1) Draw an atlatl:

2) Define Nomadic:

3) What part of North America did most people settle

in?

4) What development allowed people to settle and quit

constantly moving around?

Karankawas REGION OF TEXAS

• Lived between Corpus Christi bay

and Galveston bay on the Texas

coast.

• Lived in mud huts and were

nomadic.

FOOD

• Used Dugout Canoes to fish with

traps and bows.

• Ate clams, mollusks, oysters, small

animals, and fish

Customs

• Used alligator or shark fat to

ward off insects.

• Made clothes out of animal

skins and moss.

• Painted their bodies with

tattoos.

• Would rarely practice

cannibalism for magic powers

• Other Natives called the

Karankawa “The dog lovers”

as they raised dogs as pets

Used

Dugout

Canoes

• The Karankawa are important to Texas

history because of their relationship with

Cabeza de Vaca and the La Salle’s Fort

Saint Louis.

La Salle Cabeza de Vaca

Caddo REGION OF TEXAS

• Lived in the East Texas piney woods

• Lived in grass huts villages and had furniture.

FOODS

• Were farmers who grew pumpkin, beans, and corn. Hunted deer, bear, and the occasional buffalo.

• Also captured fish with a trotline

Customs • Ruled by a chief called the Caddi

• Built mounds for their religion and to bury their dead.

• Though several gods were honored, the Caddo trusted ultimately in one god- monotheism.

• Practiced crop rotation.

• The name of Texas gets its name from the Spanish translation of the Caddo word for Friends.

• The Spanish called the Caddo the Tejas Indians.

The Plains Indians Includes Apache, Comanche, Kiowa

REGIONS OF TEXAS

• All lived on the Great Plains

• All were nomadic except for the

Apache which would live in

villages part of the year and grow

crops.

HOMES

• All of these tribes lived in tepees.

Huts made from buffalo hide and

wood poles.

The Plains Indians FOODS

• All hunted the buffalo. The

buffalo provided food, shelter,

clothing, weapons, and tools for

the Plains Indians.

The Apaches

REGIONS OF TEXAS

• They live in the Great

Plains but were forced to

move into Southwest Texas

and New Mexico by the

Comanche. (Their hated

enemy)

• The Apache were divided

into several bands, the

Texas band was the Lipan

Apaches.

The Apaches

FOODS

• They hunted Buffalo.

• Part of the year they lived

in villages and farmed.

They grew beans, corn,

squash, and pumpkins.

• Famous leader Geronimo

fought the U.S. and Mexico

between 1850 and the

1880’s Geronimo

Comanche REGIONS OF TEXAS

• Great Plains

• After acquiring the

horse from the

Spanish they migrated

to the southern plains

where they fought a

long war with the

Apache to take over

their territory.

FOOD

• BUFFALO!!!!!!

Comanche • Called the “Lords of

the Plains” the

Comanche were fierce

warriors who fought

anybody on their land

which was known as

Comacheria

Comacheria •Had multiple leaders,

including a war leader

and a peace leader.

•Amazing ability with the

horse once they acquired

it

The Comanche had a religious

practice known as the Vision Quest.

A young man would take a Vision

Quest to find one self and the

direction his life is supposed to take

according to the vision.

When an older child is ready, he or

she will go on a spiritual quest

alone in the wilderness usually

without food or water. The young

man stays outside for a number of

days and eventually a guardian

animal will come in a vision or

dream, and the child's life direction

will appear to them.

Kiowas REGION OF TEXAS

• Great Plains

• Migrated from Canada

• They lived in teepees and painted pictures of important

events on them, developed a calendar, and made beautiful

beaded crafts.

Kiowa • They were one of the most

feared tribes.

• They would often ally

themselves with the

Comanche. One of the few

tribes that was friendly with

them.

Jumanos

REGION OF TEXAS

• Lived in the Mountains and Basins region of far west Texas.

• Lived in farming villages made of one room adobe homes

Food

• Planted crops near rivers and streams where they grew pumpkins, beans , and corn

• Also hunted small animals, deer, and buffalo

Jumanos • Wore Tattoos and face

painting for their religion

Coahuiltecans REGION OF TEXAS

• Nomads who lived along the

coast in far south Texas

FOODS

• Hunted deer and small

animals.

• Gathered food such as

mesquite beans, nuts, berries,

cacti, worms, lizards, insects,

and roots.

HOMES

• Their homes were made of

mud, animal skins, and

brush.

Coahuiltecans • They lived a harsh life with

little comforts because of the

dry climate they lived in.

Because of this they were one

of the few tribes to accept the

Spanish Mission system when

it came to Texas.

• Lacked formal political

organization instead life

revolved around family.

• Had amazing running ability.

Could run for hours while

hunting animals.