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THE TEXAS INDIANS

THE TEXAS INDIANS. The Plains Region. COMANCHE. LOCATION. Plains of Texas Panhandle into central Texas. LIFE-STYLE. Nomadic Warriors Most feared Many enemies. SHELTER. Teepees. MAIN FOODS. buffalo. APPEARENCE. Fancy tattoos Bright colors Braided hair

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THE TEXAS INDIANS

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  1. THE TEXAS INDIANS The Plains Region

  2. COMANCHE

  3. LOCATION • Plains of Texas • Panhandle into central Texas

  4. LIFE-STYLE • Nomadic • Warriors • Most feared • Many enemies

  5. SHELTER • Teepees

  6. MAIN FOODS • buffalo

  7. APPEARENCE • Fancy tattoos • Bright colors • Braided hair • Men wore buffalo headdresses

  8. ROLES: MEN AND WOMEN • War chief – best rider and fighter • Peace chief • older male who was recognized in battle

  9. UNUSUAL CUSTOMS • Expert horse riders • Scalped enemies – • To keep enemies’ soul from the after life

  10. Scalping

  11. KIOWAS

  12. LOCATION • Far east side of the Panhandle

  13. LIFE-STYLE • Nomadic • Allies to Comanche

  14. SHELTER • Teepees

  15. MAIN FOODS • Hunted • Buffalo, elk, antelope, deer, bear

  16. APPEARENCE • Decorated with feathers

  17. UNUSUAL CUSTOMS • SUNDANCE • mid June • To prevent sickness and disaster

  18. LIPAN APACHES

  19. LOCATION • Southwest Plains

  20. LIFE-STYLE • Nomadic • Warriors • Expert with Bow and Arrow

  21. SHELTER • Teepees

  22. MAIN FOODS • Buffalo • Gardening • Corn, beans, squash

  23. APPEARENCE • Decorated with feathers • Pierced left ear (6-8 times) • Hair • Left short • Right Long

  24. ROLES: MEN AND WOMEN • Women – liked to garden • Great respect for women

  25. UNUSUAL CUSTOMS • Expert horse riders • Feared death • Buried their dead quickly • Buried with possessions

  26. MESCALERO APACHES

  27. LOCATION • Far west Texas • Mountains

  28. LIFE-STYLE • Nomadic • Irrigation farming like the Pueblo Indians.

  29. SHELTER • Teepees

  30. MAIN FOODS • Depended less on Buffalo

  31. TONKAWAS

  32. LOCATION • North central plains

  33. LIFE-STYLE • Nomadic • Enemy of the Comanche

  34. MAIN FOODS • Buffalo • Gardening • Fish, deer, birds, rabbits, turtle, snakes, nuts, and fruits

  35. APPEARENCE • Some men tattooed entire body

  36. THE TEXAS INDIANS Southeastern Region

  37. CADDOES

  38. LOCATION • Northeast Texas

  39. LIFE-STYLE • Richest and most advanced • Friendly • Willing and smart traders • farmers

  40. SHELTER • Sturdy homes (domes)

  41. MAIN FOODS • Corn • Beans • Squash • Sunflower seeds

  42. ROLES: MEN AND WOMEN • Men helped women grow crops • Women had a voice in Government • Women treated with dignity and respect

  43. UNUSUAL CUSTOMS • Crop rotation • Trotline • Beautiful pottery • “Texas” comes from the Caddoe word for “friend”

  44. ATAKAPANS

  45. LOCATION • Galveston Island to the Sabine River

  46. LIFE-STYLE • Farmers

  47. MAIN FOODS • Corn • Farming • Not as advanced as the Caddoes • Wild game, nuts, berries, fish, and alligators

  48. UNUSUAL CUSTOMS • Used alligator fat to keep off mosquitoes

  49. WICHITAS

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