Lived on the gulf between the current sites of Galveston and Corpus Christi. They were nomadic hunter-gatherers who relied on small game and fish for food. Most treasured possession was their dugout canoes.

they were nomadic hunter-gatherers; each band had a chief with limited power and could only act with the approval of the band's council; their entire way of life depended on the buffalo. They were fierce warriors

hunters and gatherers who lived in central Texas; lost many people in conflicts with other Native Americans and Europeans; The Comanches prevented them from hunting buffalo

They lived in the Texas plains; They became allies of the Comanches and Wichitas; they were nomads who hunted buffalo; They had an important religious ceremony known as the Sun Dance

In Coastal Plains between San Antonio and Corpus Christi, they lived in hundreds of independent bands. Because many spoke unique-languages, it's difficult to think of them as one. Were hunters-gatherers and least warlike. They lived in dome shaped huts.

They were matrilineal. They were quite numerous and had many groups called confederacies; they lived in east Texas. They farmed, hunted, and gathered. Women had a higher status than many other Texas Indian groups

First, lived near Caddos, but then migrated to Kansas; One unusual aspect of their lifestyle was that they had a mixed economy where they hunted for food and had a vast agricultural system in which they grew corn, etc. and tobacco; they lived in tipis.

they moved into Texas only slightly before the Spanish; no matter where they went, they posed a threat to the people who already lived on the land; they were comprised of six tribes, with the Lipan and Mescaleros most important to Texas history

located in the Mountains and Basins region between the Rio Grande and Pecos Rivers; they were farmers and lived in pueblos made of adobe; most of their fields were close to a river; they did a lot of trading for what they could not grow or hunt

They are the oldest group of American Indians still living in Texas today. Lived in the mountains and basins region around El Paso on the Rio Grande and called their town "Ysleta"; made their houses from adobe; Had a kiva where their tribal council met

they lived south of Caddos and often traded with them; they were a very diverse people who shared a language, but shared little else; some farmed, some hunted, some fished

lived in the mountains and basins region southwest of the Jumanos; they were allies with the Jumanos; they were farmers and hunters; they lived in huts that were covered in grass or animal skins; they disappeared in the late 1600s

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1.3 Texas Tribes

Tribes

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Karankawas	Lived on the gulf between the current sites of Galveston and Corpus Christi. They were nomadic hunter-gatherers who relied on small game and fish for food. Most treasured possession was their dugout canoes.
Comanches	they were nomadic hunter-gatherers; each band had a chief with limited power and could only act with the approval of the band's council; their entire way of life depended on the buffalo. They were fierce warriors
Tonkawas	hunters and gatherers who lived in central Texas; lost many people in conflicts with other Native Americans and Europeans; The Comanches prevented them from hunting buffalo
Kiowas	They lived in the Texas plains; They became allies of the Comanches and Wichitas; they were nomads who hunted buffalo; They had an important religious ceremony known as the Sun Dance
Coahuiltecans	In Coastal Plains between San Antonio and Corpus Christi, they lived in hundreds of independent bands. Because many spoke unique-languages, it's difficult to think of them as one. Were hunters-gatherers and least warlike. They lived in dome shaped huts.
Caddos	They were matrilineal. They were quite numerous and had many groups called confederacies; they lived in east Texas. They farmed, hunted, and gathered. Women had a higher status than many other Texas Indian groups
Wichitas	First, lived near Caddos, but then migrated to Kansas; One unusual aspect of their lifestyle was that they had a mixed economy where they hunted for food and had a vast agricultural system in which they grew corn, etc. and tobacco; they lived in tipis.
Apaches	they moved into Texas only slightly before the Spanish; no matter where they went, they posed a threat to the people who already lived on the land; they were comprised of six tribes, with the Lipan and Mescaleros most important to Texas history
Jumanos	located in the Mountains and Basins region between the Rio Grande and Pecos Rivers; they were farmers and lived in pueblos made of adobe; most of their fields were close to a river; they did a lot of trading for what they could not grow or hunt
Tiguas	They are the oldest group of American Indians still living in Texas today. Lived in the mountains and basins region around El Paso on the Rio Grande and called their town "Ysleta"; made their houses from adobe; Had a kiva where their tribal council met
Atakapans	they lived south of Caddos and often traded with them; they were a very diverse people who shared a language, but shared little else; some farmed, some hunted, some fished
Conchos	lived in the mountains and basins region southwest of the Jumanos; they were allies with the Jumanos; they were farmers and hunters; they lived in huts that were covered in grass or animal skins; they disappeared in the late 1600s

Created by: Oliver.lee

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