American Indian Culture Flashcards
(35 cards)
Gulf Natives
Karankawa ,Coahuiltan
Gulf Region
Gulf Coast
Gulf Homes
Small, huts called wig wams, made from brush/ animal hide
Gulf Lifestyle
semi-nomadic, relied on fish, hunting, gathering
Gulf Economy
depended on fish, small game, plants
Gulf Social Structure
led by chief, lived in small bands
Gulf Culture
Used dugout canoes, knlwn for stron phisique, cannibalism
Coahuiltan
little organizing, moved frequently
plains tribes
comanche, apache, kiowa, tigua
Plains Region
great plains, north, central texas
Plains lifestyle
Nomadic, buffallo hunted
Plains homes
tipis made from bufallo
Plains economy
traded bufallo, horse, weapons
Plains social structure
bands, led by chiefs
Plains Culture
skilled horseman/ warriors, spiritual ceromonies about nature
Comanche symbol
lord of plains
Puebloan Tribes
Jumano, Tigua
Apache characteristics
warriors, skilled traders
Publeon Region
West TX, Rio Grande
Pueblon Lifestyle
Sedentary, permenant village
Puebloan Homes
Adope, protection/ insulation
Peubloan Economy
Farmers, grew veggies, traded w plains
Publeon Social
villages, council and chief