Native American Tribes of Texas

Native American Tribes of Texas

JUMANOSPueblo Indians

LOCATION West Texas along the Rio Grande

SHELTER Adobe - 2 story houses

FOOD Corn, Beans, Deer, Rabbits, and Fish

JUMANOS

Weapons and Tools Bow and Arrow Sticks for digging

Interesting Facts Men shaved head except one spot for

feather Tattooed all over Drought was often a problem

JUMANOS

TONKAWASPlains Indians

LOCATION Central Texas between Austin and San

Antonio

SHELTER Huts, Wickiups, Tepees

FOOD Fish, deer, rabbits, snakes and Buffalo

TONKAWAS

WEAPONS AND TOOLS Bow and Arrow Arrows were poisoned

INTERESTING FACTS Worshipped Wolves Enemy of Comanche Tattooed black lines on face

TONKAWAS

COMANCHESPlains Indians

LOCATION Nebraska to North Texas Plains

SHELTER Tepees

FOOD Buffalo, Deer, Pemmican Jerky

COMANCHES

WEAPONS AND TOOLS Bow and Arrow Lances Travois- to move

INTERESTING FACTS Best Horsemen Comancheria- Homeland Very superstitious Name meant “Enemy”

COMANCHES

LIPAN and MESCALERO

APACHESPlains Indians

LOCATION Hill Country- Central and West Texas

SHELTER Tepees

FOOD Farmed Corn Hunted Deer and Buffalo

APACHES

WEAPONS AND TOOLS Bow and Arrow Lances

INTERESTING FACTS Men shaved left side of head, right side

grew long Great FEAR of death

APACHES

KIOWAPlains Indians

LOCATION North Texas

SHELTER Tepees with 24 poles

FOOD Buffalo

KIOWA

WEAPONS AND TOOLS Bow and Arrow Lances

INTERESTING FACTS Friends of Comanche Sun Dance- believed it bring plentiful buffalo and victory at war. Bead WorkUse of Buffalo clip

KIOWA

CADDOSoutheastern

LOCATION East Texas

SHELTER Dome Bee Hive Huts

FOOD Corn, Fish, Beans and Squash

CADDO

WEAPONS AND TOOLS Stone Axe Bow and Arrow

INTERESTING FACTS Best Farmers and fisherman Gave Texas its name Most advanced

CADDO

ATAKAPANSSoutheastern

LOCATION Galveston to the Sabine River

SHELTER Brush Huts

FOOD Corn, Fish, and Crabs

ATAKAPANS

WEAPONS AND TOOLS Bow and Arrow Dart Spears

INTERESTING FACTS Used Alligator fat to keep mosquitoes away Name meant “Man-Eater”

ATAKAPANS

KARANKAWASWestern Gulf

LOCATION Along Texas coast from Galveston to Corpus

Christi

SHELTER Wickiup –covered with grass or animal skin

FOOD Oysters, Crab, Fish, Turtles Deer and Rabbits

KARANKAWA

WEAPONS AND TOOLS Long bow and arrow Spear- fishing Dug-out canoes

INTERESTING FACTS Cannibal- Ate enemy Very Tall Name meant – dog lover Great love for children

KARANKAWA

WICHITASoutheastern

LOCATION Along the Red River

SHELTER Dome Bee Hive Huts

FOOD Corn, beans, buffalo NO fish

WICHITA

WEAPONS AND TOOLS Bow and Arrow

INTERESTING FACTS Raccoon-eyed tribe Women had circle tattoos

WICHITA

COAHUILTECANSWestern Gulf

LOCATION South Texas

SHELTER Wickiup outside

FOOD Ant eggs, worms, spiders, dirt, maggot fish

COAHUILTECANS

WEAPONS AND TOOLS Bow and Arrow

INTERESTING FACTS Ate strange food Mitotes celebration Least Advanced Tribe

COAHUILTECANS