Texas Indians
Scavenger Hunt Resources
 

General TX Indians
http://www.lsjunction.com/places/indians.htm

Map
http://www.texasindians.com/map2.htm
 

Caddo
http://www.texasindians.com/caddo.htm
http://www.mayalords.org/namfldr/caddo.html
Caddo Story-  The Girl Who Climbed to the Sky
 

Karankawas
http://www.texasindians.com/karank.htm
http://www.kikipoo.com/indians/karankawa/start.htm
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/KK/bmk5.html
 

Coahuiltecans
http://www.texasindians.com/coah.htm
 

Tonkawas
http://www.texasindians.com/tonk.htm
http://bellnet.tamu.edu/res_grid/mspubs/TONKAWA.htm
 

Lipan Apaches
http://www.texasindians.com/apach.htm
 

Jumanos
http://www.texasindians.com/jumano.htm
 

Search for the Answers to these Questions:

The Lipan Apaches:  http://www.texasindians.com/apach.htm

1.  In 1680 the Lipan Apaches first arrived in the _____________________.  In 1740 they migrated toward the _________________.  Then they crossed the _________________ towards the ________________.

2.  The Lipan Apaches lived in either ____________ or ____________ made of __________, __________, and __________.

3.  Name three things the Lipan Apaches made out of leather:
 
 

The Jumano: http://www.texasindians.com/jumano.htm
There were two groups of Jumano Indians in Texas, the Puebloan and the Plains.  Write Puebloan or Plains next to the statements below.

    _______________  This group lived near the Rio Grande River

    _______________  This group hunted buffalo

    _______________  This group was probably "semi-sedentary" (they moved from place to place when the growing season was over)

    _______________  This group lived in buildings made of adobe bricks

    _______________  This group probably lived in teepees

    _______________  This group farmed corn, beans, and squash and made pottery

    _______________  This group were known as traders
 

The Coahuiltecans: http://www.texasindians.com/coah.htm
1.  There were three terrible things that happened to the Coahuiltecans that changed their culture.
        The first one changed their social environment.  What was it?
 
 
 
 

        The second one also changed their social environment.  What was it?
 
 
 
 

        The third one changed their physical environment.  What was it?
 
 
 
 
 
 

2.  The Coahuiltecian cultures lived all over which part of Texas?
 

3.  The article tells about a recipe that the Coahuiltecian's made using mud.  They didn't eat the mud for food.  Why did they eat the mud?  What was special about the kind of mud that was used in the recipe?
 
 
 
 
 

4.  Name five things the men hunted:
 
 
 

5.  What did the Coahuiltecans live in?
 
 
 
 

The Karankawas:  Use the Main Page, and the Artifacts page to answer these questions http://www.kikipoo.com/indians/karankawa/start.htm
1.  Where did the Karankawa live?

2.  Name three things about the Karankawa that made people afraid of them:
 
 

3.  What were the five groups that made up the Karankawa tribe?
 
 
 

4.  Name two things the Karankawa used oysters for:
 

5.  The Karankawa made pottery from the clay found along the shore lines.  The problem with this clay was that it had a ____________________

__________________________.  To solve the problem, they used a form of ____________  that washed ashore to help seal and keep the

pottery from ________________________.
 

The Tonkawas:  http://www.texasindians.com/tonk.htm
1.  The Tonkawa lived in central Texas near what modern city?
 

2.  Why did the Tonkawa refuse to farm?
 
 
 

3.  Since they didn't farm, they were hunters and gatherers.  Name 8 things they ate:
 
 
 
 
 

4.  The Tonkawa lived in three kinds of houses.  Click the link to look at the pictures.  Name all three:
 
 
 

5.  Name four allies (friends) of the Tonkawas:
 
 
 
 

6.  Name two of their enemies:
 
 
 

The Comanches: Click the following link, scroll down the page and click "Index Page",  Click Comanches in the Tribes column
http://www.texasindians.com
1.  Where in Texas did the Comanche live?  What state did they come from originally?
 

2.  What kind of house did the Comanche live in?
 
 

3.  How did the Comanche get food?  (tell what job the men had and what job the women had)
 
 
 
 

4.  Why did the Comanche use baskets and leather instead of pottery for containers?
 
 
 
 

The Caddo: Click the following link, scroll down the page and click "Index Page",  Click Caddos in the Tribes column  http://www.texasindians.com
1.  There were two major groups of the Caddo in Texas.  Name each group and where they lived:
 
 
 
 

2.  What did the Caddo live in?  What materials were used to make the houses?
 
 
 

3.  Name three things the Caddo farmed:
 
 
 

4.  Name four animals the Caddo hunted:
 
 
 

5.  Why was pottery a good container for the Caddo farmers?