Texas Tribes

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Texas Tribes
By Ms. Bruster 4th Grade
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Tribes
Apaches
Caddos
Karankawas
Comanches
Tonkawas
Tiguas
Kiowas
Wichita
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Apaches

• Apaches hunted Buffalo for food
• They used the skin for clothes
• Tents were made out of hide

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Apaches

• Known as fierce fighters
• Fought against the European explorers

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Apaches

• Apaches were Plains Indians
• Early horse riders
• Apaches followed the Buffalo
• Nomadic- moves to find food and water
• Learned to adapt well

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Caddos

• The Caddos lived East Texas
• Lived in the Piney woods
• Farmed and hunted small animals

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Caddos

• Lived in tall cone-shaped grass huts
• Many families lived in one
• Built huge mounds

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Caddos

• Planted corn, beans and squash
• Hunted deer, turkey and rabbits
• Gathered acorns and berries

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Question Time!
What did the Apaches hunt for?

• Deer
• Rabbits
• Buffalo
• Bear

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Review!

• Apaches were nomadic
• They followed the buffalo
• Used for food, clothing and teepees
• Caddos hunted deer, rabbits and squirrels

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Correct! Good Job!
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Comanches

• Fierce warriors
• Lived on the South Plains
• Were very good traders

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Comanches

• Nomadic hunters
• Used buffalo for food, clothes and teepees
• Women gathered food

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Comanches

• Fierce warriors and good horsemen
• Traveled in groups
• Spanish could never defeat
• Good traders

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Karankawas

• Lived on the Texas Coast
• Were a nomadic tribe
• Camped near bays and lagoons

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Karankawas

• Ate fish, oysters and ocean roots
• On land they hunted and gathered
• Ate deer, rabbits, and berries

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Karankawas

• Huts made of branches tied together
• Used canoes to travel
• Went inland for winter
• No longer exist

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Question Time!
What did the Karankawas use to travel in?

• Horses
• Wagons
• Rafts
• Canoes

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Review!

• The Karankawas lived on the coast
• They used canoes to travel
• Comanches were nomadic
• They used horses to travel

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Correct! Good Job!
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Tiguas

• Lived in Southwest Texas
• Were Pueblo Indians
• Farmers and very civilized

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Tiguas

• Were farmers and hunters
• Ate corn, beans and squash
• Hunted deer, rabbits and bears
• Stored food in pottery

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Tiguas

• Lived in houses called Pueblos
• Large buildings with many rooms
• Called Pueblo Indians
• Still live near El Paso

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Kiowas

• Lived in Texas Panhandle
• Nomadic buffalo hunters
• Friends of the Comanches

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Kiowas

• Lived in teepees
• Easily moved
• Had no heavy pottery
• Followed the buffalo

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Kiowas

• Men hunted the buffalo
• Women and children gathered
• Ate plants, roots, and berries
• Known for their beading

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Question Time!

• Which tribe is called Pueblo Indians?

• Caddos
• Tiguas
• Kiowas
• Comanches

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Review

• The Tiguas live in apartment like buildings
• These buildings are called Pueblos
• This is where the name comes from
• Comanches and Kiowas lived in teepees
• Caddos lived in huts

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Wichitas

• Lived in Northern East Texas
• Had farms and villages
• Also hunted and traded

Wichitas
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Wichitas

• Spring to Fall- villages and farmed
• Fall to Winter- hunted buffalo
• Also gathered and traded goods
• Grass homes like Caddoans

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Wichitas

• Had many tattoos
• Tattoos around eyes like racoons
• Wore tanned hides

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Tonkawas

• Lived in Central Texas
• Were friends of the Karankawas
• Traded with several tribes
• Friendly with other tribes

Tonkawas
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Tonkawas

• Believed they were wolfs ancestors
• Refused to farm
• Wolves hunt, so they hunted
• Ate deer, buffalo, fish, berries, pecans

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Tonkawas

• Lived in huts and teepees
• Covered themselves in tattoos
• Tattooed like Karankawa and Wichita
• Enemies of Comanche and Apache

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Question Time!

• Which tribe considers the wolf an ancestor?

• Comanches
• Wichitas
• Tonkawas
• Apaches

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Review

• The Tonkawas refused to farm
• The wolf is a hunter
• So the Tonkawas were too
• They believed he was an ancestor

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That's Correct!
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Comanche
Kiowa
Wichita
Caddo
Tigua
Karankawa
Apache
Tonkawas
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Resources
Information- Moore, R Edward. Texas Indians.
Texarch Associates. 2003. http//www.texasindians.
com/ Images- www.texasbeyondhistory.net/kids/fa
cts.html Texas Department of Wildlife www.twpd.st
ate.tx.us/park/caddoan/ Texas Native
Skies http//texasnativeskies.org/gallery/gallery.
php?g450s4