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American Indian Cultures of Texas

American Indian Cultures of Texas. Culture - the customs, beliefs, ideas, etc. of a society or group of people. What is the culture like here in Houston, Texas? What do you think the culture was like for Native Americans?. Where you live depends how you live. 4 Cultures of Indians in TX.

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American Indian Cultures of Texas

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  1. American Indian Culturesof Texas

  2. Culture- the customs, beliefs, ideas, etc. of a society or group of people. • What is the culture like here in Houston, Texas? • What do you think the culture was like for Native Americans? Where you live depends how you live.

  3. 4 Cultures of Indians in TX • Gulf Culture • Southeastern Culture • Plains Culture • Puebloan Culture

  4. Tribes: Karankawa Gulf Culture (Ka+rawk+a+wa) • Coahuiltecan (Co+a+wilt+i+can)

  5. Housing: Nomadic campsites (moved every few weeks) Food Sources: Fishing from Gulf of Mexico & rivers, hunting animals, & gathering fruits & herbs. Daily life: Matrilineal; women took care of the campsite; men hunted. Made dugout canoes. Religions & customs: Had many Gods; Shamans were important for religious ceremonies. Gulf Culture

  6. Karankawa Coahuiltecan

  7. Southeastern Culture Tribes Caddo Wichita cAd+O Atakapa Attack+a+pa which+it+a

  8. Housing: large dome shaped homes with woven straw Food Sources: farming, hunting when available and fishing Daily Life: Men cleared the fields & women planted & tended the crops Religions & Customs: Groups of Caddo made up a Confederacy (union; matrilineal) Each group had 2 leaders; Political leader & Spiritual leader Southeastern Culture

  9. Southeastern Culture Made dug out canoes.

  10. Wichita Caddo Atakapa

  11. Plains Culture Tribes Apache Comanche Kiowa Ki+uh+wa Tonkawa

  12. Housing: animal skin tepees Food Sources: hunting bison (buffalo) & gathering fruits & herbs Daily Life: Nomadic, skilled horsemen; Culture centered on hunting & war Religions & Customs: Males expected to become warriors; Recorded their history with painted pictures on bison hides. Fought other tribes for territory (hunting grounds) Plains Culture

  13. Plains Culture • Skilled horseman that hunted the bison

  14. Kiowa Apache Comanche Tonkawa

  15. Why did the American Indians of the Plains Culture live in tepees unlike other native cultures?

  16. Puebloan Culture tribes Jumanos hoo+mon+o Tiguas Teg+wa

  17. Housing:Adobe homes Food Sources: hunt, gather, & farmed using irrigation from rivers Daily Life: traded goods with other tribes Religions & Customs: Had striped tattoos on their face so other tribes would recognize them as peaceful traders. Traditional Tiguas had a matrilineal culture Puebloan Culture

  18. Tiguas Jumanos

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