Karankawa

The Karankawa Indians originated along the Texas coastline which is known as present day Victoria, Texas. Their area started on the west end of present day Galveston and continued down the coast to Corpus Christi, Texas. The Karankawas were very good fighters. Most European settlers were scared to come near them. The Karankawas had an interesting lifestyle as they differed from other tribes. They primarily targeted a few different main foods in their area along the coastline. The Karankawas had an interesting lifestyle. The way they dressed separated them from the rest. Most of the men wore enough clothing to cover their bottom halves. It may have been hides from deer or even cloth. The women often wore grass skirts that gave enough protection from animals and insects. As weird as it may sound, neither gender wore tops in the Karankawa tribe. What they often did was cover their upper body parts in…

The Karankawa were speculated to be descendants of the “Carib” indians who according to Wikipedia, arrived by sea from the Caribbean basin in the seventeenth century. They were observed to be taller than any of the other indians in the region, and resembled the Caribs. The Karankawa Indians lived in the Coastal Plains region, along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Their territory extended from the west end of present day Galveston down to Corpus Christi. We know that there were several tribes or…

There are times when the Karankawa Indians wore little or no clothing, especially when the weather was warmer. Since they lived in a rather humid area of Texas, it was easier at times than wearing layers of clothing. Some Historians say that the Karankawan children often went naked in the summers and that the most of the men seldom wore clothing as well. Men and women would cover themselves with tattoos for modesty, but often left the warm clothes for colder days.The men and women of the…

The Kawakawa Indians had a great ability to imagine, which means they could use flint (rock) for weapons or tools. They didn’t have any fishing rods or fishing hooks like we do, so they used their arrows and traps to fish. The Karankawa's favorite weapon, the weapon they are famous for, is the long bow. The Karankawa used powerful bows that were as long as the bow user was tall. Remember, the Karankawa men were often over 6 feet tall. The arrows they used were long lengths of slender cane.…

In this T.E.K, we will cover information about the Native Tribes that lived in the Gulf Coastal and Central Plains. We will also go over the housing that they had and the modifications they had to make to live in their set areas. For all the Glossary words for the T.E.K continue reading until you get to the Glossary. 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…

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