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Whispers in the Wind: Rediscovering Native Americans of Texas

Caddo Jumanos Comanches West Texas Plains Piney Woods of East Texas Mountains and Basins Region Along Gulf Coast from Galveston to Corpus Christi

Comanches (most feared tribe)

Dirt storms and tornadoes “Comancheria” Battled intruders Use of Land & Water

Clothing Breechcloth made of tanned buffalo hide Leggings Buffalo robes Boots & snowshoes Painted faces RED Braided Hair Feathered Headdresses

Foods Buffalo – every part of it used, boiled, broiled, eaten raw or as jerky Nuts and berries Drank warm animal blood

Homes Buffalo hide Tepees

Customs Life centered around 2 activities: Hunting & War Horse = most important possession (buried with them) Expert Horsemen

Caddo

Use of Land & Water Fertile land for farming Trotlines Hunted Deer (most important animal)

Clothing Deerskin and fur capes Shells Tattoos Men: Mohawks Women: Long parted in middle

Do you see any similarities with today’s styles? Marek Adney of Austin, TX

Foods CORN, ate beans, sunflowers, melons, pumpkins, tobacco and squash Deer, buffalo and javelina Used traps and trotlines

Homes Beehive shaped grass huts feet diameter. Up to 40 people in one hut home.netcom.com/~wandaron/caddo.html

Customs Huge burial mounds Weepers Confederacy with 2 leaders: –1 war & peace leader –1 religious leader Made Pottery & wove mats from bamboo

Karankawas

Use of Land & Water Gulf of Mexico for food Dugout canoes LONG cedar bows 3 foot arrows made of sugar cane Weapons & tools from seashells or wood

Clothing Nude or breechcloths and grass skirts Sugar cane body piercings Very tall and powerfully built Coated bodies with alligator/shark grease to ward off mosquitoes (VERY Stinky!!!) Tattooed faces with blue lines and figures Chokers of shell, glass, pistachio nuts or metal

Foods Oysters & Clams Scallops & Fish Turtles Locusts Prairie hens and quail

Homes Winter months spent along coast: Small huts of willow poles with draped animal skins and grass Summer months spent inland: several sticks with woven mats over it

Customs Flattened babies heads with cradleboards Like other tribes they ate the flesh of their enemies believing they would gain their enemy’s courage Karankawa = dog lovers Wrestlers Mitotes "“Caw Wacham: Flathead Woman with Child”." Online Photograph. Britannica Student Encyclopædia. 2 Sept

Jumanos

Use of Land & Water Settled along Concho river and farmed Hunted and gathered Little Rainfall Irrigation

Clothing Striped Tattoos on faces COTTON tunics Capes or cloaks Color feathers Yucca Sandals

Food Pinon nuts, mesquite beans & squash Pottery and gourds to cook Buffalo Gourds Pinon Nuts Squash Mequite Beans

Homes Pueblos made of stone or adobe (sun-dried mud) Square flat roofs partially underground html

Customs Striped facial tattoos = peaceful trader Special house for visitors Heads bowed = “welcome” Arrows were so well-made Eastern tribes were eager to trade Mhln.com

Interactive Websites How many ways to use a buffalo: Buffalo Matching Game: ml ml World of the Caddo: Talking Hands plains/kids/talking/index.htmlhttp:// plains/kids/talking/index.html Imagine It: