1. Texas Natives Southeastern Farmers & Gulf Cultures
Chapter 3:
Section 2 pp.85-89
Discussion & Notes for Thursday’s Quiz Over 3:2

2. Caddo Confederacy- -a Group or an Association of Groups
Lived in
Piney Woods;
East Texas

3. Caddos Most Numerous Tribe in Texas (Large Numbers)
Most Productive Tribe in Texas (Advanced & “Civilized”)

4. Caddos Had Two Leaders – 1
Caddos Had Two Leaders – 1. One Leader Handled Religious Affairs While Another 2. Leader Oversaw Matters of War and Peace

5. Caddo Farming- Typical Caddo Crops
Squash
Beans
Corn
Pumpkins
Watermelons
Peaches
Tobacco

6. Caddo Trading
Traded Salt, Pottery, & Wooden Bows for Hides, Turquoise, & Blankets …
Extensive Trade Network with Tonkawas & Jumanos

7. Caddo Housing Dome-like “Roundhouses” covered with mud, twigs, &
grasses 50ft. In
Diameter;
Built to last a
long time …

8. Settled Farmers of the Cross Timbers
Wichitas
Settled Farmers of the Cross Timbers

9. Wichitas Lived in present-day Dallas area and North Texas
Came down from Kansas to Live Near the Trinity, Red, and Brazos Rivers
Farmers who also hunted hunters
Made clay pots, tools, & leather bags

10. Wichitas
Great hunters
Horses
Smaller Roundhouses
than Caddo

11. The Wichitas were often in battle
… primarily with the Spanish

12. The Gulf Culture Gatherers

13. Scavengers of the Desert
Coahuiltecans
Scavengers of the Desert

14. Coahuiltecans Nomads On the Go
Very Primitive
Nomadic
Desert lands of South Texas
Isolated
Always in Search of Food
In Search
of Food
Nomads
On the Go

15. Coahuiltecans
Seldom Strayed from
the South Texas Plain

16. Food Sources for Coahuiltecans
Rabbits
Wild Hogs
Snakes
Lizards
Spiders
Worms
Termites
Ants

17. Shamans “Witch Doctors” with Unusual Healing Power
They Led Religious Ceremonies and Cared for the Sick

18. Karankawas
Cannibals
of the Coast

19. Karankawas
Lived on the Texas coast between Galveston Bay and Corpus Christi
No fishing hooks – fish traps made of cane stalks
Used Poles & Dugout Canoes (Hollowed Tree Trunks); Canoes were their Most Treasured Possession

20. The Karankawas Lived Near Forests in the Spring and Summer , and Moved to the Sea in Fall and Winter (They Were Nomadic)

21. Karankawa Food Sources
Fish
Porpoises
Clams
Oysters
Seaweed

22. The Karankawas Wore Little Clothing; They Were Tall & Muscular
Made Insect Repellant from Alligator Fat

23. Some Believe the Karankawas were Cannibals …
They Believed They Acquired Power and Strength Over Their Enemies, By Roasting & Consuming Small Bits of Human Flesh …