with the Cheyenne, Arapaho and Kiowa. They signed the Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867 and were settled on the Kiowa-Comanche reservation in Indian Territory.

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Comancheria

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Yamparika. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/yamparika
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“Yamparika.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/yamparika. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Yamparika.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/yamparika.
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