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American Indians of Texas

American Indians of Texas. By the end of this unit you should be able to answer the following questions:. How did the physical environment of where the American Indian tribes live affect their housing, occupation and lifestyles?

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American Indians of Texas

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  1. American Indians of Texas

  2. By the end of this unit you should be able to answer the following questions: • How did the physical environment of where the American Indian tribes live affect their housing, occupation and lifestyles? • What were the result of farming and the domestication of animals? Compare hunter-gatherers (nomads) to farmers (permanent settlers) • How did the American Indians use irrigation to adapt to their environment? • What is the relationship between where Native Americans lived in Texas and where Texans lived today? • Why is the lifestyle of the Southeastern Native Americans different than those of that lived in the Plains?

  3. MIGRATION LAND BRIDGE NOMADS HUNTER-GATHERER DOMESTIC DOMESTICATED SEDENTARY ADOBE IRRIGATION TRIBE PUEBLO NATIVE VOCABULARY

  4. Gulf Coast Peoples(nomadic and hunter-gatherers) • Karankawa- Southeast, used dugout canoes to fish and hunt small animals. Cabeza de Vaca wrote about karankawas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su80f26u7P8 • Coalhuiltecans- South Texas, ate bugs and small animals • Atakapans- hunted small animals and fished in dugout canoes, some farming

  5. Plains Peoples(nomadic, dependant on the buffalo, fierce warriors) • Comanche-used every part of the buffalo, lived in tipis, domesticated animals before they were introduced to the horse by Europeans. • Apache-used buffalo hide to protect themselves from the harsh landscape. For part of the year, they lived in farming communities along rivers and streams called rancherias.

  6. (Plains Peoples Cont.) • Kiowas-recorded their oral histories on their tipis, made beautiful crafts, developed a calendar, and most-feared group on the plains.

  7. Puebloan Peoples(sedentary, farmers, and lived in houses made of adobe) • Jumanos-besides farming, they hunted, traded and lived in beautiful painted adobe homes. • Tiguas-known for their beautiful pottery.

  8. Southeastern Texas • Caddoes-built dome shaped huts, organized government system led by chief, women played important roles, greeted European with the word Tejas, which means friends • Wichitas- hunted buffaloes, grew crops, and known for the tattoos around their eyes known as “RACOON EYES”

  9. Different types of American Indian Homes

  10. Each region must show: Climate Way of life Plants and animals Landforms Food source Shelter/homes economy Display all Gulf Coast peoples, Plains Peoples, Puebloan Peoples and Southeastern Texas Peoples in the region that they belong in! RequirementsEACHgroup must create 4 shadowboxes, each box must represent 1 region of Texas and the American Indians that lived there.

  11. Requirements Cont. • Write a 1 page paper explaining how climate, way of life, plants, animals and landforms effected the American Indians homes, food and economy. • GT: Paper must be MLA format with an annotated bibliography

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