1. JUMANO TRIBE
By: Rylee Moseley

2. Where did they live in texas?
Central Texas.
Near La Junta, in far west Texas south of present-day El Paso.
Also New Mexico and Rio Grande.

3. What did they eat and how they get it?
Dried Corn
Beans
Squash
Meats
Rattlesnakes
Cacti
The Jumano Indians grew their own food. They also hunted and traded.

4. What were their daily life activities?
Some traveled with herds of American buffalo on the American plains.
They farmed near the rivers.
They made clay pottery to store their seeds and crops.

5. What were their traditions and celebrations?
The Jumano Indians tatooed themselves for celebrations.
The men shaved all their head except for one knot of hair

6. who did they believe and who did they worship?
Their religious beliefs were a combination of Native American celebrating during crop season and the faith given to them by the Spanish.

7. what are they known for?
The Jumano Indians were known for being traders.
They were know for being the middlemen between the Spanish Colony and other Indian Tribes.

8. What Contributions did they give to texas?
THEY WERE AN IMPORTANT PART OF SPANISH COLONIZATION BY TRADING, SHARING CROPS AND TRANSLATING FOR OTHER TRIBES

9. WHAT CHANGED FOR THEM AS SETTLERS ARRIVED?
AS SETTLERS ARRIVED THEY FACED POPULATION LOSS AND TERRITORY TRADE LOSS. THEIR CULTURE EVENTUALLY DIED OUT.

10. FUN FACTS ABOUT JUMANO INDIANS
IT HAD BEEN RECORDED THAT THE JUMANO INDIANS DID NOT WEAR A LOT OF CLOTHES.
SOME BELIEVED THAT THEY CREATED THE TRAIL WHICH WAS LATER NAMED “EL CAMINO REAL”.
THEY USED A BONE FOR A NEEDLE TO TATOO THEMSELVES.
THEY PAINTED STRIPES ON THEIR BODIES.
THEY MADE SHOES AND CLOTHES FROM BUFFALO AND DEER HIDE.

11. CREDITS www.texasindians.com/jumano.htm