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Texas Native Americans (Southeastern Texas: Southeastern Texas – sedentary…
Texas Native Americans
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Plains: nomadic, dependent on the buffalo, and were fierce warriors
Apache
Apache – used buffalo hide as protection from the harsh landscape. For part of the year lived in farming communities along rivers and streams called rancherias.
Kiowa
Kiowa – recorded oral histories on their tipis, made beautiful crafts, developed a calendar, and were the most-feared group on the plains
Commanche
Comanche – used every part of the buffalo, lived in tipis, domesticated animals before horses were introduced to the area by the Europeans
West Texas
Jumano Tribes
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Jumano – farmed, hunted, traded, and lived in painted adobe homes
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Tigua
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Pueblo
Puebloan – sedentary, farmers, and lived in houses made of adobe
South Texas
Coahuiltecan
Coalhuiltecan – South Texas, ate bugs and small animals
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Natural Texas and Its People
American Indian tribes adapted to the climate by building shelters made of local materials, such as using adobe, buffalo hides, or timber. Some American Indian tribes modified the land by engaging in farming and modified the environment by hunting. The environment had a significant impact on the lifestyles of American Indian tribes, dictating whether they were able to establish sedentary settled communities, or lived nomadic lives