Editing Yoakum County, Texas (section)

===Native Americans===

Early tribes included [[Suma-Jumano]], [[Comanche]], [[Cheyenne]], and [[Kiowa]].<ref name="Yoakum County, Texas">{{cite web|title=Yoakum County, Texas|last=Leffler|first=John|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcy01|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=December 13, 2010|date=June 15, 2010}}</ref>

The Comanches and Indians before them knew that the sand dunes that one can still see today called the Lea-Yoakum Sand Dunes and those visible around Denver City did not signify a desert. Instead, these dunes are remnants of an ancient river system that once flowed northwest to southeast through the area. Indians knew to dig beneath the surface of the sand dunes to find water, so they frequented the sand dunes to hunt the plentiful game once there, and perform sacred rites during their encampments. Evidence of these visits to the area by Comanche, Kiowa, and prehistoric Indians before them was discovered in the 20th century by local ranchers and verified by archaeologists.

A Quanah Parker Trail arrow, installed December 14, 2011, marked Denver City as a place with historic ties to the Comanche and other native peoples who once hunted and lived in the region. In March 2015, Denver City removed and stored the arrow for eventual reinstallation at the site of a new museum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quanahparkertrail.com/Quanah_Parker_Trail/Yoakum_County_2.html|title = Yoakum County 2}}</ref>