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Karankawas (kuh-rang-kuh-wahs)

Karankawas (kuh-rang-kuh-wahs). Accounts describe Karankawas as a very tall people, who adorned themselves with tattoos and practiced body piercing. Where Did They Live?. The Karankawa lived along the "coastal bend" of Texas.

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Karankawas (kuh-rang-kuh-wahs)

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  1. Karankawas(kuh-rang-kuh-wahs) • Accounts describe Karankawas as a very tall people, who adorned themselves with tattoos and practiced body piercing.

  2. Where Did They Live? • The Karankawa lived along the "coastal bend" of Texas. • The coastal bend starts at the west end of Galveston Island and extends southwest down to Corpus Christi.

  3. Karankawa’s Food • They obtained food by a combination of hunting, fishing, and gathering. • Fish, shellfish, and turtles were staples of the Karankawa diet, but a wide variety of animals and plants were part of their diet too.

  4. The Karankawas were seasonal hunters and gatherers. Alligators and large turtles are also found in wetlands and swamps and are good to eat. Just inland there are deer and turkey along with rabbits. Karankawa’s Food

  5. Karankawa’s Shelter • The Kirankawas carried their summer home with them. • They opened up the walls to allow air to come through and cool them. • The floor was covered with clam shells to keep the interior dry and provide a base for cooking fires.

  6. Transportation • They got around mostly by canoe and by foot. They knew where and how to wade across the bays and lagoons. • With all the water around them they used hollowed out logs for canoes. They used these canoes a lot to get around. Some of these canoes were pretty big.

  7. Karankawa’s Quiz • Name 1 fact on where they lived. • Name 2 facts on their food. • Name 1 fact on their shelter. • Name 1 fact on how they used transportation.

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