1. Native American
Vocabulary

2. The Caddos The largest group of Native Americans in Texas
Caddo is short for Kadohadacho, meaning real chiefs
Lived along the Red River in the Piney Woods area of the Gulf Coastal Plains

3. maize
corn

4. temple
Building used for religious services

5. religion
Set of beliefs about God or gods

6. ceremonies
Services that were led by the village’s religious leader

7. confederation
A group made up of smaller groups that join together to help one another

8. The Karankawas
Located between what is now the cities of Galveston and Corpus Christi
Were nomads

9. nomads People who move from place to place and have no permanent home
Kiowa man and his wife. Kiowa Indians were nomads.

10. dugouts
Long canoe hollowed out from a tree trunk

11. The Coahuiltecans
Lived on the dry grasslands of the Gulf Coastal Plain
Were made up of many different groups

12. shamans
Native American religious leader and healer

13. The Tonkawas Lived on the Edwards Plateau near present day Austin
Were nomads
Group of Tonkawa Indians

14. hides
The skin of an animal

15. The Lipan Apaches Were nomads Lived in small groups
Located in the High Plains

16. specialize
To work at only one kind of job

17. mustangs
Wild horses

18. tepees
Small, cone-shaped shelters

19. The Comanches
Lived on the Great Plains which we know as the Texas Panhandle

20. council
Small group of leaders who make decisions

21. adobe
Mud mixed with a small amount of straw or grass and dried in the sun

22. irrigation
The watering of crops by moving water from nearby rivers or streams

23. ancestors
Family members from long ago

24. The Jumanos Lived in the Mountains and Basins region
Some settled in one place while others were nomads

25. The Conchos Little is known
Parents passed knowledge traditions, beliefs, and stories to their children through dances and ceremonies

26. oral history
The story of an event or experience told aloud by a person who did not have written language or who did not write down what happened

27. allies
People or groups who fight for the same beliefs or ideas as you

28. plot
Piece of land