Native Americans

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Native Americans
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Native American Chart

    Tribe     Food     Region         Important Information
    Karankawas      
    Coahuiltecan        
    Atakapans      
    Caddo        
    Comanche        
    Apache          
    Jumano        
    Tigua        
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Native Texans of The Coastal Plains and Southeast
Texas
Atakapans
Karankawas
Coahuiltecans
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KARANKAWAS - Located in the Gulf Coast sub
region of the Coastal plains - Nomadic Fished
using dugout canoes Hunted small game using
bows and arrows Women did most the hard work.
- coated themselves with alligator and shark
grease to ward off mosquitoes were friendly to
Cabeza de Vaca. In fact, de Vaca wrote about
them.
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• COAHUILTECANS
• - Nomadic
• - Located in the Gulf Coast sub region
• of the Coastal plains
• Hunted deer, rabbit, buffalo
• Gathered beans, nuts, berries,
• cacti, worms, lizards, etc.
• Made homes out of mud, animal skin,
• and brush

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NATIVES OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS ATAKAPANS -
Sedentary Hunted small game and deer in
marshlands - used dugout canoes to fish
Gathered roots and berries. Some farming
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Native Texans of East Texas
Caddoes
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CADDOES Sedentary - Hunted deer, bear, and
buffalo Farmed corn, beans, squash Lived in
mound shaped dwellings -developed crafts, -
women in charge of family
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Native Texans of the Great Plains
Kiowas
Comanches
Apaches
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APACHES - Nomadic Relied on buffalo for food,
shelter, clothing - Fierce warriors For part of
the year they lived in farming communities along
rivers and streams called rancherias.
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COMANCHES Relied on buffalo for food,
shelter, Clothing - Lived in tepees Fierce
warriors raided other groups - Skilled traders
Lords of the Plains
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KIOWAS Relied on buffalo for food, shelter,
clothing, Painted pictures of events on their
tepees made beautiful crafts developed a
calendar - The most feared group on the plains
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Native Texans of West Texas
Tiguas
Jumanos
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JUMANOS - Sedentary Hunted, farmed, and
traded Lived in villages made of adobe
houses Planted crops along rivers and streams
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TIGUAS - Sedentary Hunted, fished, and
farmed Lived in villages of adobe houses Made
pottery for cooking and storing food (ovens)