Transcript Coahuiltecan Indians South Texas Plains

Coahuiltecan Indians
South Texas Plains
By Melissa D., Erin J., and Stephanie B.
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Geography & Culture
These Indians are nomadic hunters. This
means that they are constantly moving and
looking/hunting for food. They spoke many
different languages because they weren’t
one tribe, but many grouped together.
When water was available, they’d catch fish
and let them rot and gain maggots, then eat
the fish AND the maggots!
Homes/Shelter
 Called Wickiup
Huts
 Wickiup HutsSticks covered
with animal skin
and grass
 Usually lived
and slept out in
the open
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Foods
 Buffalo
 Fish
 Insects
 Deer
 Rabbit
 Lizards
 Snakes
 Plants and Fruits
 Dirt
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Tools/Weapons
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 Travois
 Bow and Arrow
Appearance/Clothes
 Sandals- fibers from
lechuguilla plant
 Short skirts & breach
cloths- made of animal
skins
 Buffalo robes- Winter
 Children- Naked
 Most went naked
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Leadership/Tribal Size
 The oldest was the
most respected.
 You were born into
power, or leadership.
 Many small groups of
Indians made up what
the Spaniards called
the Coahuiltecans.
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What Happened...
The Coahuiltecans have left many ancestors,
but none of them live like their fathers.
When the Spaniards started missionaries,
the steady source of water and food
appealed to the Coahuiltecans. When they
joined the missionaries, they ended up
marrying the Spanish. They started to live
more like the Spaniards, instead of their
ancestors.