Jumano Indians
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 Gulf 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 region of Texas did the Karankawa Indians live in?
The Gulf Coastal Plains
How were the Jumano Indians easily recognized?
- Striped face paintings
- Traded with Spanish colonists and other Native American groups.
Describe the region that the Caddo Indians lived in.
A region with a mild climate, lush vegetation, and many waterways.
Describe the region of Texas that the Lipan Apache Indians lived in.
An area of flat land that sits at a higher elevation. This region has hot summers and cold winters. It also has major rivers and canyons.
What did the Comanche Indians live in?
Tepees
Where did the Karankawa Indians live during the winter?
Along the gulf shore in large villages.
What are the Puebloan Jumano Indians skilled at?
Adapting to their dry climate by irrigating their crops by streams
What crops did the Caddo Indians plant?
Pumpkins, 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 did the Karankawa Indians live in the summer, and why did they move?
Moved further inland to hunt small animals and gather roots, berries, nuts, and small plants.
What is a pueblo?
A structure made of adobe, a type of brick prepared from mud and straw.
What are the Caddo Indians known for?
Their fine pottery, elaborate ceremonies, enormous burial mounds, and the great gift they gave our state- its name.
How did the Lipan Apache use their equestrian skills?
To hunt buffalo and raid other Native American groups when their own supplies became scarce.
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.
How did the Lipan Apache Indians become enemies with the Comanche Indians?
The Lipan Apache were aggressive and stole from the Comanche Indians.
Are the Comanche Indians still a group today?
Yes, there are about 10,000 Comanches alive in the United States.
Are the Karankawa Indians still a group today?
No, by the mid-1800s, the Karankawa group had died out.