Title: Native Americans
1Native Americans
2Native American Chart
Tribe Food Region Important Information
Karankawas
Coahuiltecan
Atakapans
Caddo
Comanche
Apache
Jumano
Tigua
3Native Texans of The Coastal Plains and Southeast
Texas
Atakapans
Karankawas
Coahuiltecans
4 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.
5- 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
6NATIVES OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS ATAKAPANS -
Sedentary Hunted small game and deer in
marshlands - used dugout canoes to fish
Gathered roots and berries. Some farming
7Native Texans of East Texas
Caddoes
8 CADDOES Sedentary - Hunted deer, bear, and
buffalo Farmed corn, beans, squash Lived in
mound shaped dwellings -developed crafts, -
women in charge of family
9Native Texans of the Great Plains
Kiowas
Comanches
Apaches
10APACHES - 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.
11COMANCHES Relied on buffalo for food,
shelter, Clothing - Lived in tepees Fierce
warriors raided other groups - Skilled traders
Lords of the Plains
12 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
13Native Texans of West Texas
Tiguas
Jumanos
14JUMANOS - Sedentary Hunted, farmed, and
traded Lived in villages made of adobe
houses Planted crops along rivers and streams
15 TIGUAS - Sedentary Hunted, fished, and
farmed Lived in villages of adobe houses Made
pottery for cooking and storing food (ovens)