1. Texas Indians Chart Info Karankawa Coahuiltecan Caddo Wichita Atakapa
Culture Group
Western Gulf Culture
Location/Region
Between Galveston & Corpus Christi Bay, along the Gulf of Mexico in the Gulf Coast Plain
Housing
Wigwams- Circular huts
Dress
deer skin, breech cloth, grass skirts
wore alligator fat as a bug repellent
Food Source
deer, small animals, fish, seaturtles, shellfish, bird eggs
Interesting Fact
Children had 2 names, one for the tribe, and a secret family name. They also painted themselves with bright colors.

2. Texas Indians Chart Info Karankawa Coahuiltecan Caddo Wichita Atakapa
Culture Group
Western Gulf Culture
Location/Region
Between Galveston & Corpus Christi Bay, along the Gulf of Mexico in the Gulf Coast Plain
Southern Texas along the Gulf of Mexico in the Gulf Coast Plain
Housing
Wigwams- Circular huts
Did not have permanent housing. Put animal skin over bent branches.
Dress
deer skin, breech cloth, grass skirts
wore alligator fat as a bug repellent
wore little clothing, grass skirts and deer skin
Food Source
deer, small animals, fish, seaturtles, shellfish, bird eggs
hunted buffalo, deer, javalina, fish, lizards, snakes, bugs, plants and lots of other stuff that is nasty
Interesting Fact
Children had 2 names, one for the tribe, and a secret family name. They also painted themselves with bright colors.
Celebrated mitotes, all night celebrations

3. Texas Indians Chart Info Karankawa Coahuiltecan Caddo Wichita Atakapa
Culture Group
Western Gulf Culture
Southeastern Culture
Location/Region
Between Galveston & Corpus Christi Bay, along the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Coast Plain.
Southern Texas along the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Coast Plain.
Eastern Texas in the Gulf Coast Plain in the Piney Woods.
Housing
Wigwams- Circular huts
Did not have permanent housing, put animal skin over bent branches
Lived in permanent villages in homes made of wood and grass roofs
Dress
deer skin, breech cloth, grass skirts
wore alligator fat as a bug repellent
wore little clothing, grass skirts and deer skin
buffalo and deer skin in the winter, breech cloth, grass skirts, and straw in the summer
Food Source
deer, small animals, fish, seaturtles, shellfish, bird eggs
hunted buffalo, deer, javalina, plants, fish, lizards, snakes, bugs, and lots of other stuff that is nasty
Farmed beans, corn, squash, sunflowers seeds, and tobacco. Also hunted buffalo, deer. Used crop rotation.
Interesting Fact
Children had 2 names, one for the tribe, and a secret family name. They also painted themselves with bright colors.
Celebrated mitotes, all night celebrations
The women did all the farming and had a matrilineal society. Organized into confederacies.(Hasinai, Natchitoches, Kadohadacho)

4. Texas Indians Chart Info Karankawa Coahuiltecan Caddo Wichita Atakapa
Culture Group
Western Gulf Culture
Southeastern Culture
Location/Region
Between Galveston & Corpus Christi Bay, along the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Coast Plain.
Southern Texas along the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Coast Plain.
Eastern Texas in the Gulf Coast Plain in the Piney Woods.
They lived along the Red River in North Central Texas in the upper Gulf Coast Plain and Central Plains.
Housing
Wigwams- Circular huts
Did not have permanent housing, put animal skin over bent branches
Lived in permanent villages in homes made of wood and grass roofs
Round homes built with bent poles and covered with grass.
Dress
deer skin, breech cloth, grass skirts
wore alligator fat as a bug repellent
wore little clothing, grass skirts and deer skin
buffalo and deer skin in the winter, breech cloth, grass skirts, and straw in the summer
Food Source
deer, small animals, fish, seaturtles, shellfish, bird eggs
hunted buffalo, deer, javalina, plants, fish, lizards, snakes, bugs, and lots of other stuff that is nasty
Farmed beans, corn, squash, sunflowers seeds, and tobacco. Also hunted buffalo, deer. Used crop rotation.
They hunted buffalo and deer, along with growing corn, beans, and other crops.
Interesting Fact
Children had 2 names, one for the tribe, and a secret family name. They also painted themselves with bright colors.
Celebrated mitotes, all night celebrations
The women did all the farming and had a matrilineal society. Organized into confederacies.(Hasinai, Natchitoches, Kadohadacho)
They tattooed themselves to look like raccoons.

5. Texas Indians Chart Info Karankawa Coahuiltecan Caddo Wichita Atakapa
Culture Group
Western Gulf Culture
Southeastern Culture
Location/Region
Between Galveston & Corpus Christi Bay, along the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Coast Plain
Southern Texas along the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Coast Plain
Eastern Texas in the Gulf Coast Plain in the Piney Woods.
They lived along the Red River in North Central Texas in the upper Gulf Coast Plain and Central Plains.
They lived in southeastern Texas along the Gulf of Mexico in the Gulf Coast Plain. (from the Sabine River to Galveston Island)
Housing
Wigwams- Circular huts
Did not have permanent housing, put animal skin over bent branches
Lived in permanent villages in homes made of wood and grass roofs.
Round homes built with bent poles and covered with grass.
Dress
deer skin, breech cloth, grass skirts
wore alligator fat as a bug repellent
wore little clothing, grass skirts and deer skin
buffalo and deer skin in the winter, breech cloth, grass skirts, and straw in the summer
wore breech cloth and grass clothing
Food Source
deer, small animals, fish, seaturtles, shellfish, bird eggs
hunted buffalo, deer, javalina, fish, lizards, snakes, bugs, plants and lots of other stuff that is nasty
Farmed beans, corn, squash, sunflowers seeds, and tobacco. Also hunted buffalo, deer. Used crop rotation.
They hunted buffalo and deer, along with growing corn, beans, and other crops.
They fished, gathered wild plants, and hunted wild game including alligator.
Interesting Fact
Children had 2 names, one for the tribe, and a secret family name. They also painted themselves with bright colors.
Celebrated mitotes, all night celebrations
The women did all the farming and had a matrilineal society. Organized into confederacies.(Hasinai, Natchitoches, Kadohadacho)
They tattooed themselves to look like raccoons.
They made pottery and wove baskets.

