Editing Comanche (section)

===Recent history===
[[File:Mac silverhorn drumming.jpg|thumb|Mac Silverhorn (Comanche), grandson of [[Silver Horn]], drumming with friend at Redstone Baptist Church]]

Entering the Western economy was a challenge for the Comanche in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Many tribal members were defrauded of whatever remained of their land and possessions. Appointed paramount chief by the United States government, Chief [[Quanah Parker]] campaigned vigorously for better deals for his people, meeting with Washington politicians frequently; and helped manage land for the tribe.

Parker became wealthy as a cattleman. He also campaigned for the Comanches' permission to practice the [[Native American Church]] religious rites, such as the usage of [[peyote]], which was condemned by European Americans.<ref>{{cite book|last=Leahy|first=Todd|title=The A to Z of Native American Movements|url=https://archive.org/details/toznativeamerica00leah|url-access=limited|year=2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-6892-2|author2=Wilson, Raymond|page=[https://archive.org/details/toznativeamerica00leah/page/n196 120]}}</ref>

Before the first Oklahoma legislature, Quanah testified:
<blockquote>I do not think this legislature should interfere with a man's religion, also these people should be allowed to retain this health restorer. These healthy gentleman before you use peyote and those that do not use it are not so healthy.<ref>Swan 19</ref></blockquote>

During [[World War II]], many Comanche left the traditional tribal lands in Oklahoma to seek jobs and more opportunities in the cities of California and the [[Southwestern United States|Southwest]]. About half of the Comanche population still lives in Oklahoma, centered on the town of Lawton.

Recently, an 80-minute 1920 silent film was "rediscovered", titled ''[[The Daughter of Dawn]].'' It features a cast of more than 300 Comanche and Kiowa.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Daughter of Dawn &#124; Oklahoma Historical Society|url=https://www.okhistory.org/research/daughterofdawn|access-date=2022-08-20|website=www.okhistory.org}}</ref>