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Karankawa

Published on Mar 18, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

KARANKAWA

SOUTHEASTERN CULTURE GROUP

PREHISTORIC TIMES TO 1880S

FOOD

FISH, SEATURTLES,SHELLFISH, EGGS, DEER, SMALL ANIMALS, BERRIES, NUTS

WIGIWAMS

  • Tree trunks
  • Tree limbs
  • Animal skins
  • Easy to move since they were nomadic

CLOTHING

BREACH CLOTHS, GRASS SKIRTS, TATTOOS, PIERCINGS, LONG HAIR

HUNTER/GATHERERS

VALUES

  • They valued their children
  • They would mourn for a year if one of them died
  • Mourn every morning and night

RECREATION

FESTIVALS, CELEBRATIONS AFTER VICTORY IN BATTLE

ENVIRONMENT

GULF COASTAL PLAINS, WARM WEATHER, BEACHES, COOL IN WINTER

SOME INTERESTING FACTS

  • The karankawa practiced ritual cannabalism of blood enemies
  • Karankawa is supposed to mean "dog-lovers" but so little is known about the language so we arent certain
  • They used giant canoes to get around
  • The karankawa were good fighters, and the europeans feared them
  • The Karwankawa died out in the 1880s due to deadly disesases

WHAT REGION DID THE KARANKAWA LIVE IN?

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  • Great plains
  • Mountains and basins
  • Gulf coastal plains
  • North central plains

SINCE THE KARANKAWA WERE NOMADIC, THEIR HOMES WERE LESS PERMANENT.

WHAT WERE THEIR HOMES?

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  • Teepees
  • Wigiwams
  • Caves
  • No shelter

AROUND WHAT TIME DID THE KARANKAWA ARRIVE IN TEXAS?

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  • Late 1700s
  • Mid 1700s
  • 2002
  • Prehistoric times

THANK YOU

BY LAUREN AND JOE