Jumano Indians of Texas

tribal roles

• our chief don Juan sabeata was a great leader
• sabeata had everyone building and farming
• he served as leader 1645 to 1692

tools and weapons
we used bone splinters, bow and arrows, and they used hoes and clubs for war.

interactions

• we were a tribe that would trade with neighborly tribes like the caddo and the Wichita tribe

art and jewelry
we used beaded necklaces,pottery out of clay, and painted faces

tradition
we did not use clothes, we sometimes used animal skin for cloths otherwise we were called "the naked tribe." we put mud on our faces and tattooed our self's with berry juice. we did ritual dances before fights. we ate nuts, buffalo and clams.

medicine and health

• we used herbs roots and other plants to heal woonds
• they used camp fires to heal there wounds the herbs they used were corn and spinich

communication
we spoke tonoan and kiowan

region of Texas
we lived in mountains and basins, near el paso and la junta.

conflicts
we went missing in the 1700s they also fought the camanchi tribe that is why they went missing

housing
we lived in pueblos which is a mud brick apartment two or more stories,

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