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Southeastern Cultures
Chapter 3:2
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Farmers in the Piney Woods
Caddos Farmers in the Piney Woods
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Caddos Most advanced tribe Farmers, not nomadic Fishermen Pottery
Traders: Confederacies
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A “confederacy” is a group or association of groups
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One leader handled Religious affairs while another leader oversaw matters of War and Peace
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Caddo Crops Squash Beans Corn Pumpkins Watermelons Peaches Tobacco
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Caddo Trading Salt, pottery, & wooden bows for hides, turquoise, & blankets
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Farmers of the Cross Timbers
Wichitas Farmers of the Cross Timbers
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Wichitas Lived in present-day Dallas area Came from Kansas
Farmers and hunters Made clay pots, tools, & leather bags
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Wichitas Great hunters Horses important
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The Wichitas were often in battle
… primarily with the Spanish
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Atakapans Lived on the Texas Coast between Galveston Bay and the Sabine River Similar to the Karankawas
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The Gulf Culture Gatherers
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Scavengers of the South Texas Plains
Coahuiltecans Scavengers of the South Texas Plains
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Coahuiltecans Very primitive Dry scrub-brush lands of South Texas
Nomadic Always in search of food!
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Food Sources For Coahuiltecans:
Rabbits Wild hogs Snakes Lizards Spiders Worms Termites Ants
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Tomahawks Grass Baskets; No Pottery
Bows and Arrows Tomahawks Grass Baskets; No Pottery
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Shamans “Witch Doctors” with Unusual Healing Power
-They Led Religious Ceremonies and Cared for the Sick
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Karankawas Cannibals of the Coast
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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)
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The Karankawas lived near forests in the Spring and Summer, and moved to the sea in Fall and Winter
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Karankawa Food Sources:
Fish Porpoises Clams Oysters Seaweed Deer Rabbits
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Karankawas wore little clothing; tall and muscular
Insect repellant = Alligator fat
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Some Believe the Karankawas were Cannibals …
Power and strength over enemies, not hunger … - Roasted small bits of flesh
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