KarankawasREGION OF TEXAS• Lived between Corpus Christi bay

and Galveston bay on the Texas coast.

• Lived in mud huts and were nomadic.

FOOD• Used Dugout Canoes to fish with

traps and bows. • Ate clams, mollusks, oysters, small

animals, and fish

Customs• Used alligator or shark fat to

ward off insects.• Made clothes out of animal

skins and moss.• Painted their bodies with

tattoos.• Would rarely practice

cannibalism for magic powers

• Other Natives called the Karankawa “The dog lovers” as they raised dogs as pets

Used Dugout Canoes

• The Karankawa are important to Texas history because of their relationship with Cabeza de Vaca and the La Salle’s Fort Saint Louis.

La Salle Cabeza de Vaca

CaddoREGION OF TEXAS• Lived in the East Texas piney woods• Lived in grass huts villages and had furniture. FOODS• Were farmers who grew pumpkin, beans, and corn. Hunted deer,

bear, and the occasional buffalo.• Also captured fish with a trotline

Customs• Ruled by a chief called the Caddi• Built mounds for their religion and to bury their dead.• Though several gods were honored, the Caddo trusted

ultimately in one God.

• The name of Texas gets its name from the Spanish translation of the Caddo word for Friends.

• The Spanish called the Caddo the Tejas Indians.

The Plains IndiansIncludes Apache, Comanche, Kiowa

REGIONS OF TEXAS• All lived on the Great Plains• All were nomadic except for the

Apache which would live in villages part of the year and grow crops.

HOMES• All of these tribes lived in tepees.

Huts made from buffalo hide and wood poles.

The Plains IndiansFOODS

• All hunted the buffalo. The buffalo provided food, shelter, clothing, weapons, and tools for the Plains Indians.

The ApachesREGIONS OF TEXAS• They live in the Great

Plains but were forced to move into Southwest Texas and New Mexico by the Comanche. (Their hated enemy)

• The Apache were divided into several bands, the Texas band was the Lipan Apaches.

The ApachesFOODS• They hunted Buffalo.• Part of the year they lived

in villages and farmed. They grew beans, corn, squash, and pumpkins.

• Famous leader Geronimo fought the U.S. and Mexico between 1850 and the 1880’s Geronimo Geronimo

ComancheREGIONS OF TEXAS• Great Plains • After acquiring the

horse from the Spanish they migrated to the southern plains where they fought a long war with the Apache to take over their territory.

FOOD• BUFFALO!!!!!!

Comanche• Called the “Lords of

the Plains” the Comanche were fierce warriors who fought anybody on their land which was known as Comacheria

ComacheriaComacheria•Had multiple leaders, including a war leader and a peace leader. •Amazing ability with the horse once they acquired it

The Comanche had a religious practice known as the Vision Quest.

A young man would take a Vision Quest to find one self and the direction his life is supposed to take according to the vision.

When an older child is ready, he or she will go on a spiritual quest alone in the wilderness usually without food or water. The young man stays outside for a number of days and eventually a guardian animal will come in a vision or dream, and the child's life direction will appear to them.

KiowasREGION OF TEXAS• Great Plains• Migrated from Canada• They lived in teepees and painted pictures of important events

on them, developed a calendar, and made beautiful beaded crafts.

Kiowa• They were one of the most

feared tribes. • They would often ally

themselves with the Comanche. One of the few tribes that was friendly with them.

JumanosREGION OF TEXAS• Lived in the Mountains and Basins

region of far west Texas.• Lived in farming villages made of

one room adobe homes

Food• Planted crops near rivers and streams

where they grew pumpkins, beans , and corn

• Also hunted small animals, deer, and buffalo

Jumanos• Wore Tattoos and face

painting for their religion

CoahuiltecansREGION OF TEXAS• Nomads who lived along the

coast in far south Texas

FOODS• Hunted deer and small animals. • Gathered food such as

mesquite beans, nuts, berries, cacti, worms, lizards, insects, and roots.

HOMES• Their homes were made of

mud, animal skins, and brush.

Coahuiltecans• They lived a harsh life with

little comforts because of the dry climate they lived in. Because of this they were one of the few tribes to accept the Spanish Mission system when it came to Texas.

• Lacked formal political organization instead life revolved around family.

• Had amazing running ability. Could run for hours while hunting animals.