Texas Native Groups Review

Teepees made from animal skins

Round beehive-shaped houses made from tall trees

Underground homes

Longhouses made from stone

They waterproofed their clothes with animal fat.

They planted rice that flourished in the marshes.

They covered themselves in alligator grease to ward off mosquitoes.

They made shoes that let them walk on top of the swamp to travel efficiently.

They lived in permanent villages

They followed the buffalo and moved frequently

They built large earthen mounds

They stayed in one place to farm

From artifacts found in their villages

From Spanish government records

From stories passed down by other Native tribes

From Cabeza de Vaca’s written journal after he was enslaved by them

Farming techniques

Use of horses

Building permanent homes

Trade systems

Buffalo

Horses

Farming

Fishing

Great Plains and North Central Plains

Desert Areas

West Texas

Southern Plains

To grow different kinds of food

To keep the soil healthy by retaining nutrients

To confuse animals that ate the crops

To use more land