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1 Southeastern Cultures
Chapter 3:2

2 Farmers in the Piney Woods
Caddos Farmers in the Piney Woods

3 Caddos Most advanced tribe Farmers, not nomadic Fishermen Pottery
Traders: Confederacies

4 A “confederacy” is a group or association of groups

5 One leader handled Religious affairs while another leader oversaw matters of War and Peace

6 Caddo Crops Squash Beans Corn Pumpkins Watermelons Peaches Tobacco

7 Caddo Trading Salt, pottery, & wooden bows for hides, turquoise, & blankets

8 Farmers of the Cross Timbers
Wichitas Farmers of the Cross Timbers

9 Wichitas Lived in present-day Dallas area Came from Kansas
Farmers and hunters Made clay pots, tools, & leather bags

10 Wichitas Great hunters Horses important

11 The Wichitas were often in battle
… primarily with the Spanish

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13 Atakapans Lived on the Texas Coast between Galveston Bay and the Sabine River Similar to the Karankawas

14 The Gulf Culture Gatherers

15 Scavengers of the South Texas Plains
Coahuiltecans Scavengers of the South Texas Plains

16 Coahuiltecans Very primitive Dry scrub-brush lands of South Texas
Nomadic Always in search of food!

17 Food Sources For Coahuiltecans:
Rabbits Wild hogs Snakes Lizards Spiders Worms Termites Ants

18 Tomahawks Grass Baskets; No Pottery
Bows and Arrows Tomahawks Grass Baskets; No Pottery

19 Shamans “Witch Doctors” with Unusual Healing Power
-They Led Religious Ceremonies and Cared for the Sick

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21 Karankawas Cannibals of the Coast

22 Karankawas Texas coast between Galveston Bay and Corpus Christi
Nomadic No fishing hooks – fish traps made of cane stalks Poles and Canoes (hollowed tree trunks)

23 The Karankawas lived near forests in the Spring and Summer, and moved to the sea in Fall and Winter

24 Karankawa Food Sources:
Fish Porpoises Clams Oysters Seaweed Deer Rabbits

25 Karankawas wore little clothing; tall and muscular
Insect repellant = Alligator fat

26 Some Believe the Karankawas were Cannibals …
Power and strength over enemies, not hunger … - Roasted small bits of flesh


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