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Cultural Groups
Southeastern Culture
Gulf Culture
Southwestern Culture
Plains Culture
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The belief that the universe itself was a power that was beyond the control of most men but which could be channeled by priests called shaman
What is shamanism
100
lifestyle practiced by the Southeastern Indians
What is farming
100
Lifestyle practiced by the Gulf Indians
What is hunter-gatherers
100
lifestyle practiced by the Southwestern Indians
What is Farmers who used irrigation to grow crops
100
The Spanish introduction that forever changed the way of life for the Plains indians
What are horses
200
The smallest political unit
What is a group
200
Were called Tejas, organized into 3 confederacies
Who are the Caddo
200
lived in loose bands from Houston to Louisiana; "eater of men"
Who are the Atakapa
200
Pueblo people who lived along the Rio Grande from El Paso to Presidio; some were traders that roamed all over Texas
Who are the Pueblo Jumano
200
Allied with the Comanche; hid their villages in the canyons to escape from soldiers trying to force them out of Texas
Who are the Kiowa
300
Several bands under one leadership
What is a tribe
300
Lived in the Blackland Prairie and Cross timbers; organized into bands
Who are the Wichita
300
Explorers who encountered the Karankawa with mixed results
Who are Cabeza de Vaca and La Salle
300
a mixture of clay, mud, and straw used to make Pueblo houses
What is adobe
300
Mescalero band lived in mountains of West Texas; Lipan band lived in Hill country of Central Texas
Who are the Apache
400
several tribes together under the leadership of a paramount chief
What is a confederacy
400
"People of the Wolf"; did not believe in farming
Who are the Tonkawa
400
120 bands lived in South Texas; died from disease, attacks by Comanche, and change in environment
Who are the Coahuiltecan
400
Pueblo people who moved to Ysleta from New Mexico; still live in Texas
Who are the Tigua
400
Moved to Texas plains but maintained their Eastern Woodlands culture; recognized as a Traditional Tribe today
Who are the Kickapoo
500
Having supreme power
What is paramount
500
Made a treaty with Sam Houston and the Provisional Government; forced onto a reservation in 1839
Who are the Cherokee
500
migrated between the barrier islands between mainland and barrier islands; practiced body piercing, painting and tattooing; killed by settlers
Who are the Karankawa?
500
Practiced by division of labor in farming with men, women, and children all involved
Who are the Tigua
500
12 bands who ranged across Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico; eventually forced to live on reservation in Oklahoma
Who are the Comanche