Native Americans

Vocabulary Era - a period of time with distinct political, economic, and social characteristics Native - living or growing naturally in a specific place

Vocabulary Indigenous - originating in a specific place or region Natural Resources - materials or substances that occur in nature

Read pages 108-110 in your book with a partner and write down information about the: CADDO tribe KARANKAWA tribe COAHUILTECAN tribe ATAKAPA tribe WICHITA tribe

Vocabulary Continued Nomad - someone who moves from place to place with no permanent home Adobe - sun dried bricks made from a mixture of mud with small amount of straw or grass

Karankawa Indians Ka-rain-ka-wa Location Along the coast from Galveston to Corpus Christi Migrated between the mainland and barrier islands

Karankawa Indians Nomadic Fished in the winter Used bows/spears Also ate crabs, oysters, turtles Hunted in the summer Moved mainland to avoid storms Deer

Coahuiltecan Indians Co-hil-teken Location Southern tip of Texas Rio Grande valley Corpus Christi to Northern Mexico

Coahuiltecan Indians Nomadic,Hunter-gatherers Hunted deer and small animals Gathered nuts and seasonal fruits Pecans, prickly pears Ate bugs

Atakapan Indians Et-a-cup-in Location Southeastern tip of Texas Houston to central Louisiana

Atakapan Indians Nomadic, Hunter-Gatherers Coast in winter months Fish, crabs & clams in canoes Mainland in summer months Hunted small animals and birds

Caddo Indians Location Northeastern Texas Parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana

Caddo Indians Built dome shaped huts Organized government system led by a chief Women played important roles Greeted Europeans with the word Tejas, which means friends

Wichita Indians Location North central Texas Also found in Oklahoma and Kansas

Wichita Indians Hunted buffaloes Grew crops Known for the tattoos around their eyes known as “raccoon eyes”

Comanche Location West Texas Vast territory from Northern Mexico to Kansas and from Texas to New Mexico

Comanche Great Hunters, Used every part of the buffalo Lived in teepees Domesticated animals before horses were introduced to the area by the Europeans

Apache Location Western Panhandle Also found in Arizona and Mexico

Apache Used buffalo hide as protection from the harsh landscape For part of the year lived in farming communities along rivers and streams called rancherias

Kiowa Location The Plains Nomadic (Bison Hunters)

Kiowa Recorded oral histories on their teepees Made beautiful crafts Developed a calendar Most-feared group on the plains

Jumano Location West Texas Also in New Mexico and Northern Mexico

Jumano Farmed Hunted Traded Lived in painted adobe homes

Tigua Location Far West Texas New Mexico

Tigua Known for their beautiful pottery Live near El Paso