6. wore clothing made of buffalo hides
Texas Indians Chart
Info
Tonkawa
Apache
Comanche
Kiowa
Jumano
Culture Group
Plains Culture
Enemies of Apache
Location/Region
They lived in the southeastern edge of the Edwards Plateau in the Great Plains
Housing
They lived in tepees, or a cone-like dwelling made of tree limbs and buffalo hides.
Dress
wore clothing made of buffalo hides
Food Source
They primarily ate buffalo, but also ate rabbits, snakes, berries, fruit and nuts.
Interesting Fact
Their tribe is extinct

7. Texas Indians Chart Info Tonkawa Apache Comanche Kiowa Jumano
Culture Group
Plains Culture
Enemies of Apache
Lived in groups called bands
Very skilled horsemen
Two groups- Lipan and Mescalero
Location/Region
They lived in the southeastern edge of the Edwards Plateau in the Great Plains
They lived in the western portion of the Edwards Plateau in the Great Plains region.
Housing
They lived in tepees, or a cone-like dwelling made of tree limbs and buffalo hides.
Dress
wore clothing made of buffalo hides
Food Source
They primarily ate buffalo, but also ate rabbits, snakes, berries, fruit and nuts.
Hunted buffalo and other small animals. Some branches also farmed a little.
Interesting Fact
Their tribe is extinct
They plucked their eyebrow hair and both men and women wore earrings.

8. Texas Indians Chart Info Tonkawa Apache Comanche Kiowa Jumano
Culture Group
Plains Culture
Enemies of Apache
Lived in groups called bands
Very skilled horsemen
lived in Groups called bands
traded goods with other groups
Fierce skilled fighters
Fought to save open way of life on plains
Location/Region
They lived in the southeastern edge of the Edwards Plateau in the Great Plains
They lived in the western portion of the Edwards Plateau in the Great Plains region.
They lived in the Texas Panhandle in the Great Plains region. Area called Comancheria.
Housing
They lived in tepees, or a cone-like dwelling made of tree limbs and buffalo hides.
Dress
wore clothing made of buffalo hides
Food Source
They primarily ate buffalo, but also ate rabbits, snakes, berries, fruit and nuts.
Hunted buffalo and other small animals. Some branches also farmed a little.
Interesting Fact
Their tribe is extinct
They plucked their eyebrow hair and both men and women wore earrings.
They allied with the Kiowa and traded with many tribes.

9. Texas Indians Chart Info Tonkawa Apache Comanche Kiowa Jumano
Culture Group
Plains Culture
Enemies of Apache
Lived in groups called bands
Very skilled horsemen
Lived in Groups called bands
traded goods with other groups
Fierce skilled fighters
Fought to save open way of life on plains
Location/Region
They lived in the southeastern edge of the Edwards Plateau in the Great Plains
They lived in the western portion of the Edwards Plateau in the Great Plains region.
They lived in the Texas Panhandle in the Great Plains region. Area called Comancheria.
They lived in the eastern portion of the Texas Panhandle and into western Oklahoma & Kansas
Housing
They lived in tepees, or a cone-like dwelling made of tree limbs and buffalo hides.
Dress
wore clothing made of buffalo hides
Food Source
They primarily ate buffalo, but also ate rabbits, snakes, berries, fruit and nuts.
Hunted buffalo and other small animals. Some branches also farmed a little.
Interesting Fact
Their tribe is extinct
They plucked their eyebrow hair and both men and women wore earrings.
They allied with the Kiowa and traded with many tribes.
They were the last plains culture group to arrive in TX and carried unique shields

10. Texas Indians Chart Info Tonkawa Apache Comanche Kiowa Jumano
Culture Group
Plains Culture
Enemies of Apache
Lived in groups called bands
Very skilled horsemen
Lived in Groups called bands
traded goods with other groups
Fierce skilled fighters
Fought to save open way of life on plains
Pueblo Culture
Traded goods with other groups
Used animal hides to make clothes and shelter
Location/Region
They lived in the southeastern edge of the Edwards Plateau in the Great Plains
They lived in the western portion of the Edwards Plateau in the Great Plains region.
They lived in the Texas Panhandle in the Great Plains region. Area called Comancheria.
They lived in the eastern portion of the Texas Panhandle and into western Oklahoma & Kansas
They lived near the Rio Grande in the Mountains & Basins region.
Housing
They lived in tepees, or a cone-like dwelling made of tree limbs and buffalo hides.
They lived in adobe huts, or dwellings made of a mixture of dried clay and grass.
Dress
wore clothing made of buffalo hides
wore clothes made of animal hides and jewelry of copper and turquoise
Food Source
They primarily ate buffalo, but also ate rabbits, snakes, berries, fruit and nuts.
Hunted buffalo and other small animals. Some branches also farmed a little.
They farmed corn and other crops, along with hunting and gathering wild plants.
Interesting Fact
Their tribe is extinct
They plucked their eyebrow hair and both men and women wore earrings.
They allied with the Kiowa and traded with many tribes.
They were the last plains culture group to arrive in TX and carried unique shields
Their adobe houses were built large enough for several families