Native Texans

CoahultecansKarankawasAtakapansAlabamaCoushattasCaddoesWichitasCherokeesLipan ApachesKickapoosJumanosTiguasMescaleroApachesComanchesKiowasMajor Rivers in Texas!Which one do you live by?

Gulf Culture (Hunters)

CoahultecansKarankawasGulf Culture (Hunters) COAHUILTECANSHunted deer, rabbit, buffaloGathered beans, nuts, berries, cacti, worms, lizards, etc.Nomadic and lived in wicki-ups

Gulf Culture (Hunters)KARANKAWAS (1st Indians in Texas)Fished using dugout canoesHunted small game using bows and arrowsWomen did most the hard work*Lived in wicki-ups & were friendly to Cabeza de Vaca

Southeast Culture (Farmers)

AtakapansAlabamaCoushattasCaddoesCherokeesSoutheast Culture (Farmers)CADDOESFarmed corn, beans, squashLived in mound shaped dwellings and built mounds to bury their dead inHunted deer, turkey, rabbit, and buffalo

Southeast Culture (Farmers)CHEROKEESUsed metal tools to farmLived in log cabins

Trail of Tears

Plains Culture (Hunters)

Lipan ApachesMescaleroApachesComanchesKiowasPlains Culture (Hunters)MESCALERO APACHESRelied on buffalo for food, shelter, clothing, weapons, and toolsWore high boots made of leather

Plains Culture (Hunters)LIPAN APACHESRelied on buffalo for food, shelter, clothing, weapons, and toolsFarmed beans, corn, squash, pumpkins

Plains Culture (Hunters)COMANCHESRelied on buffalo for food, shelter, clothing, weapons, and toolsFierce warriors on horsesWomen wear decorated dresses

Comanche Village

Plains Culture (Hunters)KIOWASRelied on buffalo for food, shelter, clothing, weapons, and tools

Painted pictures of events on their tepees

Made beaded crafts

Pueblo Culture (Farmers)

KickapoosJumanosTiguas

Pueblo Culture (Farmers)JUMANOS Farmed (Did some hunting)

Lived in villages made of adobe houses

Planted crops along riversPueblo Culture (Farmers)TIGUASFarmed (Did some hunting)Lived in villages of adobe housesMade pottery for cooking and storing food

Gulf CultureSoutheastern CulturePueblo CulturePlains Culture