The common perception of Comanche Indians was shaped by Hollywood films such as “The Searchers” or by books like “Empire of the Summer Moon.” In these stories, the Comanches are portrayed as ...

Montford Johnson, the Chickasaw rancher who Norman’s Montford Inn is named for, traversed the state in the years before statehood. He bought and sold cattle, and negotiated with the Indian tribes ...

Recently, I was in southwest Oklahoma researching a travel story on the Wichita Mountains. In the process, I was captured by Comanches. This region was traditionally Comanche hunting grounds and the ...