Jumano
What region of Texas did the Jumano Indians live in?
The Mountain and Basin region
What region of Texas did the Caddo Indians live in?
The Coastal Plains
What region of Texas did the Lipan Apache Indians live in?
The Great Plains
What region of Texas did the Comanche Indians live in?
The Great Plains
What kind of homes did the Karankawa make for themselves?
Brush huts that were easy to make and reassemble as they moved along.
Along which river did the Jumano tribe live?
The Rio Grande
What kind of home did the Caddo make and live in?
Grass Houses
What did the Comanche believe in?
A god known as The Great Spirit
What did the Comanche Indians live in?
Tepees
What foods were the Karankawa able to get from the sea to feed themselves?
Clams and Oysters
What food source was important to the Jumano based on where they lived?
The Prickly Pear Cactus
What crops did the Caddo Indians plant?
squash, beans, and corn
What did the Lipan Apache hunt?
What are the Comanche Indians known for?
Being expert traders and they are the fiercest warriors on the Great Plains.
Where were the Karankawa located in Texas?
The coastal regions of Texas, primarily in the area between Galveston Bay and Corpus Christi
What is a pueblo?
A structure made of adobe, a type of brick prepared from mud and straw.
Which river was close to where the Caddo lived?
The Red River
How did the Lipan Apache use their horse skills?
To hunt buffalo and attack and steal from other American Indian groups when they ran low on supplies.
Where were the Comanche Indians forced to move?
Oklahoma
What are "dugouts"?
Canoes made by scooping out a long log, to fish and gather shellfish.
Are the Jumano Indians still considered a group?
No, they were severely weakened by disease and war. Those who survived these problematic times left the area and joined other native groups.
What did the Caddo Indians live in?
Beehive-shaped huts, constructed with a wood frame and covered with mats of dried grasses.
Where did the Lipan Apache get their horses from?
The Spanish
Are the Comanche Indians still a group today?
Yes, there are about 10,000 Comanches alive in the United States.
How did the Karankawa decide on their leaders?
They chose the wisest, most skilled at hunting, and those that made decisions that helped the group.