In the Gulf Coastal plains, there were two different Native American Tribes: the Karankawa and the Coahuiltecan.
Karankawa: The Karankawa were a Native American Tribe that lived near present-day Galveston. The Karankawa tribe were known as nomads (or a group that moved from place to place). During the fall and winter, they lived along the Gulf Coast. During the Spring and Summer, the Karankawa moved away from the coast. While …show more content…
Caddo: The Caddo moved to Texas from present day Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. The Caddo tribe were known as farmers so the rich soil of Texas and the abundant rain made it very easy for them to grow crops. The Caddo tattooed themselves. The women did all the farming. In addition, they gathered wild plants, cooked, and cleaned the house. The men cleared the fields and made farm tools. The men also built the houses, covering wooden poles with grass. Some Caddo may have plastered the outside of their houses with mud. They would use bows and arrows to kill buffalo, deer, and small animals. During winter, men and women wore clothing made from animal skins. In the summer, men wore a deerskin breechcloth, while women wore clothing made from grass and straw. Both men and women tattooed their bodies To prepare the fields, the Caddo used hoes made from wood or the shoulder blades of buffalo. They had a very large society, which was separated into 3 confederacies: the Kadohadacho, Hasinai, and the Natchitoches. Each confederacy built temples and mounds that were used for religious events. They were all allies but sometimes had disputes or …show more content…
There was only about 320 people that lived in this tribe. They lived along rivers and creeks, where they grew beans, corn, melons, and squash. The Wichita used horses horses to hunt buffalo and deer. Although they hunted, they lived in permanent villages. The Wichita group was also separated into confederacies: the Waco, the Taovaya, the Tawakoni, and the Wichita. They called themselves “racoon eyes”, due to the paint they put on their faces because it made them look like racoons.The wichita are very agricultural people, and even before the coming of the white men, raised large quantities of corn. They used this corn to grind into meals upon stone metates or wooden mortars, or boiled the corn into pottery of their own