Southeastern Southeastern CulturesCultures

Chapter 3:2Chapter 3:2

CaddosCaddos

Farmers in the Farmers in the Piney WoodsPiney Woods

CaddosCaddos Most Most advancedadvanced

tribetribe Farmers, not Farmers, not

nomadic nomadic Fishermen Fishermen PotteryPottery Traders:Traders: ConfederaciesConfederacies

A A “confederacy” “confederacy” is a group is a group or association of groupsor association of groups

One leader handled One leader handled ReligiousReligious affairs while affairs while

another leader oversaw another leader oversaw matters of matters of

War and PeaceWar and Peace

Caddo CropsCaddo Crops SquashSquash BeansBeans CornCorn Pumpkins Pumpkins WatermelonsWatermelons PeachesPeaches TobaccoTobacco

Caddo TradingCaddo Trading Salt, pottery, & Salt, pottery, &

wooden bows wooden bows for hides, for hides, turquoise, & turquoise, & blanketsblankets

WichitasWichitas

Farmers of the Farmers of the Cross TimbersCross Timbers

WichitasWichitas Lived in present-Lived in present-

day Dallas areaday Dallas area Came from Came from

KansasKansas Farmers and Farmers and

huntershunters Made clay pots, Made clay pots,

tools, & leather tools, & leather bagsbags

WichitasWichitas Great huntersGreat hunters Horses Horses

importantimportant

The Wichitas were often The Wichitas were often in battlein battle

… … primarily with the primarily with the SpanishSpanish

AtakapansAtakapans Lived on the Lived on the

Texas Coast Texas Coast between between Galveston Bay Galveston Bay and the Sabine and the Sabine RiverRiver

Similar to the Similar to the KarankawasKarankawas

The Gulf CultureThe Gulf CultureGatherersGatherers

CoahuiltecansCoahuiltecansScavengers of the Scavengers of the South Texas PlainsSouth Texas Plains

CoahuiltecansCoahuiltecans Very primitiveVery primitive Dry scrub-brush lands of South TexasDry scrub-brush lands of South Texas NomadicNomadic Always in search of Always in search of foodfood!!

Food Sources For Food Sources For CoahuiltecansCoahuiltecans:: RabbitsRabbits

Wild hogsWild hogs SnakesSnakes LizardsLizards SpidersSpiders WormsWorms TermitesTermites AntsAnts

Bows and ArrowsBows and Arrows

TomahawksTomahawks

Grass Baskets;Grass Baskets;

No PotteryNo Pottery

ShamansShamans ““Witch Doctors” with Witch Doctors” with

Unusual Healing PowerUnusual Healing Power

-They Led Religious -They Led Religious Ceremonies and Cared for Ceremonies and Cared for

the Sickthe Sick

KarankawasKarankawas

Cannibals of the Cannibals of the CoastCoast

KarankawasKarankawas Texas coast Texas coast

between between Galveston Bay and Galveston Bay and Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi

NomadicNomadic No fishing hooks – No fishing hooks –

fish traps made of fish traps made of cane stalkscane stalks

Poles and Poles and CanoesCanoes (hollowed tree (hollowed tree trunks)trunks)

The Karankawas lived The Karankawas lived near forests in the near forests in the

SpringSpring and and SummerSummer, , and moved to the and moved to the seasea in in

FallFall and and WinterWinter

Karankawa Food SourcesKarankawa Food Sources::

FishFish PorpoisesPorpoises ClamsClams OystersOysters SeaweedSeaweed DeerDeer RabbitsRabbits

KarankawasKarankawas wore little wore little clothing; tall and clothing; tall and

muscularmuscularInsect repellant = Insect repellant =

Alligator fatAlligator fat

SomeSome Believe the Karankawas Believe the Karankawas

were Cannibals …were Cannibals … Power and strength over Power and strength over enemies, enemies, notnot hunger … hunger …

- Roasted small bits of flesh- Roasted small bits of flesh